Everglow is a song by the British band Coldplay that discusses the warmth and affection that lingers with someone even after a relationship has ended. The song was inspired by the separation of lead vocalist Chris Martin from actress Gwyneth Paltrow. It highlights the idea of the everglow, a glow that never fades, signifying that true love never entirely disappears.
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Oh they say people come
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They say people go
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this particular diamond was extra special
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And though you might be gone
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And the world may not know
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Still I see you celestial
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Like a lion you ran
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a goddess you rolled
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Like an eagle you circled
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in perfect purple
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So how come things move on?
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How come cars don’t slow?
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When it feels like the end of my world
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When I should but I can’t let you go
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But when I’m cold, cold
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When I’m cold, cold
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There’s a light that you give me
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When I’m in shadow
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There’s a feeling you give me, an everglow
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Like brothers in blood
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sisters who ride
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And we swore on that night
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We’d be friends ‘til we die
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But the changing of winds
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And the way waters flow
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Life is short as the falling of snow
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And now I’m gonna miss you, I know
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When I’m cold, cold
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In water rolled, salt
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I know that you’re always with me
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And the way you will show, and you’re with me wherever I go