I don't know how to live through this hell
Woken up, I'm still locked in this shell
Frozen soul, frozen down to the core
Break the ice, I can't take anymore

Freezing, can't move at all
Screaming, can't hear my call
I, am dying to live
Cry out, I'm trapped under ice

Crystallized, as I lay here and rest
Eyes of glass stare directly at death
From deep sleep I have broken away
No one knows, no one hears what I say

Freezing, can't move at all
Screaming, can't hear my call
I, am dying to live
Cry out, I'm trapped under ice

Scream from my soul
Fate, mystified
Hell, forever more

Scream from my soul
Fate, mystified
Hell, forever more

No release from my cryonic state
What is this? I've been stricken by fate
Wrapped up tight, can't move, can't break free
Hand of doom has a tight grip on me

Freezing, can't move at all
Screaming, can't hear my call
I, am dying to live
Cry out, I'm trapped under ice

Freezing, can't move at all
Screaming, can't hear my call
I, am dying to live
Cry out, I'm trapped under ice



Lyrics submitted by elmoz, edited by RyanWolfeh

Track duration: 04:31


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    General Comment:I may be accused of being overly simplistic here but I honestly think that this is just a story about a man becoming literally trapped under ice. I don't think that it's metaphoric. Just my opinion, though.
    Flag ScreenNameNeededon June 15, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:It's surely about the Sleep Paralysis
    Flag numnumentrailson April 27, 2012   Link
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    Song Meaning:I listen to this song everytime I rock out to the Ride The Lightning. I always remember when I as walking on a lake with my young brothers n it's different than what really happened... But then I think of this song being about a political song of James Hetfield and his parents like Dyers Eve and So What... For instance, the one whose trapped under ice is James and the ice is his parents... What do you guys think?
    Flag Lost24on February 13, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This song was written about Fry in the year 2512 when he briefly awoke during the time that he was crystallized in a cryogenic freezer. He was in pain but gosh darn it, he just couldn't do anything about it, then he went unconscious again, until his awakening in the year 3000.
    Flag piece311on May 16, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/… tead this article and you will understand immediately
    Flag SlakrJoeon November 28, 2009   Link
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    Song Meaning:This songs meaning is unknown to many...

    Its of the Arch-Devil Levistus. Levistus obtained rulership over stygia long ago, when Asmodeus was crowned king of hell. Consumed with ambition he wanted to take the place of Asmodeus, Openly sharing his plans to over through the king of hell with the other Arch-Lords.

    upon his heinous attempt to take control Levistus tried to subsume Bensozia (Asmodeus's Consort) which he thought knew her masters weaknesses. at the time she was leading her routine inspections of the layers of hell. with he pit fiend escort (Asmodeus's constable)Marinet while they were traveling through Stygia Levistus ambushed them with his crew and proposed that the queen of hell become his consort to help overthrough Asmodeus. The staunch queen harshly rejected his plan and continued on her way.

    infuriated Levistus killed her. marinet managed to escape and returned to tell Asmodeus of the action. Asmodeus quickly spotted the act and punished levistus by imprisoning him in an ice burgh on stygia and gave his rulership away. many yeas later he killed the new ruler of stygia and gave back rulership to levistus but left him in the ice burgh for eternity so now he communicates to his subordinates through telepathy , this is one of his telepathic messages.
    Flag SlakrJoeon November 28, 2009   Link
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    Song Meaning:The song is about Levistus the lord of the fifth layer of hell. its lengthy but well informing and intriguing


    Levistus obtained rulership over Stygia long ago, right after Asmodeus was crowned King of Hell. Consumed with ambition, Levistus always wanted to take the place of Baator's overlord. Although he shares this scheme with many other arch-lords, Levistus is the most open and direct about it.

    Upon his most heinous attempt to take control, Levistus tried to subsume Bensozia, Asmodeus's consort whom he thought knew very well her master's weaknesses. At that time, Bensozia was leading a routine inspection of the layers with her pit-fiend escort and Asmodeus's constable, Martinet. While they were travelling across Stygia, Levistus ambushed them and proposed that the Queen of Hell become his consort if she helped him depose Asmodeus. The staunch queen refused harshly and passed him by. Infuriated, the Lord of the Fifth killed Bensozia and her pit-fiend bodyguards while Martinet managed to escape.

    Asmodeus quickly spotted the act and punished Levistus by imprisoning him in an iceberg on Stygia. Moreover, the King of Hell gave rulership of the layer to Geryon, another arch-fiend who ruled Stygia until the Reckoning of Hell. When the Reckoning ended, Geryon was demoted and banished. Much to everyone's surprise, Asmodeus returned power to Levistus. However, the arch-lord remained trapped still in his ice prison boulder and communicate to his subordinates through telepathy.
    Flag SlakrJoeon November 17, 2009   Link
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    Song Meaning:I know my song meaning is very lengthy but if you read it you will be intrigued yet informed :D!!!!


    The song is about the Arch-Devil Levistus. Levistus obtained rulership over Stygia (the fifth layer of hell) long ago, right after Asmodeus was crowned King of Hell. Consumed with ambition, Levistus always wanted to take the place of Baator's overlord. Although he shares this scheme with many other arch-lords, Levistus is the most open and direct about it.

    Upon his most heinous attempt to take control, Levistus tried to subsume Bensozia, Asmodeus's consort whom he thought knew very well her master's {Asmodeus's) weaknesses. At that time, Bensozia was leading a routine inspection of the layers with her pit-fiend escort and Asmodeus's constable, Martinet. While they were travelling across Stygia, Levistus ambushed them and proposed that the Queen of Hell become his consort if she helped him depose Asmodeus. The staunch queen refused harshly and passed him by. Infuriated, the Lord of the Fifth killed Bensozia and her pit-fiend bodyguards while Martinet managed to escape.

    Asmodeus quickly spotted the act and punished Levistus by imprisoning him in an iceberg on Stygia. Moreover, the King of Hell gave rulership of the layer to Geryon, another arch-lord who ruled Stygia until the Reckoning of Hell. When the Reckoning ended, Geryon was demoted and banished. Much to everyone's surprise, Asmodeus returned power to Levistus. However, the arch-lord remained trapped still in his ice prison boulder and communicate to his subordinates through telepathy. The song is one of those telepathic messages. hopefully this will inform many of the true meaning of the song. Its not about being depressed its about Levistus.
    Flag SlakrJoeon November 17, 2009   Link
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    My Interpretation:It is about being Cryogenically frozen and waking up and being stuck like that OR it is about dying by freezing and waking up still locked in the body you died in, as if the soul had to stay behind with the body and live the pain of that death forever
    Flag StillIRoamon November 02, 2009   Link
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    My Opinion:the song appears to use the idea of being frozen cryogenicly, while completley conscious in their own mind, but i think its a metaphor to describe one of the things other people have said, ie. drug addiction or alcohol addiction
    Flag RexStoneon August 29, 2009   Link

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