COLDPLAY, ORPHANS

Rosaleen of the Damascene
Yes, she had eyes like the moon
Would have been on the silver screen
But for the missile monsoon

Here we have a direct reference to the bombings that happened in the Syrian capital, Damascus, in April 2018; it's when Britain, the US, and France attacked the city, leaving so many killed children and adults; one of those, is the character mentioned here, her name was Rosaleen.

"Rosaleen of the Damascene" is probably on of the cleverest lines I've heard this year; Rosaleen is a female name that means 'little rose'; and Damascene is anything or anyone that's from Damascus, which is a city that's also called the 'City of Jasmine'; so he's calling the girl the "little rose of the city of roses" basically.

She went, "Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo"
Indigo go up to heaven today
Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo
With bombs going boom ba-boom-boom
She say...

Rosaleen was killed in one of those attacks, she was a beautiful baby girl, who had beautiful eyes; and he thinks she could've been a stunning actress, if it weren't for the missile that killed her.

Baba would go where the flowers grow
Almond and peach trees in bloom
And he would know just when and what to sow
So golden and opportune
He went, "Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo"
Tulips the colour of honey today
It's true true, woo woo oo-oo-oo
With bombs going boom ba-boom-boom
He say...

So her baba, which is Arabic for 'Father', he was a simple farmer; and this verse shows the beauty of the city, mentioning almonds, peach trees, flowers, tulips, and honey; all of which show the simple happy life that these innocent people had before the war; that song and these verses are portraying the 'everyday life' of those people, just before they both get robbed of their lives.

I want to know when I can go
Back and get drunk with my friends
I want to know when I can go
Back and be young again (yeah)

It might sound like it's a bit out of place; but if you think about it, the album is called Everyday Life; the song has an uplifting sound to it, and the verses are about the happy simple lives of a father and a daughter before they die; so this is a chorus that is a nice resemblance of this attitude; the world has both good and bad times; we sometimes say "what will the refugees do now? what about their future? what about education and jobs?"; and while these questions are valid and very important, sometimes those people in war just wish they could get back to having a normal life again, they sometimes miss the simple nice everyday life things, like going out with friends on the weekends to grab a bite and a drink.

Cherub Seraphim soon
Come sailing us home by the light of the moon

I think this is from Rosaleen's perspective in the afterlife; Cherubim and Seraphim are two arch-angels that are believed to guide people when they die; and in that case, they are welcoming Rosaleen and her father after they've been killed, taking them to heaven, because they lived a good and innocent life.

Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo
I guess we'll be raised on our own then
Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo
I want to be with you 'til the world ends
I want to be with you 'til the whole world ends
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
Boom boom ka, buba de ka

Fonte:https://www.popsongprofessor.com/blog/2019/10/25/what-does-orphans-by-coldplay-mean