Earlier this week I posted the lyrics to the song “Fix You” by Coldplay. This is one of the great songs off of their X&Y album. Lead singer Chris Martin called it the lynch pin that the rest of the album is built around.

I see this song as a conversation with God. He is telling us that true healing can only come through and from him. He is offering us the shalom, the wholeness of life. God is singing to us all the way through the first bridge:

Tears stream down your face
when you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face
And I…

He can’t finish. He is so overwhelmed with emotion and we break in singing:

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

Now we are overcome. God sliences us, the world, the noises and distractions around us. He takes us into his embrace and quietly sings over us:

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

That’s just how I hear it. How I experience it.
How I know it.