Up&Up
Coldplay Lyrics

Fixing up a car to drive in it again
Trying to salvage what you have and make it work again

Searching for the water, hoping for the rain
Feeling thirsty for something that can replenish your soul

Up and up
Rising higher and higher towards a better future

Down upon the canvas, working meal to meal
Struggling from day to day to make ends meet, like a fighter on the mat

Waiting for a chance to pick on your orange field
Hoping for an opportunity to reap the benefits of your hard work

See a pearl form, a diamond in the rough
Witnessing the beauty that can come from the unlikeliest of places

See a bird soaring high above the flood
Seeing someone triumph over adversity, like a bird flying over a flood

It's in your blood
Having something in your nature, in your very being

Underneath the storm an umbrella is saying
Finding comfort and protection in the midst of a difficult situation

Sitting with the poison takes away the pain
Using something harmful to alleviate a mental or emotional burden

We're gonna get it, get it together right now
Believing in the potential to bring things together and make them work

Gonna get it, get it together somehow
Finding a way to bring disparate things together successfully

Gonna get it, get it together and flower
Blossoming and prospering by putting things together effectively

Whoa
An expression of surprise, excitement or awe

Lying in the gutter, aiming for the moon
Starting from a low point and aspiring to greatness

Trying to empty out the ocean with a spoon
Attempting to do something impossible or incredibly difficult

How come people suffer, how come people part?
Questioning the inevitabilities of life, such as pain and separation

How come people struggle, how come people break your heart?
Asking existential questions about the hardships of life

Break your heart, oh
Expressing emotional pain or sadness

Yes I wanna grow, yes I wanna feel
Desiring personal development and emotional sensitivity

Yes I wanna know
Seeking knowledge and understanding

Show me how to heal it up
Asking for guidance on how to fix a problem

Oh, see the forest there in every seed
Seeing the potential for great things in the smallest and most insignificant details

Angels in the marble waiting to be freed
Discovering hidden beauty or potential that needs freeing

Just need love, just need love
Love being the solution to many of our problems

When the going is rough, saying
Putting on a brave face in challenging situations

And you can say what is, or fight for it
Choosing to accept things as they are or to work towards changing them

Close your mind and take a risk
Taking a chance on something without being fully informed or prepared

You can say "It's mine" and clench your fist
Refusing to let go of something, and holding it tightly

Or see each sunrise as a gift
Embracing the beauty and possibilities of each new day, with gratitude

Don't ever give up
Persisting through tough times and holding onto hope