People give Coldplay a lot of shit, and that's okay. We all have our preferences. These are most likely the same people that are terribly vexed by Morrissey, finding him to be a whining malcontent.
For John Waynes out there, the concept of letting someone else protect and love you is just too foreign to bear. For some of us, the desire to fix all of those we come across with secret pain is a pull we can't resist.
The truth of the matter is that at some point in life, all people will need someone to try to fix them. This isn't weakness. Wise choices about those we love is a feat of great strength. Trusting someone to assuage vulnerability isn't weakness. Offering trust is a risk so intense that it is really one of the bravest things anyone can do. Loving with a heart so big it can withstand someone else's heartache is the quietest form of fortitude.
If you wish to neither be fixed nor fix someone else, that is up to you, but be aware that it doesn't make you an impervious hero. Living a lonely life within an impenetrable fortress shows only that you need someone to fix you.
"Light will guide you home" - it takes on a whole new meaning when sung by an 83 year old man.
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