Ice and the Storm

Open up your heart to me darling You're resisting this bliss You've been dreaming only of it It's just like ice building up inside darling We've accumulated too much miscommunication In a beginning everything is soft Not defensive Perhaps we begin again, shyly

I want to love you loosely I want to love you loosely So nothing is stopping me from receiving From giving out

I want a storm to blow it out I want to shake myself and turn my heart inside out I want a storm to blow it out I want to shake myself and turn my heart inside out

Open up your heart to me now Open Darling you're resisting this bliss You've been dreaming only of it

I want a storm to blow it out I want to shake myself and turn my heart inside out I want a storm to blow it out I want to shake myself and turn my heart inside out

Don't you want to let it go? Ohhh, (I want to love you loosely) Ohhh, let it go.

Let it go Let it let it let it go Let it go Let it let it let it go Let it go Let it let it let it go Let it go
Let it let it let it go Let it go Let it let it let it go Let it let it go Let it go Let it let it let it go

Very simple lyrics, very amazing song.

Pretty self-explanatory, yes? A worn out relationshiop, where she believes there is still love. She wants to save it. It is actually a very perfect song to dedicate to your lover!

Of all the songs about ice storms which feature the repeated phrase "let it go", this is my favorite!

But seriously, the desire expressed in this song seems to be for the ability to break through the layers of defense and secrecy which can inadvertently accumulate between lovers over time.

I feel like the repeated phrasing and slow fade out without any real progression over the course of the song, let alone a resolution, paints a rather bleak outcome of the relationship.