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Welcome back
Winter once again
And put on your warm fuzzy sweater
Cause you'll feel much better when
The snowflakes fall
Gently to the ground
The temperature drops
And your shivers freeze all the rivers around
But I keep you warm
If speed's a pro
Inertia must be a con
Cause the cold wind blows at precise rates
When I've got my ice skates on
If all the roads
Were paved with ice that wouldn't thaw or crack
I could skate from Maine to Nebraska
Then on to Alaska and back
Cause you keep me warm
Peer over the edge
Can you see me?
Rivulets flow from your eyes
Paint runs from your mouth
Like a waterfall
And your lungs crystallize
I'll travel the sub-zero tundra
I'll brave glaciers and frozen lakes
And that's just the tip of the iceberg
I'll do whatever it takes
To change
Farewell powdery paradise
We'd rather skate on the thinnest ice
Fingers failed us before they froze
Frostbite bit down on all our toes
Snow drifts build up and enfold us
As we wait out this winter storm
So we snuggle close in the darkness
And keep each other so warm
Winter once again
And put on your warm fuzzy sweater
Cause you'll feel much better when
The snowflakes fall
Gently to the ground
The temperature drops
And your shivers freeze all the rivers around
But I keep you warm
If speed's a pro
Inertia must be a con
Cause the cold wind blows at precise rates
When I've got my ice skates on
If all the roads
Were paved with ice that wouldn't thaw or crack
I could skate from Maine to Nebraska
Then on to Alaska and back
Cause you keep me warm
Peer over the edge
Can you see me?
Rivulets flow from your eyes
Paint runs from your mouth
Like a waterfall
And your lungs crystallize
I'll travel the sub-zero tundra
I'll brave glaciers and frozen lakes
And that's just the tip of the iceberg
I'll do whatever it takes
To change
Farewell powdery paradise
We'd rather skate on the thinnest ice
Fingers failed us before they froze
Frostbite bit down on all our toes
Snow drifts build up and enfold us
As we wait out this winter storm
So we snuggle close in the darkness
And keep each other so warm
Lyrics submitted by bonjouramigo
Track duration: 03:23
"The Tip of the Iceberg" as written by Adam R. Young
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Welcome back Winter once again
And put on your warm fuzzy sweater
'Cause you'll feel much better when
The snowflakes fall gently to the ground
The temperature drops and your shivers
Freeze all the rivers around
But I keep you warm
- The guy sings this, they're just having a cute moment
If speeds a pro,
Inertia must be a con
'Cause the cold wind blows
At precise rates
When I've got my ice skates on
If all the roads were paved with ice
That wouldn't thaw or crack
I could skate from Maine to Nebraska
Then on to Alaska and back
'Cause you keep me warm
-The girl sings these two sections
--In between these two sections, the guy realizes the girls drug problems, and gets angry
Peer over the edge
Can you see me?
Rivulets flow from your eyes
Paint runs from your mouth like a waterfall
And your lungs crystallize
-This part is sang by the guy, yelling at the girl and confronting her
I'll travel the sub-zero tundra
I'll break glaciers and frozen lakes
And that's just the tip of the iceberg
I'll do whatever it takes to change
-This is sang by the girl, begging the guy and saying she doesn't wanna be like this anymore, and reall really wants to change
Farewell powdery paradise
We'd rather skate on the thinnest ice
Fingers failed us before they froze
Frostbite bit down on all our toes
-Perhaps this is sang by both, talking about how she wants to change, and it wont be an easy tasks, but they dont care and would rather be on this route
Snow drifts build up and enfold us - Sang by the guy
As we wait in this winter storm - Sang by the girl
So we snuggle close in the darkness - Sang by the guy
And keep each other so warm - Sang by the girl
-This section is talking about how they're going through it and yes its extremely tough, but they'll get through it together, helping one another.
- warm fuzzy
- feel much better
- speed
- crystallize
- powdery paradise
And this part sounds like a life-threatening crisis:
Peer over the edge
Can you see me?
The lyrics are idealistic and escapist in the first part, until the crisis, after which the song builds to its climax. He has reached a turning point, and says "I'll do whatever it takes to change."
After this, he faces reality, as he says "farewell powdery paradise." This is risky, and scary: "the thinnest ice," and is full of hardships, which are the frozen fingers, the frostbitten toes, the winter storm, and darkness. But it's better, because in the end, they "keep each other so warm."
And put on your warm fuzzy sweater
'Cause you'll feel much better when
The snowflakes fall gently to the ground
The temperature drops and your shivers
Freeze all the rivers around
BUT I KEEP YOU WARM
If speeds a pro,
Inertia must be a con -> He wants to cheer her up fast because he's feared she could get too sad to fix her, if he'd do slow.
'Cause the cold wind blows
At precise rates
When I've got my ice skates on
If all the roads were paved with ice
That wouldn't thaw or crack
I could skate from Maine to Nebraska
Then on to Alaska and back
`CAUSE YOU KEEP ME WARM
*AND KEEP EACH OTHER SO WARM [from the end of the song]
I pressed CAPS here to show that the sentence with "keeping warm" appear 3 times in this song. first time he wants to say that he'll comfort her. the second time he wants to cheer her up and show her that she's something special because she keeps him warm too. the last time he clarifys that again.
Peer over the edge -> she should try to stop being sad
Can you see me? -> she should hear his song and and cheer up
Rivulets flow from your eyes -> rivulets are tears i think
Paint runs from your mouth like a waterfall -> and the paint is the color that flows out of her; that she's becoming colorless and lifeless
And your lungs crystallize -> you need your lung to breathe, without you can't live and if your lungs crystalize then you can't breathe anymore. so easy ;)
I'll travel the sub-zero tundra -> he wants to do everything was it takes to bring her back to hapiness
I'll break glaciers and frozen lakes -> ""
And that's just the tip of the iceberg -> Here i'm not sure what is meant wiht
I'll do whatever it takes to change -> He'll do whatever it takes to change... :D
but i think you can think about this song in many different ways :)
I've never really thought of it that way, but maybe.
? = I'm not sure
Welcome back Winter once again - it's winter again
And put on your warm fuzzy sweater - you wish you were warm
'Cause you'll feel much better when - you'd feel a lot better if you were
The snowflakes fall gently to the ground - it's snowing
The temperature drops and your shivers - it's cold and you're cold
Freeze all the rivers around - the rivers are frozen
But I keep you warm - I want you to be alive while I kill you?
If speeds a pro, - ?
Inertia must be a con - ?
'Cause the cold wind blows - icy cold winds
At precise rates - I planned this out
When I've got my ice skates on - I'm prepared and you aren't
If all the roads were paved with ice - ?
That wouldn't thaw or crack - ?
I could skate from Maine to Nebraska - ?
Then on to Alaska and back - ?
'Cause you keep me warm - ?
Peer over the edge - ?
Can you see me? - ?
Rivulets flow from your eyes - you're crying
Paint runs from your mouth like a waterfall - paint perhaps means blood?
And your lungs crystallize - your lungs are freezing
I'll travel the sub-zero tundra - I'll go out of the way to hide your body
I'll break glaciers and frozen lakes - ^
And that's just the tip of the iceberg
I'll do whatever it takes to change - I don't want to be a killer, but I am
Farewell powdery paradise - you're dying
We'd rather skate on the thinnest ice - ?
Fingers failed us before they froze - you tried to fight back but were too cold
Frostbite bit down on all our toes - you were frostbitten
Snow drifts build up and enfold us - your body is hidden in a snow drift
As we wait in this winter storm - I'm waiting to go home?
So we snuggle close in the darkness - I can't leave because of a storm?
And keep each other so warm - ?
I'm pretty sure a lot of the fruitier lines were thrown in to make it sound less suspicious.
im pretty sure its about a guy and a girl who are in love, but they have some problems, (maybe the guy can be a jerk)so the guy wants to prove himself. At the part peer over the edge...its talking about the girl being hurt emotionally, but relates it to being hurt physically. Then comes ill travel the sub zero tundra...showing her all these things he would do for her to make her feel better. Then he continues to talk about their problems at farewell powdery...but in the end they are ok and keep eachother so warm
and that is just the tip of iceberg of my interpretation, i could dissect each qnd every part :)
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