The Fray - How to save a life

The Fray es una banda que representa claramente lo que ahora se conoce como, "piano rock" música girando alrededor de los teclados en vez de las guitarras. La banda es de Denver, Colorado y se forma en el año 2002; siempre se los compara con Coldplay; pero ellos mismos se declaran más cerca de U2, Better than Ezra y Counting Crows.

The Fray alcanzo la masividad sin ningún lugar a dudas con su último disco "How to save a life", y para ser más específico con el single homónimo, durante el año 2006. La canción cuenta una experiencia personal de la voz lider y tecladista de la banda; Isaac Slade cuando trabajó en una especie de centro de rehabilitación para adictos al crack; y su relación con un adolescente al que no pudo salvar de su adicción.
La canción fue muy bien recibida en todo el mundo, alcanzando el Nº1 en varios países, el número 3 en Estados Unidos, el 4 en Inglaterra y también le fue muy bien en territorio español pero por alguna razón la canción no cruzó a este lado del Atlántico.

How to save a life

Step one you say we need to talk
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
And you begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Let him know that you know best
Cause after all you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
And pray to God he hears you

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And you'll begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

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