Ice Water
Agua de Annique Lyrics

The song "Ice Water" by Agua de Annique is a powerful and emotional one which tells the tale of two people who shield each other from the harsh realities of life. The opening lines "I shield you from this life, your heart is kept on ice" establishes the idea of one person protecting the other from the world, and keeping them distant and detached from any pain or suffering. The lines "I file you where I need and keep you from the heat, running, running away" imply that this protection is not necessarily something that the person being shielded wants, and that it may feel like they are always running from something.

These roles are reversible, as seen when the other person is referred to in the lines "you hold me in contempt, forever will I depend, you file me where you need, but never kept me from the heat, falling, falling away". It is a sad and poignant realization that these two people seemingly need each other to survive, but are not necessarily being nurtured in the way they truly need.

The lines "It's always cold in hell, I have felt it I can tell, they file you where they need, in ice water, there is no heat, burning, burning away" suggest that the world is a harsh, unforgiving place, and that the only way to survive is to numb yourself to it. It is a powerful metaphor- "in ice water, there is no heat"- and a deeply melancholy one. The intense emotions conveyed in "Ice Water" are ones that many people can relate to, and the evocative lyrics and melodies make this song a beautifully crafted one.