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

I will try to fix you



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

I will try to fix you



Tears stream down your face

When you lose something you cannot replace

Tears stream 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





Written by Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.

Produced by Ken Nelson and Coldplay.

Mixed by Michael H. Brauer.

Mastered by George Marino and Chris Athens.

Assisted by Jon Bailey, Will Hensley, Jake Jackson, Mat Lejeune, Taz Mattar, Adam Noble, Mike Pierce, Dan Porter, Tim Roe, Bryan Russell, Adam Scheuermann, Rob Smith, Brad Spence, Jon Withnal and Andrea Wright.

Computer wizardry: Mark Phythian, Carmen Rizzo and Rob Smith.

Mix protools engineer: Keith Gary.

Strings arranged by Andrey Riley.

Strings played by Chris Tombling, Richard George, Greg Warren Wilson, Laura Melhuish, Sue Dench, Peter Lale, Audrey Riley and Ann Lines.

Spark ignited by Rich Costey.

Recorded at Air Lyndhurst, Parr Street, CRC, Sarm West, Townhouse and The Hit Factory.

Mixed at Quad, N.Y.

Mastered at Sterling Sound, N.Y.

Published by BMG Music Publishing Ltd.