Coldplay - Warning Sign - Lyrics - Meaning

Coldplay, Warning sign – 5:31 - Voice: Chris Martin
Album: A rush of blood to the head (2002)

Lyrics - Words of the song

A warning sign

I missed the good part then I realized
I started looking and the bubble burst
I started looking for excuses.

Come on in
I’ve gotta tell you what a state I’m in
I’ve gotta tell you in my loudest tones
that I started looking for a warning sign.

When the truth is
I miss you
yeah the truth is
that I miss you so.

A warning sign
you came back to haunt me and I realized
you were an island and I passed you by
you were an island to discover.

Come on in
I’ve gotta tell you what state I’m in
I’ve gotta tell you in my loudest tones
that I started looking for a warning sign.

When the truth is
I miss you
yeah the truth is
that I miss you so.

And I’m tired
I should not have let you go.

So I crawl back into your open arms
yes, I crawl back into your open arms
and I crawl back into your open arms
yes, I crawl back into your open arms…

Song meaning

This song is beautiful and depressing at the same time, a song about a love story, of a disappointment and regret, someone who was not sure of the other and for this break the relationship without good reason, "the right person at the wrong time ", but then he regrets. The final verse is "I crawl back into your open arms" but does not say that these are still open, waiting.