Breaking Benjamin - So Cold - Meaning of the song
Breaking Benjamin lead singer Ben Burnley was in New York when he wrote the song. It was wintertime, really cold, and the singer was lonely. Stuck in a Manhattan hotel, he felt cut off from the world as he tried to write the We Are Not Alone record. It was a difficult time for him.
Ben Burnley stated that the lyrics 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." "So Cold" took off, becoming Breaking Benjamin's first platinum record. Looking back at the song in 2020, Burnley said:
"I'm glad I was in that dark space, because I owe my whole career to it."
So cold - Lyrics
Crowded streets are cleared away
One by one
Hollow heroes separate
As they run
You're so cold
Keep your hand in mine
Wise men wonder while strong men die
Show me how it ends it's alright
Show me how defenseless you really are
Satisfied and empty inside
Well, that's alright, let's give this another try
If you find no family, don't you cry
In this land of make-believe, dead and dry
You're so cold, but you feel alive
Lay your hand on me one last time
Show me how it ends it's alright
Show me how defenseless you really are
Satisfied and empty inside
Well, that's alright, let's give this another try
Show me how it ends it's alright
Show me how defenseless you really are
Satisfied and empty inside
Well, that's alright, let's give this another try
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright
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