Trouble

Coldplay

Meaning

This is about a guy who realizes too late that he has gotten himself into something really bad and can't get himself out. He figures out that he got there by hurting another person badly and is trying to apologize to that person.

Source: songfacts.com

Lyrics

Oh no, I see
A spider web is tangled up with me
And I lost my head
And thought of all the stupid things I'd said

Oh no what's this
A spider web and I'm caught in the middle
So I turn to run
And thought of all the stupid things I'd done

And I, I never meant to cause you trouble
And I, I never meant to do you wrong
And I, well if I ever caused you trouble
And oh no, I never meant to do you harm

Oh no, I see
A spider web and it's me in the middle
But here am I in my little bubble

Singing that I,
I never meant to cause you trouble
And I, I never meant to do you wrong
And I, well if I ever caused you trouble
And oh no, I never meant to do you harm

They spun a web for me
They spun a web for me
They spun a web for me
Play with the song, fill the gaps
blackboard
Legend
  • The video player plays from the time specified
  • Chorus
  • People Talking

Vocabulary

be get tangled (up) with

to be or become connected to something or someone in a complicated way

twist and turn

To curve or change direction often. To move with twisting motions