Fix you

  I have a great love of music and singing.  When a fairly new TV series started back up called, “The Sing Off” which showcases a cappella talent from around the country, I was thrilled.  One of my favorite groups, a group called Street Corner Symphony, sang a Coldplay song that I had never heard before called “Fix You.”  I was truly moved by both the song and the performance.  I have since downloaded it and I listen to it every now and again while I’m out driving. 

When you’ve tried 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 wast

Could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home

And ignite your bones

And I will try to fix you

Tears stream down your face

When you loose something you cannot replace

Tears Stream down your face

And I...

Lights will guide you home

And ignite your bones. 

And I will try to fix you.

  This always seemed to me like a song that a friend would sing to an unrequited love.  Perhaps it is a song of grief at the loss of a loved one either to death or to loss of love.  I always wondered who was speaking…  Who would say those words to someone like me?  Because I have been the one who gets what I want but not what I need.  I have been the one has lost something that cannot be replaced.  I have been the one with tears streaming down my face.  So, who would be the voice of the song to someone like me? 

  I have a great appreciation for music because of the ability it has with someone as intellectually dependent as me to bypass all the cerebral BS and cut straight to the heart.  It was clear as day who could be talking and to me…  It was a quiet moment as tears welled in my eyes and I said a quiet prayer of thanks to my Father who, in that moment, told me yet again that he loved me and would try to fix me.