Fix You

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When writing the song, Chris Martin was influenced by Muse's use of a church organ on the track "Megalomania" from their album Origin of Symmetry. To replicate that sound, Martin used an old keyboard that his late father-in-law (Bruce Paltrow) gave to his wife Gwyneth Paltrow. However, in other instances Martin has claimed that "Fix You" is a copy of Elbow's 2003 anthem "Grace Under Pressure".

The song is the only song by the band in which all four members of the band sing simultaneously.

The song was supported by 60 alternative rock radio stations in the United States, including WNNX (Atlanta), KNDD (Seattle), XTRA (San Diego), and WFNX (Boston). The song was also played on the popular television programme The O.C. and commercials for King Kong. The band also preformed the track at Saturday Night Live and Live 8.

The song debuted on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart on August 28, 2005. It reached #18 on the chart. "Fix You" also reached #52 on the Billboard Pop 100, #24 on the Adult Top 40, and #29 on the Hot Digital Songs chart.

On 14 September 2005, Coldplay released the Fix You EP on the iTunes Music Store. All of the sales will go to the American Red Cross Hurricane 2005 Relief and the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences’ MusiCares Hurricane Relief Fund. iTunes Link This song was also played on Shelter from the Storm. It has also became a tribute song for the victims and eventually became the anthem for the event.

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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

When 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

High up above or down below
when you too in love to let it go
If you never try you'll never know
Just what your worth

Lights will guide you home
and ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

Tears stream down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears streaming down your face and I

Tears stream down your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face and I

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

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Arreglarte

Cuando das lo mejor de ti pero no tienes exito
Cuando obtienes lo que quieres pero no lo que necesitas
Cuando te sientes muy casado pero no puedes dormir
Estancado en reversa

Cuando las lagrimas vienen callendo por tu cara
Cuando pierdes algo que no puedes remplazar
Cuando amas a alguien pero se desperdicia
¿Podria ser peor?

Las luces te guiaran a tu hogar
Y encenderan tus huesos
Y yo trataré de arreglarte

Muy alto arriba o muy bajo abajo
Cuando estas muy enamorado como para olvidarte
Si nunca tratas entonces nunca lo sabrás
Solo mira y aprende

Las luces te guiaran a tu hogar
Y encenderan tus huesos
Y yo trataré de arreglarte

Cuando das lo mejor de ti pero no tienes exito
Cuando obtienes lo que quieres pero no lo que necesitas
Cuando te sientes muy casado pero no puedes dormir
Estancado en reversa

[thanks ColdplayMind]

Te fixer

Quand tu fais de ton mieux, mais tu n'y arrive pas
quand to obtient ce que tu veux, mais pas ce dont tu as besoin
quand tu es si fatigué, mais tu ne pas dormir
collé à l'envers
Quand les larmes coulent le long de ton visage
quand tu perds quelque chose que tu ne peux pas remplacer
quand tu aime quelqu'un mais qui va à sa perte
est-ce que ça peut être pire?

Les lumières te guideront chez toi
et brûleront tes os
et je vais essayer de te fixer

Monte en haut, descends vers le bas
quand tu es trop amoureux pour le laisser aller
si tu n'essaye pas, tu ne saura jamais
simplement ce que tu vaut

Les lumières te guideront chez toi
et brûleront tes os
et je vais essayer de te fixer

Les larmes coulent le long de ton visage
quand tu pers quelque chose que tu ne peux pas remplacer
les larmes coulent le long de ton visage, et moi...

Les larmes coulent le long de ton visage
je te promets que j'apprendrai de mes erreurs
les larmes coulent le long de ton visage, et moi...

Les lumières te guideront chez toi
et brûleront tes os
et je vais essayer de te fixer.

[Thanks emilien88]

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