In My Place

Album: A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
Charted: 2
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  • In my place, in my place
    Were lines that I couldn't change
    I was lost, oh yeah

    And I was lost, I was lost
    Crossed lines I shouldn't have crossed
    I was lost, oh yeah

    Yeah, how long must you wait for it?
    Yeah, how long must you pay for it?
    Yeah, how long must you wait for it?
    Oh, for it?

    I was scared, I was scared
    Tired and underprepared
    But I'll wait for it

    And if you go, if you go
    And leave me down here on my own
    Then I'll wait for you, yeah

    Yeah, how long must you wait for it?
    Yeah, how long must you pay for it?
    Yeah, how long must you wait for it?
    Oh, for it?

    Sing it, please, please, please
    Come back, come sing to me, to me, me
    Come on and sing it out, now, now
    Come on and sing it out to me, me
    Come back and sing it

    In my place, in my place
    Were lines that I couldn't change
    And I was lost, oh yeah, oh yeah Writer/s: Christopher Anthony John Martin, Guy Rupert Berryman, Jonathan Mark Buckland, William Champion
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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Comments: 28

  • Luna Loud from Royal Woods, MichiganThis song is really easy to play on guitar, 3 chords in total. And then there's that lick played by Jonny, sweet, and really easy to play. While a lot of Coldplay songs are in alternate tunings, I'm pretty sure this one is in standard. At least I play it that way.
  • Metal from OhI think this song is about a guys ex-girl friend who breaks up with him and the guy is saying he will always wait for her
  • Zero from The Abyss, NjThat drum beat has been used in so many songs, it's not fair to say that they ripped of Led Zeppelin; the beats aren't completely identical anyway.

    I like the interpretation of accepting yourself for who you are. I've tried to change myself so many times, I've tried to be the "cool" guy, the funny guy, but I'm just a freakin' nerd, that's who I'll always be. I've "crossed lines I shouldn't have crossed" I tried in vain to change myself, but in the end it's just futile, you can't change who you are, and I can't change who I am. At least I know I'm an awesome singer and a great guitarist, and I can always vent my frustrations through my music, maybe I should focus on that, everyone has good qualities, and stuff they excel at. Though sometimes it's hard to, you should always focus on the positive.

    Maybe that's what the song is about.
  • Chris from TennesseeI think you guys need to listen a bit closer.......this song is about wanting forgiveness.
  • Chris from TennesseeI think you guys need to listen a bit closer.......this song is about wanting forgiveness.
  • Megan from Stevenson, AlThis song is beautiful! Love the beginning! I am amazed by Chris' voice in this!
  • Riah from Auckland, New ZealandI think the song in general is about an ex-girlfriend and that he now realises he wants her back.
    To me the first verse is more of an apology or explanation as to why the relationship went wrong..."I was lost, I was lost
    Crossed lines I shouldn't have crossed, i was lost, oh yeah."
    And the chorus i think he asks the ex, How long do you have to wait for him (the current boyfriend) before you realise you should be with me. "Yeah, how long must you wait for him?..."
    The next verse goes on to say that regardless of if he's scared or afraid of being alone...he'll continueally wait for her..."If you go, if you go, Leaving me here on my own, Well I wait for you"
    Then there's the bridge of the song where it sounds like he's beggin or pleading for her to come back to him and to profess her love for him..."Please, please, please
    Come on and sing to me
    To me, me"
    Then to finish the song off he ends it by apologising again...realising that despite all his beging and pleading she'll probably wont come back to him.
    Well at least thats what i think the song kinda goes on about.
  • Dr V from Missouri City, TxThis song is obviously about a man who has fallen for a woman who is in a relationship with another. She corresponds to him and may even love him, but she feels bad, maybe guilty, for her significant other. She doesn't have the guts to leave the guy, leaving our singer alone "in his place", "waiting for her". "Crossed lines I shouldn't have crossed" implies getting involved in the love triangle.
  • Bashar from Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republici think that the song talks about a guy who made a mistake with a girl..and she lefts him...so..he is telling her thathe will wait for her even if she goes....awsome song !
  • Sal from Mississauga, OnA few years ago, my previous church pastor was a big fan of Coldplay. He did a sermon about the story of the Prodigal Son, and then he played this song. So that's what it means to me, and I think it makes more sense than about relationships. But that's just me.
  • Melanie from Seattle, WaWhen I heard this the first time I thought I was listening to Led Zeppelin because the drums at the beginning sound incredibly similar to Zep's "When the Levee Breaks." anyway, this song is one of my favorite Coldplay songs, so relaxing but with a message of uncertainty.
  • Paul from Kingston, CanadaIt's about guilt. The thing that keeps most relationships together. Whether someone cheated, lied or abused.

    The key to almost any song is in the chorus. "How long must you wait/pay for him?"

    My best guess is it's about a woman, struggling to move on, but having difficulties because she left him while he was in a bad place.

  • Emily from Chicken, NvThis is more a song about where your place in the world is, I think, and not a love song.
  • Brendan from Dallas, TxWhile many Coldplay songs are spiritually evocative, they are not a Christian band and have not professed any particular religious beliefs. "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face"--with lryics "where do we go, nobody knows" and "your guess is as good as mine"--suggests uncertainty, not evangilism. And "Moses" gets its title from an anology: "like Moses had power over sea/ so you've got power over me".
  • Alicia from Madrid, MaI don´t think that was a "love song" either.
    I think that it was the girl the one who loved the boy.
    Alicia,Madrid, Spain
  • Steve from Tonawanda, NyI think this song has to maybe do with being confused with your own relationship and waiting for urself, sorting stuff out. If you think about it the majority of coldplay songs have to do with doubt, fear, and confusion
  • Paul from London, EnglandThis is one of my favourite Coldplay tracks. I really like the way Chris Martin gets the message across in this track.
  • Jay from Hell, TxI love this song. It completely touched me. I have had this feeling and I can relate. it made me cry
  • J-o-n-a-than from Petersfield, EnglandI think this song is about Salvation and being lost in the darkness of sin. It is possible that Coldplay are Christians as they wrote a song called Moses and God Put a Smile Upon Your Face.
  • Alissar from Sydney , AkI think this song is about a frightening and exciting love or something he has never experience. something that is calling for him but in his fear he's just not ready to reach out and join them. Its about being in your comfort and where you've always been, and pushing the boundaries, getting out there, leaving your inhibitions behind and feeling all the excitment which is waiting for you
  • Gary from Seattle, WaI think the song is about writer's block. Chris Martin and the band are waiting and waiting for something to inspire them to write a worthy song. Those lines that are "crossed" are lines of a song that did not fit and some that perhaps should have been kept.
  • David from Cooltown, MiThe opening drum beat is a rip from the opening drum beat of Led Zeppelin's 'When the levee breaks'.
  • Alex from Las Vegas , NvI still have this immortal image of Coldplay playing "In My Place" at the European MTV VMA Awards. I remember bright light and the sweet, beautiful riff being played.
  • Dennis from Toledo, OhI've been in a situation like this song describes before, its awful. I love how he's captured the feeling of loving someone, then adds in the pain of not getting that love back.

    This song uses a mellotron, which is very present during the rhythm guitar and mellotron solo. it plays notes in the background corresponding to the chords.
  • Dusan from Berkely, IaWhen i listen to this song i get the imagery that its about someone who doesnt want to be who they are. But in the end he comes back to being himself. "in my place were lines that i couldnt change" He is who he is. "I was Lost, crossed lines i shouldnt have crossed" He is confused and he changed but he shouldnt have. "if you go leaving me here on my own well i wait for you" He is saying if he changes he can always rely on his real self.
  • Drew from Baltimore, MdIf you gather your own meaning everyone is right, you cant be wrong
  • Rachel from Waurika, OkWhen people listen to music they gather their own meaning so the both of you may be right.
  • Woody from Sydney, AustraliaI'm not so sure that its a love song.When Coldplay was in Australia,i heard an interview with Chris Martin and they asked him what this song was about and he said that it was about being thankful for being who u are and making the best of it rather than wishing u were someone or something else.
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