Yellow

There is a song by Coldplay called Yellow. Most have probably heard it.

Once, an ultra-cool college boy played it acoustic for me in his college dorm room on campus and I was mesmerized.

But now I hear it, and it resonates in my head. It speaks new words although they are the same words and the same notes that have always been. 

But now, I am a mom. I've been a mom for 10 years. Yikes! Being a parent changes you. You give birth to new people or you accept them into your family and it is a birthday for you too, because you are no longer the same you either. You are new. You are a mom or a dad, and you've never been that before. You see things new like your children do and you hear things new like they might. It's a gift, really, whether you get to be a mom or dad, or you get to work with the babes, or teach them, or deliver them into the world, or meet them on the street. They change you, for the better.

That's why I think, the familiar words of this song from back then, now sound like this, to me:



Look at the stars!!!

Look how they shine for you (my babes) And everything you do
Yeah, they were all yellow

I came along
I wrote a song for you (I'd do anything for you)
And all the things you do
And it was called 'Yellow'

So then I took my time (Sometimes I've taken the long road) Oh what a thing to've done
And it was all yellow

Your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful (a fantastic creation)
D'you know? You know I love you so
You know I love you so

I swam across (I had to grow up)
I jumped across for you (I left childhood behind)
Oh what a thing to do (It was so worth it) 'Cause you were all yellow (You shine so bright)

I drew a line (This is who we are)
I drew a line for you (We had to change for the better)
Oh what a thing to do
And it was all yellow

Your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
D'you know? For you I bleed myself dry (I'd lay down my life if you needed it)
For you I bleed myself dry

It's true
Look how they shine for you (Please don't forget) Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for

Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine

Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And all the things you do (I'll always love you)

Read more: Coldplay - Yellow Lyrics | MetroLyrics

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