The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
It's not far to go it's not far at all
It's not far to go you're not far at all
Pools out back waters so cold
There's not much said that I don't know
The difference between frozen hands and feet
You come right out and you ask me
Nobody ever asks me
In the pool out back water to my chest
Towel lying in the grass
It looks a lot worse than it seems
But you know, baby, that's just me
Baby, there you go
That's just me, baby
There you go
That's just, baby
There you go that's just me
It's not far to go you're not far at all
And darlin', darlin', darlin', darlin', yeah
Looking for a laugh
want to stop back when you're
Done whining and taking things back
I'll be there as always
Feet submerged and probably frozen
We can only hope that I'll be frozen
Enough of that as if I care
As if I need to know like I was there
But if I was you just call my name,
Call my name and I'll be there
If you call my name you know I'll be there
Baby, you're so far away
No matter what you do
No matter what you say
You couldn't stop the world for a moment
In the middle of good-bye
You stop in to say hi
Is it all right
Is it all right if I
Hi is it all right
Is it alright if I
Hi is it alright
Is it all right if I
Hi is it all right
Is it all right
Pools out back water so cold
There's not much said
Then I don't know the difference
Between frozen hands and feet
You come right out and you ask me
It's not far to go
It's not far at all
It's not far to go you're not far at all
Pools out back waters so cold
There's not much said that I don't know
The difference between frozen hands and feet
You come right out and you ask me
Nobody ever asks me
In the pool out back water to my chest
Towel lying in the grass
It looks a lot worse than it seems
But you know, baby, that's just me
Baby, there you go
That's just me, baby
There you go
That's just, baby
There you go that's just me
It's not far to go you're not far at all
And darlin', darlin', darlin', darlin', yeah
Looking for a laugh
want to stop back when you're
Done whining and taking things back
I'll be there as always
Feet submerged and probably frozen
We can only hope that I'll be frozen
Enough of that as if I care
As if I need to know like I was there
But if I was you just call my name,
Call my name and I'll be there
If you call my name you know I'll be there
Baby, you're so far away
No matter what you do
No matter what you say
You couldn't stop the world for a moment
In the middle of good-bye
You stop in to say hi
Is it all right
Is it all right if I
Hi is it all right
Is it alright if I
Hi is it alright
Is it all right if I
Hi is it all right
Is it all right
Pools out back water so cold
There's not much said
Then I don't know the difference
Between frozen hands and feet
You come right out and you ask me
It's not far to go
It's not far at all
Lyrics submitted by LizardGirl
Frozen Lyrics as written by Tegan Rain Quin Sara Keirsten Quin
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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This song makes me feel happy too! SOOO very awesome! I luv it to death, seriously. Turns it on...
The s were at a point in their lives where they were like, "What are we doing?" and it was very depressing for them. So their mum bought them a wading pool, which Sara didn't use, but Tegan did and she wrote this song about it.
I love the very begining of this song. It makes me smile.
I have no idea what these lyrics are supposed to mean, but I do know that this song makes me feel happy. :)
Yeah, I agree with WhiteIron, they are certainly speaking of a pool in their garden, with very very cold water... but I also think they were arguing, splitting or something like that: "there's not much said that I don't know" (what you blamed me)
"you come right out and you ask me nobody ever asks me" (maybe she feels excluded)
But one of them is taking responsibilities: "it looks a lot worse than it seems but you know baby that's just me we can only hope that it might be me"
And waiting for the other one to settle: "looking for a laugh wanna stop back when you're done whining and taking things back"
And willing to be friends again: "but if I was you just call my name call my name and I'll be there if you call my name you know I'll be there"
Though I see the freezing pool as an analogy to a sort of (self) punishment of isolation, I don't see the meaning of " it's not far to go it's not far at all"
nbrii: It's not far to go, to go out into the garden to the pool, and say sorry.
WhiteIron, I also heard that Tegan just used to lie in the pool for hours on end in the summer when it was boiling hot and that was when she thought of the song. I love this song
"I'll always be there submerged and probably frozen we can only hope that I'll be frozen"
^^^ tht always gives me the feelings that she's moving forward too fast...so she hopes that when this person comes looking for her, she's still be there (frozen)...but that doesn't really make sense when considering the other lyrics so never mind lol
i heard something about this song being about a wading pool their mother bought them.
sara said this in a concert in a joking manor but i think she was putting a funny spin on a true story
last night sara said that this song was about one time when her mom and her mom's friends were drunk in the backyard and her mom fell into the wading pool... haha.