fix you

Sometimes I feel so useless. People close to me are struggling with things, especially things I can't relate to, and I am completely useless at helping them get past it. It gets me frustrated, because I always want to give advice, correct mistakes, or work through issues and have them be worked through once and for all. I once complained to Peter about this feeling, about how helpless I felt and how "All I can do is pray - GRR!" He calmly reminded me that there is nothing greater anyone CAN do. I try to remember that, but it's not my strongest point. Anyway because I'm impatient when it comes to solving peoples' issues, I want to sit down, have an intense talk and/or take my friends by the shoulders and shake them really hard, and fix them. Which brought to mind this song. It's Coldplay, as if you didn't know. _____________________________________________ 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 And I will try to fix you And 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 And 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. _________________________________________________ Hopefully I get better at NOT trying to "fix you".