Fix You

I would just like to comment on the lyrics of a song we are singing for our show choir this year. The song is called "Fix You" and it was written by Cold Play. The lyrics are like this (although they may be altered slightly because of our choir version).

When you try your best but you don't succeed,
When you get what you want but it's not what you need,
When you feel so tired but you just can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
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
If you never try you will 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 you face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down you face
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you


These words are so simply if you look at them from a nice cold eye, but when you look deeper, there is a meaning that is waiting to be unfolded. There is a meaning that everyone can relate to, but everyone relates to it differently. Originally, the song was written to a friend whose spouse just passed away. For me however, I think about my grandfather. There was a moment at his funeral that I couldn't control myself from tearing up. It was one of the most strong feelings I've ever felt in my whole entire life. At that moment, I was "stuck in reverse." My life couldn't go on until I had emoted and expressed my feelings. My grandfather also inspired me to learn from my mistakes, a key concept in Judaism as well.

"Papa" fixed me in many ways. He made me become a better person, and he had changed me for good. Only at that moment at his funeral I needed someone to be there for me and fix me. Although you may not understand, my grandfather was the one who helped me get through that moment, "high up above."