Christmas Lights
Christmas night
Another fight
Tears we cried a flood
Got all kinds of poison in
Of poison in my blood
I took my feet to Oxford street
Trying to right a wrong
“Just walk away” those windows say
But I can’t believe she’s gone
When you’re still waiting for the snow to fall
Doesn’t really feel like Christmas at all
Up above candles on air flicker
Oh, they flicker, and they flow
And I’m up here holding onto
All those chandeliers of hope
And like some drunken Elvis singing
I go singing out of tune
Singing how I always loved you, darling
And I always will
Oh, when you’re still waiting for the snow to fall
It doesn’t really feel like Christmas at all
Still waiting for the snow to fall
It doesn’t really feel like Christmas at all
Those Christmas lights
Light up the street
Down where the sea and city meet
May all your troubles soon be gone
Oh, Christmas lights keep shining on
Those Christmas lights
Light up the street
Maybe they’ll bring her back to me
And then all my troubles will be gone
Oh, Christmas lights keep shining on
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, Christmas lights
Light up the street
Light up the fireworks in me
May all your troubles soon be gone
Those Christmas lights keep shining on
Listen to the song
Hør sangen
About the carol Christmas Lights
“Christmas Lights” is a Christmas song by the British rock band Coldplay, written by the band members and released as a digital single in December 2010. Lead singer Chris Martin began writing the song in December 2008, and it eventually became Coldplay’s first Christmas-themed original release. The recording combines the band’s alternative-rock sound with seasonal imagery, creating a Christmas song that feels more reflective than traditional festive music.
The song follows someone experiencing emotional pain during Christmas after a relationship has fallen apart. Christmas lights, city streets and the expectation of snow are contrasted with loneliness and the hope that things might somehow be repaired. The lights become more than decorations: they represent a small source of hope during a difficult moment. This gives the song a bittersweet character rather than presenting Christmas as entirely joyful.
Coldplay’s use of familiar seasonal images connects the song directly with Christmas while keeping its emotional focus on love, loss and hope. The recording has become part of the band’s seasonal catalogue and is regularly included in Christmas playlists. Its mixture of melancholy lyrics and uplifting imagery reflects the complicated emotions that can accompany the holiday period.
