Frozen
Bleeding Heart Pigeons Lyrics


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I woke into another dream today
In a strangely (normal) way
I'm always either waking or I'm sleeping
Dream after Dream after Day after Day
I say to her
Mother do never ever quit giving birth to yourself
Trapped inside this frozen (?)
For the rest of time
And all the people rushing and they're going nowhere
Don't know where they're going but they're desperate to get there
Nothing ever begins and nothing ever ends
It just tricks with changing appearance
I live in the belly of a phantom
I look around and what do I see?
she picked up a bass guitar and she said to me
"adapt your expectations and kid you'll be fine"
"and calibrate your spectacles Kid, and you'll be fine"
Everything is so wonderful frozen in hell
"adapt your expectations and kid you'll be fine"
"and calibrate your spectacles Kid, and you'll be fine"
Everything is so wonderful frozen in hell




Everything is so wonderful frozen in hell
Everything is so wonderful frozen in hell

Overall Meaning

In "Frozen," Bleeding Heart Pigeons explores the idea of being stuck in a cycle of dreams and reality, unable to escape. The singer talks about waking up into another dream and not being sure whether they are asleep or awake. The repetitive and cyclical nature of both their dreams and their life makes them feel trapped inside a frozen state for the rest of their existence. They urge their mother to never stop reinventing herself, to avoid the same fate.


As the song progresses, the singer observes the people around them frantically rushing towards an unknown destination. However, they know that nothing ever really comes to an end or begins anew, it just changes its appearance. The singer feels like they're living in the belly of a phantom, and it's not clear what they're seeing.


Towards the end of the song, the singer's companion advises them to adapt expectations and calibrate spectacles, which would help them make sense of the world, frozen in all its wonders and hells. The song seems to be encapsulating the human struggle to find purpose and meaning in everyday life while trapped in the cycle of mundane existence and the need to constantly invent oneself.


Line by Line Meaning

I woke into another dream today
Today feels surreal, like it's all a dream.


In a strangely (normal) way
This surreal feeling is familiar, like it happens all the time.


I'm always either waking or I'm sleeping
Life feels like it's made up of two alternating states - wakefulness or dreaming.


Dream after Dream after Day after Day
It feels like every day is a never-ending cycle of dreams and reality, one after the other.


I say to her Mother do never ever quit giving birth to yourself
I advise my mother to always keep reinventing herself, to keep growing and changing.


Trapped inside this frozen (?) For the rest of time
There's a feeling of being stuck in a moment that doesn't change, or trapped in a cycle that never ends.


And all the people rushing and they're going nowhere Don't know where they're going but they're desperate to get there
Everyone seems to be moving at a frantic pace, but they don't really know where they're headed. They just want to get there quickly.


Nothing ever begins and nothing ever ends It just tricks with changing appearance
Things might seem like they're starting or finishing, but really everything is always in flux and changing form.


I live in the belly of a phantom I look around and what do I see? she picked up a bass guitar and she said to me "adapt your expectations and kid you'll be fine" "and calibrate your spectacles Kid, and you'll be fine"
I feel like I'm surrounded by something that isn't quite real, and someone offers me advice to adjust how I see the world in order to feel better about it.


Everything is so wonderful frozen in hell
Despite the feeling of being stuck and trapped, there's still beauty to be found.


"adapt your expectations and kid you'll be fine" "and calibrate your spectacles Kid, and you'll be fine"
This line is repeated for emphasis - adjusting your perspective on things can lead to feeling more content and positive despite difficult circumstances.


Everything is so wonderful frozen in hell Everything is so wonderful frozen in hell Everything is so wonderful frozen in hell
The repetition at the end drives home the idea that despite the struggle, there's still a sense of awe and wonder to be found in the world.




Writer(s): Michael Keating, Cathal John Histon, Brendan David Mcinerney

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