by Coldplay
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When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
And high up above or down below
When you're too in love to let it go
But if you never try you'll never know
Just what you're worth
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
Tears stream down on your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down on your face
And I...
Tears stream down on your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down on your face
And I...
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
I heard this song by Coldplay, watching a youtube video posted on facebook by Selina. It literally moved me to tears. There is just something so ethereal about this song...the words, the feelings it captures...and the soft, haunting voice of Chris Martin.
This song and lyrics, remind me of dark times and times of struggle. To me it's about those 'messy bits' which I talked about in my last post, on the way to reaching for better things. It's about the fact that you may encounter hurt, both physically and emotionally, but you still forge ahead.
And what I love about this song is that it means different things to different people. Regardless of what your hurt and/or struggle is, you can still relate. But best of all, what I love about this song is that it is also about triumph, and that if we can catch just a glimpse of light...of hope, that we can go on. With courage, we can choose to follow that light to guide us through the dark to a better place, until the full dawn of light and hope can bring us to the full realisation of our hopes and dreams.
So if you've stumbled and you're hurting, I truly hope that lights will guide you home and heal your hurt and/or your struggles.
