In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Frosty the snowman
Was a jolly, happy soul
With the corn cup hat and button nose
And two eyes made out of coal
Frosty the snowman
Is a fairy tale they say
He was made of snow but the children know
How he came to life one day
There must have been some magic
In that old silk hat they found
For when they placed it on his head
He began to dance all around
Oh, frosty the snowman
Was as alive as he could be
And the children say, he could laugh and play
Just the same as you and me
Frosty the snowman
Knew the sun was hot that day
So he said, "Let's run and have some fun
Before I melt away"
Down to the village
With the broom-stick in his hand
Running here and there all around that square
Saying, "Catch me if you can"
He led them down the street of town
Right to the traffic cop
And he only paused a moment when
He heard him howler, "Stop"
For Frosty the snowman
Had to hurry on his way
But he waved goodbye, saying, "Please don't cry
I'll be back again someday"
Thumpdy, thump, thump, thumpdy, thump, thump
Look at Frosty go
Thumpdy, thump, thump, thumpdy, thump, thump
Over the hills of snow
Was a jolly, happy soul
With the corn cup hat and button nose
And two eyes made out of coal
Frosty the snowman
Is a fairy tale they say
He was made of snow but the children know
How he came to life one day
There must have been some magic
In that old silk hat they found
For when they placed it on his head
He began to dance all around
Oh, frosty the snowman
Was as alive as he could be
And the children say, he could laugh and play
Just the same as you and me
Frosty the snowman
Knew the sun was hot that day
So he said, "Let's run and have some fun
Before I melt away"
Down to the village
With the broom-stick in his hand
Running here and there all around that square
Saying, "Catch me if you can"
He led them down the street of town
Right to the traffic cop
And he only paused a moment when
He heard him howler, "Stop"
For Frosty the snowman
Had to hurry on his way
But he waved goodbye, saying, "Please don't cry
I'll be back again someday"
Thumpdy, thump, thump, thumpdy, thump, thump
Look at Frosty go
Thumpdy, thump, thump, thumpdy, thump, thump
Over the hills of snow
Lyrics submitted by SongMeanings
Frosty the Snowman Lyrics as written by Steve Nelson Jack Rollins
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Lyrics powered by LyricFind
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Standing On The Edge Of Summer
Thursday
Thursday
Mental Istid
Ebba Grön
Ebba Grön
This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
No Surprises
Radiohead
Radiohead
Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Magical
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
How would you describe the feeling of being in love? For Ed Sheeran, the word is “Magical.” in HIS three-minute album opener, he makes an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of true love with words. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner.
Page
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.