B1 · Intermediate

Fix You — Coldplay

Explore conditionals, vocabulary of struggle and support with Coldplay's Fix You.

🅵 Grammar focus: First Conditional · will for promises · Vocabulary: emotions

💡 How to use: Watch the video, read the lyrics below, check the grammar notes. Double-click any word to look it up and save to your dictionary.

🎤 Lyrics with Grammar Notes

📚 Key Vocabulary

succeedto achieve what you were trying to do
stuckunable to move or make progress
replaceto put something new in place of something lost
igniteto set fire to; figuratively: to inspire or energise
worththe value or importance of something or someone
When you try your best but you don't succeed try your best = make maximum effort
When you get what you want but not what you need contrast: want vs need
When you feel so tired but you can't sleep can't = cannot — inability
Stuck in reverse stuck = unable to move forward
 
And the tears come streaming down your face come streaming = continuous movement of tears
When you lose something you can't replace replace = find a substitute for something lost
When you love someone but it goes to waste goes to waste = is wasted; has no positive result
Could it be worse? rhetorical question · could = modal for possibility
 
Lights will guide you home will = future certainty / promise
And ignite your bones ignite = set on fire; figurative for inspire
And I will try to fix you will try = future intention · fix = help someone feel better
 
But if you never try, you'll never know First Conditional: if + Present Simple + will
Just what you're worth worth = the value of something or someone

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