
17 “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. 16 And he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything.

15 So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs. 14 And when he had spent everything, a severe famine arose in that country, and he began to be in need. 13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless living. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. Luke 15: 11-32 "11 And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. The first time I heard this song was at a funeral and when I reflected upon the lyrics I could not get the prodigal son in Luke 15 out of my mind.

One of the big themes is a return home after having a severe moment of crisis. The song has other fitting thoughts and themes. I promise you I will learn from my mistakes When you lose something you cannot replace When you love someone but it goes to waste When you lose something you can't replace When the tears come streaming down your face When you feel so tired but you can't sleep When you get what you want but not what you need When you try your best but you don't succeed It was released on 5 September 2005 as the second single from X&Y and has reached number four in the UK charts.

"Fix You" is built around an organ accompanied by slow tempo drums and vocals.
