So Cold

I think that's a good meaning for the song. although, I feel this song speaks to me to open up to other people, because I am like the woman in the song. I expect people to open up to me, tell me their problems, and let me help them, but i refuse to do the same. I am a girl, too, so that makes it jump out at me even more. I like to help people, and I can offer a warm hand, but when they ask how or why, I clam up, and my warmth becomes like ice... but nobody seems to mind. I think as long as you can provide some small amount of emotion, it really is alright, and you should try again later. If someone were kind enough, and persistant enough, I would come through for them. and I always produce some sort of emotion at the appropriate times.

I think the song is describing the Spanish Inquisition. Thousands of innocent people were executed by the Catholic Church, many families were devestated and torn apart. "Crowded streets are cleared away, one by one" describes once thriving populations dwindling due to persecution and prejudice. "Hollow heroes separate, as they run" describes "souless" Jews who resisted Queen Isabel, Archbishop Pedro Gonzales de Mendoza and Pope Sixtus IV's forced conversion efforts. "You're so cold but you feel alive, lay your hand on me one last time" could be describing an imprisoned "Crypto-Jew" who is awaiting torture and execution at the burning stake, speaking to his loved-one who had decided to bow to the Church and convert. The loved one is so cold because giving up one's culture is like losing one's internal flame. "Wise men wonder while strong men die" is describing the "Wise" leaders of the Church and the Monarchy, pondering the actions to be taken, causing strong-willed martyrs of Judaism to die. "Show me how it ends it's alright" describes the sentenced heretics' decision to remain faithful to their god and their beliefs. They are willing martyrs. "Show me how defenseless you really are, satisfied and empty inside, that's alright, let's give this another try" describes the Church's inability to snuff out the existence of the persecuted religions and their steadfast followers. The executors of the Inquisition are satisfied with their evil efforts, believing themselves in control of the people, yet the resistance will always give freedom of belief and expression another try.

quoting cyanide, the feeling is that is talking to someone somehow scared and "cold" but still "alive" and perhaps someone important to the "speaker".<br /> the first two lines makes me think at a setting, a background for the rest of the scene.<br /> they are running, and most of them separate from other, the speaker remains with the "cold person" and try to save and be saved (perhaps emotionally "lay your hand on me" even if "you are so cold").

That was a beautiful and emotionally insightful view of this song. :)<br /> <br /> I've put up with someone like he is describing for years. In the end however, after he sings the "Lay your hand on me one last time", I believes he means it for the last time. After so long time of remaining there for someone who will not reach out, you let them go eventually because you have to. You're dead too a little when every time you hold their hand. It's a way of loving someone enough to walk into hell for another, putting yourself in harm’s way to show them the love you feel they deserve and making an attempt to pull out. <br /> <br /> A lot of people have been truly introduces to their true love. But there's an innate sense when you do. Feel it in your chest, in your heart, down to the very core of your very fiber. It's as if they are with you in spirit. Most people interpret the action was stupid and weak. You and that person are the only one to know what's happening. However, that's what makes your connection so special. It is not that a person is weak, at least when true love is apparent, it's that you felt enough for them to make the attempt to show them that you are actually the strongest person they will ever know. Refusing to leave someone's "side" is letting them know that you feel them and their pain and that they are not alone and that even though they cannot trust anyone that they can trust and count on you. As such, you don't leave their side, because someone needed not to, if even just once in their life. <br /> <br /> Of course for people with these issues, you may uplift them inside, but they need to have to want and desire to get off it, see what's right in from of them (what they've always long for), and just believe in something. The ones who wait not only long for that person, but most importantly their happiness. The ones who wait and cut you all the breaks (because no one else ever had and whether they know it or not, they act of this comes from deep and sincere love, which by the end grows into unconditional love) become stronger as they let you go, understanding that choosing death and darkness and also the loss of such a deep love will break their heart and forever change them at the core, they will still let them go with unwavering and unconditional love, "Show me how it ends, it's alright. Show me how defenseless you really are. Satisfied and empty inside. That's alright. Let's give this another try. (Allowing the other to die in peace, along with their false burdens). It's alright, it's alright, and it’s alright". <br /> As you will notice, he doesn't say let's give it another try at the end. He allowed her to show him how it ends and she did. Parting is such sweet sorrow.<br /> <br /> (Guy walks into the water with huge stick aaaaaaand CUT FILM!)

Sorry for all the grammatical errors. I don't think as clearly as I typically do when expressing such overpowering emotions. It actually cause a strain for me to feel for this person. Hope you get the point. OuttyFive! :)

@cyanide2060 No. He watched 28 Days Later and this song is about how someone would feel if someone they loved turned into a zombie. You would be torn between "They're dead" and "They feel alive enough." I'm pretty sure Breaking Benjamin confirmed this at some point.

@cyanide2060 - You're right, they are talented. <br /> <br /> Show me how defenseless you really are - is a challenge not asking the woman to "open up". Cats look defenseless, don't they, until they come at you pissed off with claws out & women were once jokingly referred to as "kittens" because how a seemingly "defenseless" woman isn't so defenseless pissed off. Have you never heard the saying there's nothing worst than a scorned woman? This "defenseless" comment is straight out sarcasm. <br /> <br /> Satisfied & empty inside - is not a man. That is the woman. The entire sequence from there to dead & dry basically implies it is an arranged marriage that the woman disagrees with & takes satisfaction, even pleasure, in denying her husband the intimacy (empty) of a loving relationship. <br /> <br /> That's pretty obvious with the next lines - if you find your family, don't you cry, in this land of make believe dead & dry - so the husband/wife are pretending to be a happy family (in this land of make believe) and that possibly a) something happened to her family, b) her family had no say in this marriage arrangement either, and that there is little hope of anything improving between them (it takes work, hard work, for anything to grow on land that's dead & dry). <br /> <br /> This - Your so cold, but you feel alive. Lay your hand on me on last time - is probably only the summary you got right. The song isn't about craving someone who is unable it's about infidelity, haven't you ever watched the music video?

@cyanide2060 every one of there songs gives everyone a boner

@cyanide2060 every one of there songs gives everyone a boner

@zeratul66 Close. Here's what Ben Burnley said: the yrics were inspired by the movie 28 Days Later, where a rage hormone can be transmitted like AIDS and is set loose in England. The music was originally a little faster tempo and was played as a live song called "Always." >>

@zeratul66 Actually it kind of reflect on all wars. I had not dug too deep into the lyrics before, so I thought it was about some general despair or apocalypse. However, the Russian war in Ukraine really sticks to the text. Lastly my guess is that "cold" is really means what it says in this text, namely cold as in freezing.

So, how did you turn out? Still as your own person?<br /> <br /> Wise men wonder - A man is wise to give in to himself, not society, or for the love of material envy. So a wise man will wonder (think deeply) about what will truly make him happy, not accepted. This is the wise move.<br /> <br /> Strong men die - Men are taught in this society, that in order to be strong and "make it", they will have to ignore their true selves that scream inside their cold body. To ignore their heart and forget about realizing true happiness. A fake it till you make it move which usually ends in someone that will just cut themselves off and die inside long before their physical selves do. This is not a wise move.

Problem with our society is that its processing reminds too much of communism- there are only a handful of molds for each sex that the majority of other individuals will understand and accept/respect. We are all broken down or kept immature to the point where we are served perfectly into a specific role. Made ants... To a certain extent- this is healthy, but ignorance of design also sees this mechanic hit those that are especially creative and may make them turn on society rather than join in- rightfully so.<br /> <br /> Most of us are incredibly retarded on a mental plane and fail to justify the vast potential of our systems to lack such fundamental insights of how social and advanced creatures we really are... People can't be exactly the same; so in my opinion they shouldn't even have to waste efforts trying. It's not even genetically possible. Our current setup requires some form of deeper dimension for grating. I am sorry, but not everyone is fully worthy to make a stand on their own either- atleast not yet. First we have to fully automatize (let robots do all work) our base industries. I am no politician, so I don't have to lie up your faces with what I think. Though we are on our way :p<br /> <br /> You have to be an incredibly strong person just to fend off the attacks from others in the everyday for 20+ years straight and prevail. I happen to be one of those rare individuals, but I have only met like one-two other in my entire life... Fortunately one of them was a girl, so there is hope for you guys! :)<br /> Maybe she can teach you what humans are really like.

I think that all you wrote is completely true. <br /> I saw it the same way. <br /> So much everyone is trying to do to get rid of reality and you see nothing for what it is anymore. <br /> Where are we headed???

Same with my mother.. tthats what this song makes me think of :(

I think you're right. this world is going to hell. but I believe that perhaps, with your mom, and others like her, perhaps she only doesn't want to show emotion in front of other people. I know I am that way. I only show emotion in front of animals or an empty room. other than that, the only 3 emotions I show in front of other humans are happiness, anger (and that only when it's really bad, like someone threatening my friends), and irritation when I am about to get really pissed. other than that, I either fake my emotions, or I just hide them altogether... and yet I'm not numb...

Hey, asshole, I'm on anti-depressants. If I wasn't, I'd be dead. Anti-depressants serve a purpose and when you say shit like they "numb" you, that just pisses me off because I feel it's quite to contrary. I feel numb and alone when I'm not on my meds. If you don't need them then good for you, but don't look down upon people who are on them because they have mental issues.

I agree with this. Amazing song.<br /> <br /> <br /> Well "SOFTYFTW" maybe u should start thinking about why society wants you to take drugs that alter your mind when u feel depressed instead of asking why u feel that way and how we can fix it (without drugs!).<br /> <br /> You post is exactly what this song is about, people not caring and just taking the ez way and not helping each other and understand what other people are going thru.<br /> <br /> Just saw that the post was very old so I hope you are doing fine now :)<br /> <br /> Peace and love!

Sweet! HAHA. If you find your family, don't cry? Hmmm. It's almost as if that one line doesn't even belong in the song. <br /> <br /> I LOVE THIS SONG!

@DumBBlondeBB23 That's partially the movie the lyrics were based on according to Ben.