Do You Want To Build A Snowman
Katie Lopez Lyrics
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Do you want to build a snowman?
Come on, let's go and play!
I never see you anymore
Come out the door
It's like you've gone away
We used to be best buddies
I wish you would tell me why!
Do you want to build a snowman?
It doesn't have to be a snowman
Go away, Anna
Okay, bye
Do you want to build a snowman?
Or ride our bike around the halls?
I think some company is overdue
I've started talking to
The pictures on the walls!
(Hang in there, Joan)
It gets a little lonely
All these empty rooms
Just watching the hours tick by
(tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock)
Elsa, please I know you're in there
People are asking where you've been
They say, "have courage" and I'm trying to
I'm right out here for you
Just let me in
We only have each other
It's just you and me
What are we gonna do?
Do you want to build a snowman?
The first stanza of the song opens with Anna asking her older sister Elsa if she wants to build a snowman, inviting her to come out and play. She expresses how she never gets to see Elsa anymore and how it feels like she is gone. Anna reminisces about the days when they were best friends, but now they are not, and she is unsure why Elsa has distanced herself from her. Anna's persistence is highlighted through her proposition of building a snowman and how it doesn't have to be a snowman.
In the second stanza, Anna continues with her efforts to reach out to Elsa. She suggests going for a bike ride instead of building a snowman, emphasizing how she thinks they need to spend time together since company is overdue. Anna mentions how it's getting a little lonely and how she has started talking to the pictures on the wall. The ticking clock symbolizes the passage of time, emphasizing Anna's loneliness as she watches the hours tick by.
In the final stanza, Anna acknowledges that they only have each other and Elsa is all she has. Anna asks Elsa to have the courage to let her in and stop pushing her away. Anna reminds Elsa how they are all each other has, and they need to figure out what to do together. The song ends with Anna asking Elsa if she wants to build a snowman again.
Line by Line Meaning
Elsa?
Anna calls out to Elsa.
Do you want to build a snowman?
Anna asks Elsa if she wants to come out and play with her, using the metaphor of building a snowman.
Come on, let's go and play!
Anna urges Elsa to join her in having fun.
I never see you anymore
Anna notes that she and Elsa used to spend a lot of time together but that Elsa has withdrawn from her recently.
Come out the door
Anna wants Elsa to leave her room and re-engage with the outside world.
It's like you've gone away
Anna feels like Elsa has emotionally left her, even though she's physically present.
We used to be best buddies
Anna recalls the close relationship she and Elsa used to have.
And now we're not
Anna laments the fact that their relationship has deteriorated.
I wish you would tell me why!
Anna wants Elsa to explain why she's pulled away from her so that they can try to fix things.
Do you want to build a snowman?
Anna tries again to entice Elsa to play with her.
It doesn't have to be a snowman
Anna wants to make sure Elsa knows they can do anything together, not just build a snowman.
Go away, Anna
Elsa is frustrated and scared and asks Anna to leave her alone.
Okay, bye
Anna reluctantly gives up and leaves Elsa alone.
Do you want to build a snowman?
Anna tries once more to connect with Elsa.
Or ride our bike around the halls?
Anna suggests another activity they can do together, using bikes instead of building a snowman.
I think some company is overdue
Anna notes that they haven't spent enough time together lately and that it's time to change that.
I've started talking to
Anna reveals that she's so lonely that she's started talking to the pictures on the walls.
The pictures on the walls!
Anna is so desperate for company that she's even talking to inanimate objects.
It gets a little lonely
Anna admits that she's lonely without Elsa.
All these empty rooms
Anna feels the emptiness of their large, empty castle.
Just watching the hours tick by
Anna is bored and feels like time is passing slowly.
(tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock)
Anna is so bored that she vocalizes the sound of the clock ticking.
Elsa, please I know you're in there
Anna pleads with Elsa to come out and talk to her.
People are asking where you've been
Everyone is wondering where Elsa has gone and why she's been in hiding.
They say, "have courage" and I'm trying to
Anna acknowledges that other people are encouraging her to be brave and keep trying to connect with Elsa.
I'm right out here for you
Anna wants Elsa to know that she's there to support her, no matter what.
Just let me in
Anna wants Elsa to open up to her and let her help.
We only have each other
Anna reminds Elsa of the importance of their bond as sisters.
It's just you and me
Anna emphasizes the fact that they're all each other has and need to take care of each other.
What are we gonna do?
Anna is worried about the future of their relationship and wants to find a way to fix things.
Do you want to build a snowman?
Anna makes one final attempt to reconnect with Elsa.
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