EVERGLOW
Ollie Green Lyrics


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Oh they say people come, say people go
This particular diamond was extra special
And though you might be gone, and the world may not know
Still I see you, celestial

And I should but I can′t let you go

But when I'm cold, cold
Oh when I′m cold, cold
There's a light that you give me when I'm in shadow
There′s a feeling you give me, an everglow

Like brothers in blood, sisters who ride
And we swore on that night we′d be friends til we die
But the changing of winds, and the way waters flow
Life as short as the falling of snow
Now I'm gonna miss you I know

But when I′m cold, cold
In water rolled, salt
I know that you're always with me and the way you will show
And you′re with me wherever I go
And you give me this feeling this everglow

And what I wouldn't give for just a moment to hold
Because I live for this feeling this everglow





So if you love someone, you should let them know
Oh the light that you give me will everglow

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Ollie Green's song Everglow explore themes of loss, love, and the enduring bond between individuals. The opening lines, "Oh they say people come, say people go / This particular diamond was extra special," acknowledge the transience of human existence and the unique nature of the relationship between the singer and the person they have lost. The phrase "extra special" suggests that this person was particularly important or valuable to the singer, setting them apart from other individuals who have come and gone.


Throughout the song, the singer grapples with the difficulty of letting go, despite the fact that their loved one is no longer physically present in their life. The repeated phrase "And I should but I can't let you go" highlights the tension between the desire to move on and the emotional attachment that still exists. However, the song also suggests that while physical distance may separate people, the bond between them endures. The lyrics "But when I'm cold, cold / There's a light that you give me when I'm in shadow / There's a feeling you give me, an everglow" convey the idea that the memories and love between the singer and the person they have lost continue to provide comfort and guidance, even in times of darkness.


Finally, the song offers a message of hope and encouragement to listeners, encouraging them to express their love to those around them before it's too late. "So if you love someone, you should let them know / Oh the light that you give me will everglow" acknowledges that life is fleeting and that moments of connection with others are precious. By letting others know how much they are loved, individuals can create a legacy that lasts beyond their own lives.


Line by Line Meaning

Oh they say people come, say people go
People enter and leave our lives all the time.


This particular diamond was extra special
This one person was especially important to me.


And though you might be gone, and the world may not know
Even if you're no longer with us and others may not remember, I still see you in my own way.


Still I see you, celestial
I see them in a heavenly or divine manner.


And I should but I can′t let you go
I know I need to move on, but I can't seem to do it.


But when I'm cold, cold
When I'm feeling alone or vulnerable.


Oh when I′m cold, cold
Reiterating the previous line for emphasis.


There's a light that you give me when I'm in shadow
During tough times when I feel lost, you give me hope and light.


There′s a feeling you give me, an everglow
You bring a special and everlasting feeling to my life.


Like brothers in blood, sisters who ride
Our bond is just as strong as siblings who share the same blood.


And we swore on that night we′d be friends til we die
We made a promise that we'd be friends forever.


But the changing of winds, and the way waters flow
Life can be unpredictable and everchanging, like the direction of the wind and flow of water.


Life as short as the falling of snow
Life is fleeting and can be gone just as quickly as snow falling from the sky.


Now I'm gonna miss you I know
I will undoubtedly miss you because of how important you were to me.


In water rolled, salt
I'm in a vulnerable and emotional state, as if I was rolling in salt water.


I know that you're always with me and the way you will show
I feel your presence even though you're not physically here, and you'll reveal yourself to me in your own way.


And you′re with me wherever I go
You're always with me, no matter where I am.


And you give me this feeling this everglow
Your presence in my life gives me a special and everlasting feeling.


And what I wouldn't give for just a moment to hold
I long for the chance to hold or be close to you again, even if it's just for a brief moment.


Because I live for this feeling this everglow
This feeling of comfort and warmth that you bring to my life is what gives me purpose and meaning.


So if you love someone, you should let them know
You should tell the people you care about how much they mean to you, because life is short and unpredictable.


Oh the light that you give me will everglow
Your influence and impact on my life will last forever, like a never-ending glow.




Writer(s): Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen

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@juliogomez9684

Coldplay - Everglow (Lyrics)

Oh, they say people come, say people go
This particular diamond was extra special
And though you might be gone, and the world may not know
Still I see you, celestial
And I should, but I can’t let you go

But when I’m cold, cold
When I’m cold, cold
There’s a light that you give me when I’m in shadow
There’s a feeling within me, everglow

Like brothers in blood, sisters who ride
Ye' we swore on that night we’d be friends 'til we die
But the changing of winds, and the way waters flow
Life is short as the falling of snow
And now, I’m gonna miss you, I know

But when I’m cold, cold
In water rolled, salt
And I know you’re always with me and the way you will show
And you’re with me wherever I go
And you give me this feeling, this everglow

Oh, what I wouldn't give for just a moment to hold
Yeah, I live for this feeling, this everglow

So if you love someone, you should let them know
Oh, the light that you left me will everglow


[Spoken-Word Outro: Muhammad Ali:]
God is watching me
God don't praise me because I beat Joe Frazier
God don't give nothing about Joe Frazier
God don't care nothing about England or America as far as real wealth… it's all His
He wants to know how do we treat each other?
How do we help each other?
So, I'm going to dedicate my life to using my name and popularity to helping charities, helping people, uniting people
People bombing each other because of religious beliefs
We need somebody in the world to help us all make peace
So when I die – if there's a heaven – I'm gonna see it



@gerardoolivo1711

Well, they say people come
The say people go
This particular diamond was extra special
And though you might be gone, and the world may not know
Still I see you, celestial
And I should but I can't let you go
But when I'm cold, I'm cold
Yeah, when I'm cold
Cold
There's a light that you give me when I'm in shadow
There's a feeling within me, an everglow
Like brothers in blood, or sisters who ride
Yeah we swore on that night we'd be friends 'til we die
But the changing of winds, and the way waters flow
Life is short as the falling of snow
And I'm gonna miss you, I know
But when I'm cold, cold
In water rolled, salt
And I know that you're with me and the way you will show
And you're with me wherever I go
And you give me this feeling, this everglow
What I wouldn't give for just a moment to hold
Because, I live for this feeling, this everglow
So if you love someone, you should let them know
Oh, the light that you gave me will everglow



@jacquelinecervantes4703

Everglow

Coldplay

Well, they say people come
The say people go
This particular diamond was extra special
And though you might be gone, and the world may not know
Still I see you, celestial

And I should but I can't let you go
But when I'm cold, I'm cold
Yeah, when I'm cold
Cold
There’s a light that you give me when I’m in shadow
There’s a feeling within me, an everglow

Like brothers in blood, or sisters who ride
Yeah we swore on that night we’d be friends 'til we die
But the changing of winds, and the way waters flow
Life is short as the falling of snow
And I’m gonna miss you, I know

But when I’m cold, cold
In water rolled, salt
And I know that you’re with me and the way you will show
And you’re with me wherever I go
And you give me this feeling, this everglow

What I wouldn't give for just a moment to hold
Because, I live for this feeling, this everglow

So if you love someone, you should let them know
Oh, the light that you left me will everglow



@melgusc.6566

It´s a great tribute for Muhammad Ali. Beautiful spech: "God is watching me
God don't praise me because I beat Joe Frazier
God don't give nothing about Joe Frazier
God don't care nothing about England or America as far as real wealth… it's all His.
He wants to know how do we treat each other?
How do we help each other?
So, I'm going to dedicate my life to using my name and popularity to helping charities, helping people, uniting people
People bombing each other because of religious beliefs.
We need somebody in the world to help us all make peace.
So when I die – if there's a heaven – I'm gonna see it"



@ri.z869

I really, really didn't expect at all to cry as much as I'm crying right now. I'm litterally sobbing.
I felt tears coming when i was just watching him play, because for the first time in so long, Chris made me feel again what it was like to fall in love in the wide sense, fall in love with the entire human race, with the human nature. Just because he was here, playing, dodling his head. I don't know how to explain why it made me so emotional to watch him. I mean, i've seen him play in videos dozens of times, and I never cried like this. Maybe the feeling that (even if he's way older than me) he grew up so much since Coldplay was born, in every sense of the term, yet here it was like i was seeing him at his beginning, with this look of sheer absorbtion on his face, the way he's lost into the music. Love is radiating out of this man. Love and some sort of purity i can't put words on.
Then, the lyrics, of course. So deep, and powerful. Carrying a beautiful and important message. It makes me feel like every single soul to walk the Earth is important and needed (please, who ever you are who's reading this, you're important. We need you here. And i love you).
On a more personnal note, when he said "so if you love someone/you should let them know" made me burst into tears even more because the man i love is far, far away, I'll probably never see him again and I never told him about how I feel. Never. I couldn't.
And, finally, the images of the great Mohammed Ali, may his soul rest in peace in God's heaven. I'm muslim, like he was. So when he said that he wants to see what Heaven is like, it made me laugh and cry even more at the same time. Because i know he's there. There in heaven. And it makes me so peaceful.

Long story short, there was a whole lot of tears ^^ Chris, thank you. Thank you so much for everything you're doing, for the beautiful light you're spreading on this planet. I love you. I couldn't love you more than i do tonight. Thank you.
(And thank you to anyone who read that longass comment until the end ^^ I love you too. Please take care and carry on with your beautiful soul.)
Love.



@Maya-tv9en

Everglow

oh they say people come, say people go
this particular diamond was extra special
and though you might be gone, and the world may not know
still I see you, celestial
when I should but I can’t let you go?

but when I’m cold, cold
oh when I’m cold, cold
there’s a light that you give me when I’m in shadow
there’s a feeling you give me, an everglow

like brothers in blood, sisters who ride
and we swore on that night we’d be friends til we die
but the changing of winds, and the way waters flow
life as short as the falling of snow
and now I’m gonna miss you I know

but when I’m cold, cold
in water rolled, salt
I know you’re always with me and the way you will show
and you’re with me wherever I go
and you give me this feeling this everglow

what I wouldn’t give for just a moment to hold
'Cause I live for this feeling this everglow

so if you love someone, you should let them know
oh the light that you gift me will everglow



@lulara7383

Well, they say people come, they say people go
This particular diamond is extra special
And though you might be gone
And the world may not know
Still I see you're celestial

Like a lion you ran
Like a goddess you rode
Like an eagle you circle in perfect purple
So how come things move on? 
How come cars don't slow
When it feels like the end of my world?
Well, I should but I can't let you go

But when I'm cold, cold
Yeah, when I'm cold, cold
There's a light that you give me 
When I'm in shadow
It's a feeling within me
Everglow

My brothers in blood
My sisters you're right
Yeah, we swore on that night 
We'd be friends till we die
But the changing of winds 
And the way waters flow...
Life is short as the falling of snow
And oh, I'm going to miss you, I know

But when I'm cold, cold
And you're all the sun
And light is with me
And the way you will show
And you're with me wherever I go
Because you give me this feeling
This everglow

Oh, what I'd give for just a moment of hope
Yeah, I live for this feeling
This everglow

So if you love someone
You should let them know
Oh, the light that you give me will ever glow



@irmaalindakusnandi9821

oh they say people come, say people go
this particular diamond was extra special
and though you might be gone, and the world may not know
still I see you, celestial

like a lion you ran, a goddess you rolled
like an eagle you circled, in perfect purple
so how come things move on, how come cars don’t slow
when it feels like the end of my world
when I should but I can’t let you go?

but when I’m cold, cold
oh when I’m cold, cold
there’s a light that you give me when I’m in shadow
there’s a feeling you give me, an everglow

like brothers in blood, sisters who ride
and we swore on that night we’d be friends til we die
but the changing of winds, and the way waters flow
life as short as the falling of snow
and now I’m gonna miss you I know

but when I’m cold, cold
in water rolled, salt
I know that you’re with me and the way you will show
and you’re with me wherever I go
and you give me this feeling this everglow

oh- I I I I
what I wouldn’t give for just a moment to hold
yeah I live for this feeling this everglow

so if you love someone, you should let them know
oh the light that you left me will everglow



@fahmicrisis

IN CASE YOU wanna sing with him, i sure do

Oh they say people come
They say people go
This particular diamond was extra special
And though you might be gone
And the world may not know
Still I see you celestial

Like a lion you ran
A goddess you rolled
Like an eagle you circled
In perfect purple
So how come things move on
How come cars don't slow
When it feels like the end of my world?
When I should but I can't let you go?

But when I'm cold, cold
When I'm cold, cold
There's a light that you give me
When I'm in shadow
There's a feeling within me, an everglow

Like brothers in blood
Sisters who ride
Yeah, we swore on that night
We'd be friends 'til we died
But the changing of winds
And the way waters flow
Life as short as the falling of snow
And now I'm gonna miss you, I know

But when I'm cold, cold
In water rolled, salt
And I know that you're with me
And the way you will show
And you're with me wherever I go
'Cause you give me this feeling, this everglow

What I wouldn't give for just a moment to hold
Yeah, I live for this feeling, this everglow

So if you love someone, you should let them know
Oh, the light that you left me will everglow



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