"X&Y" as written by Guy Rupert Berryman, William Champion, Christopher Anthony John Martin and Jonathan Mark Buckland....
Trying hard to speak and
Fighting with my weak hand
Driven to distraction
Its all part of the plan
When something is broken
And you try to fix it
Trying to repair it
Anyway you can
I dive in at the deep end
She's become my best friend
I want to love you but I don't know if I can
I know something is broken
And I'm trying to fix it
Trying to repair it
Anyway I can
Ooh...
You and me are floating on a tidal wave
Together
You and me are drifting into outer space
And singing
Ooh...
You and me are floating on a tidal wave
Together
You and me are drifting into outer space
You and me are floating on a tidal wave
Together
You and me are drifting into outer space
And singing
Ooh...
Fighting with my weak hand
Driven to distraction
Its all part of the plan
When something is broken
And you try to fix it
Trying to repair it
Anyway you can
I dive in at the deep end
She's become my best friend
I want to love you but I don't know if I can
I know something is broken
And I'm trying to fix it
Trying to repair it
Anyway I can
Ooh...
You and me are floating on a tidal wave
Together
You and me are drifting into outer space
And singing
Ooh...
You and me are floating on a tidal wave
Together
You and me are drifting into outer space
You and me are floating on a tidal wave
Together
You and me are drifting into outer space
And singing
Ooh...
Lyrics submitted by KiBa283, edited by sarah10312
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"I dive in at the deep end
You become my best friend
I wanna love you but I don�t know if I can
I know something is broken
and I'm trying to fix it
Trying to repair it anyway I can"
its like trying to convince yourself that you're going to get better, or trying as hard as you can to have some respect for yourself, and all the while knowing that all you have is you, and that no-one else will be able to help you... ok so its a pretty schizophrenic interpretation but thats what this song means to me, and the belting "oooooooohhhh, oooooooohh"'s are killer too...
To me this song is more like talking about a man who finds himself fallen in love with another person (who he refers as "she" and his best friend) but doesn't want to be a bad guy and still tries to love his old lover (who he refers as "you"), trying to fix it anyway he can, not knowing if he can make it.
"I dive in at the deep end
She's become my best friend
I wanna love you but I don't know if I can
I know something is broken
And I'm trying to fix it
Trying to repair it
Anyway I can"
He wanted to tell her ("you") the truth, but was not able to. She felt it as well, because she's also trying to repair it anyway she can.
"Trying hard to speak and
Fighting with my weak hand
Driven to distraction
It's all part of the plan
When something is broken
and you try to fix it
Trying to repair it anyway you can"
Regardless, he's trying to make up for the situation in his head as he drifts away in thoughts of both of them 'floating on a tidal wave' and 'drifting into outer space', as if these limitations/restrictions could just disappear out of the picture.
I think this is a reference to the band's constant efforts towards achieving perfection for the new album, and the strain it puts on family relationships. Would have made a far better opening single than Speed of Sound.
I dive in at the deep end
You become my best friend
I wanna love you but I don’t know if I can
I know something is broken
and I’m trying to fix it
Trying to repair it anyway I can
and it's terrible because this is the way a relationship i had that completely disintegreated with a (former?) best friend of mine. and man.
that song left my mouth dry.