After serving as the frontman of bluegrass group The SteelDrivers from 2008 to 2010, Stapleton released his debut studio album Traveller in 2015, which reached number one on the US Billboard 200 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Among several accolades, he won the Country Music Association Awards and the Academy of Country Music Awards for Album of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year, and the Grammy Award for Best Country Album and Best Country Solo Performance at the 58th annual ceremony. His second studio album, From A Room: Volume 1 was released on May 5, 2017, reached number two on the US Billboard 200, and to date has surpassed 500,000 units sold. Six months later, Stapleton released follow-up album, From A Room: Volume 2, which, like its predecessor, debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200.
Stapleton was born in a Lexington, Kentucky hospital. His mother worked at the local health department and his father was a coal miner. He comes from a family of coal miners.[12][13] He has an older brother and younger sister.[14][15]
Stapleton grew up in the small town of Staffordsville, Kentucky, which is located just outside of Paintsville, located between the city and the Paintsville lake. He graduated from Johnson Central High School where he was his class valedictorian and attended Vanderbilt University where he studied engineering, but dropped out after a year.
Stapleton is married to singer-songwriter Morgane Hayes, who co-wrote Carrie Underwood's 2006 single "Don't Forget to Remember Me". She had a recording deal with Arista Nashville. The couple met when they were working at adjacent publishing houses. They have two children and live in Nashville.
Cold
Chris Stapleton Lyrics
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It shattered like a rock through a window
I thought we had it so good
Never really saw this comin'
Oh, why you got to be so cold?
Why you got to go and cut me like a knife
And put our love on ice?
Right here in the middle of my soul
Oh, why you got to be so cold?
What am I supposed to say
If anybody asks me about you?
I guess I'll tell 'em I'm without you
How am I supposed to live
When I built my life around you?
Try to put yourself in my shoes
Oh, why you got to be so cold?
Why you got to go and cut me like a knife
And put our love on ice?
Oh, girl, you know you left this hole
Right here in the middle of my soul
Oh, why you got to be so cold?
I can only feel my love hangin' on
I don't feel like it's over
I'm still on fire
Why you gotta be so?
Oh, why you got to be so cold?
Why you got to go and cut me like a knife
And put our love on ice?
Oh, girl, you know you left this hole
Right here in the middle of my soul
Oh, why you got to be so cold?
Why you got to be so cold?
Why you got to be so cold?
Got to be so cold
The lyrics to Chris Stapleton's song "Cold" express the emotions of heartbreak and bewilderment following a sudden and unexpected breakup. The singer describes feeling shattered and confused by their partner's sudden change in behavior, wondering what he's supposed to say when asked about her and how he's supposed to live without her. He urges her to put herself in his shoes, to understand the pain and emptiness she's caused by cutting him off so abruptly. The chorus repeats the question, "Why you got to be so cold?", emphasizing the harshness and cruelty of the partner's actions.
The use of the metaphor of a rock shattering a window to describe the impact of the breakup creates a visceral image of the singer's pain and the suddenness of the event. He had believed everything was going well, implying that the end of the relationship came out of nowhere. The singer's confusion and hurt are compounded by the fact that he had built his life around his partner, further emphasizing the suddenness of her leaving.
Throughout the song, the singer struggles to come to terms with his feelings, expressing both anger and longing for his partner. He acknowledges that he still loves her and can't believe it's over, holding out hope that they might reconcile. Despite his pain, the singer's love for his partner appears to remain steadfast, even in the face of her cruelty and betrayal.
Line by Line Meaning
Girl, the way you broke my heart
The way you broke my heart was so painful and unexpected
It shattered like a rock through a window
It felt like my heart was abruptly broken, like a rock shattering through a window
I thought we had it so good
I believed our relationship was strong and healthy
Never really saw this comin'
I didn't expect our relationship to fall apart like this
Oh, why you got to be so cold?
I don't understand why you are being so distant and indifferent towards me
Why you got to go and cut me like a knife
Your actions feel like a sharp and painful betrayal
And put our love on ice?
You've frozen our relationship and left it in a state of uncertainty
Oh, girl, you know you left this hole
Your absence has created a deep emotional void within me
Right here in the middle of my soul
I feel this pain at the very core of my being
What am I supposed to say
I don't know how to talk about what happened between us
If anybody asks me about you?
I'm not sure how to respond when people inquire about you
I guess I'll tell 'em I'm without you
I'll have to admit that we're no longer together
How am I supposed to live
I don't know how to move forward without you
When I built my life around you?
My life revolved around our relationship, and now I feel lost
Try to put yourself in my shoes
Please try to empathize with my perspective and understand my pain
I can only feel my love hangin' on
Despite everything, I still have feelings for you
I don't feel like it's over
I don't believe that our relationship has truly come to an end
I'm still on fire
My passion and emotions are still intense
Why you gotta be so?
Why are you acting this way towards me?
Why you gotta be so cold?
Why are you being so distant and unfeeling?
Why you gotta be so cold?
Why are you treating me like this?
Got to be so cold
You're purposefully acting aloof and uncaring
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon, Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@misako7702
Girl, the way you broke my heart
It shattered like a rock through a window
I thought we had it so good
Never really saw this comin'
Oh, why you got to be so cold?
Why you got to go and cut me like a knife
And put our love on ice?
Oh, girl, you know you left this hole
Right here in the middle of my soul
Oh, why you got to be so cold?
What am I supposed to say
If anybody asks me about you?
I guess I'll tell 'em I'm without you
How am I supposed to live
When I built my life around you?
Try to put yourself in my shoes
Oh, why you got to be so cold?
Why you got to go and cut me like a knife
And put our love on ice?
Oh, girl, you know you left this hole
Right here in the middle of my soul
Oh, why you got to be so cold?
I can only feel my love hangin' on
I don't feel like it's over
I'm still on fire
Why you gotta be so?
Oh, why you got to be so cold?
Why you got to go and cut me like a knife
And put our love on ice?
Oh, girl, you know you left this hole
Right here in the middle of my soul
Oh, why you got to be so cold?
Why you got to be so cold?
Why you got to be so cold?
Got to be so cold
@Azerrz
Holy shit this is incredible wtf?!
@aspaharian1
Yeah it is 😊
@bruh9954
Yea
@zackluce2400
Cover?
@mikebeasley6447
@@zackluce2400 NO NOT A COVER TROLL!!!!!!!! OF THE 46 SONGS ON CHRIS'S 4 SOLO ALBUMS HE WROTE OR COWROTE 38 WHICH TRANSLATES TO OVER 80%. ZACK PLEASE DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE YOU MAKE YOURSELF LOOK IGNORANT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!
@zackluce2400
@@mikebeasley6447 bro, i was wondering if azerz was gonna make a cover lol
@laurayoung1639
My husband is a rap/R&B guy and he heard this song on the Grammy’s last night and was blown away. He was in the middle of doing a puzzle and his head immediately turned and he was asking who this man was. Such a powerhouse! Awesome vocals and great song!
@kidr363
Hi Laura I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….
@michaelhasty1632
@@kidr363 Clearly not Kid Rock. Poser.
@danielc.8875
It's hard not to love great.music regardless of who sings it, and Chris is loved by black folks as well. They have good taste also. No disrespect to gods chilren who ever they are.