Trapped under the ice Lyrics

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I don't know how to live trough this hell
Woken up, I'm still locked in this shell
Frozen soul, frozen down to the core
Break the ice, I can't take anymore

Freezing
Can't move at all
Screaming
Can't hear my call
I am dying to live
Cry out
I'm trapped under ice

Crystallized, as I lay here and rest
Eyes of glass stare directly at death
From deep sleep I have broken away
No one knows, no one hears what I say

Freezing
Can't move at all
Screaming
Can't hear my call
I am dying to live
Cry out
I'm trapped under ice

Scream from my soul
Fate, mystified
Hell, forever more
No release from my cryonic state
What is this? I've been stricken by fate
Wrapped up tight, cannot move, can't break free
Hand of doom has a tight grip on me

Freezing
Can't move at all
Screaming
Can't hear my call
I am dying to live
Cry out
I'm trapped under ice

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Trapped under flesh | Reviewer: Udenn | 12/13/11

In the existentialist way (even a little further away actually), it may be seen as the experience of someone from a higher level of evolution (or density, dimension, etc) trapped in fucking human, mortal shape - feeling all alone, isolated, with no scape but death, like being trapped under ice.

But captx's (7/27/10) explanation rules, no doubt! :-D

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Locked-in syndrome | Reviewer: Anonymous | 7/13/11

I think this is about the Locked-ni syndrome, because then you can hear everybody, but you cant comminucate whit them, you can't move, you can't talk, you can't do anything but just lye there and accept that no one can hear you or rescue you from that state....

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Hand of Doom | Reviewer: Anonymous | 10/9/10

well if you look at the line: "Hand of doom has a tight grip on me" it could be referring back to a Black Sabbath song Hand Of Doom which is about drug addiction.

but still, if Hammett says it's just about a guy trapped under ice, then I guess it is :D

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it is literal | Reviewer: captx | 7/27/10

Metallica was interviewed once, the interviewer gave a long winded explanation with existentialist interpretations of what the song might mean. And Kirk literally said, "ummm, no, it's just a song about a guy trapped under ice." period. That is from the horse's mouth. I wish I could find that interview, but I have no idea where to even look. The reason I clearly remember this is because I do this to my wife all the time, whenever she goes in to a over dramatic interpretation of something, I remind her... "it's just a song about a guy trapped under ice..."

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i think its literal | Reviewer: OMG A PANCAKE! | 7/15/10

i dont know why people think it's about an addiction when it says, Trapped under ice, and talks about freezing. sounds to me like they're singing about dying by freezing to death. sort of like the old movie To build a Fire. the guy freezes to death in the end while trying to find his way back to camp.

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No.. | Reviewer: Anonymous | 7/7/10

This song is basically themed, like most of the songs on this album, they take a bunch of horrible ways to die... and make songs about them..... and this is the result, there is no real meaning, just a kick ass song about being trapped under ice!

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trapped under ice, dante's inferno | Reviewer: ldz | 3/11/10

maybe they're talking about the last circle of hell in dante's inferno? lucifer is there together with judas and some other guy connected to julius ceasar. lucifer is trapped under ice. drugs would really be a shallow interpretation..

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Dude | Reviewer: OldMetallicaRules | 2/22/10

Matt, although your interpretation fits alright this song was written two years before the bus accident that killed Cliff.

I think this song has multiple meanings. It could be about a coma or about being depressive OR it could be about literally being trapped under ice.

And the people saying that this song is about drug addiction. Well, that's a valid interpretation I might say, but why does every song needs to be about drugs? To me, this makes the song kinda hollow... but hell, that's my opinion.

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Trapped under ICE | Reviewer: Eddie | 2/13/10

Well this song could in theory be about anything, your imagination sets the boundaries. But if you read the title and the words of the song, there is no doubt that this man is trapped under ice. I read some comments about that being impossible. How so?

In Norway, Canada and other countries where it gets really cold during winters a lot of people die while crossing frozen rivers and get trapped under ice. If you can imagine how this would be I think you would be singing this song or at least thinking in the same way.

Let me give you an example: Wouldn't you be thinking that your death is certain: You "stare directly at death". You can scream but "no one heres my call". "Wrapped up tight, cannot move, can't break free. Hand of doom has a tight grip on me" And at the end: You become "Crystallized, as I lay here and rest"

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Trapped Under Ice | Reviewer: Ziga | 2/3/10

Trapped Under Ice is basicaly about being trapped with no escape. Maybe being paralyzed (unlikely since it says "Screaming! Cant hear my call" unless your in a vegetative state, but then your brain doesent work much at all so you wont know)
I personaly just think its about, literaly being trapped under ice.... Its a preaty freaky way to go... Under ice noone will hear you, its cold etc. and worst of all, life is a few inches from you... Yet so far away

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RIP Cliff | Reviewer: Matt | 1/23/10

it looks like everybody thinks this is about addiction but if yuor really think about it maybe the "ice" is a metaphor for a bus and they were talking about Cliff. i mean read the chorus that sounds more like a bus than addiction to me

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comatose | Reviewer: Anonymous | 11/29/09

I belive this song talks about someone in comatose state, brain is working good, but the body its just freeze. "no one knows, no one hears what I say" but of course like in all artistic manifestation its just my personal interpretation

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Deadly addiction? | Reviewer: Even | 4/22/09

All of you who think that this song is about addiction is probably right. I'd like to add something more to it. First of all, "Eyes of glass stare directly at Death" could mean that the addiction is about to take his life. Another thing is, that at the time, James had a serious alcohol problem. Maybe this is why he wrote this song?

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why cant it be literal? | Reviewer: ZaKK | 4/8/09

ya...basically all i got out of this song is A) its a badass song and B) being trapped under ice would suck--it probably is about addiction, but you can't deny the fact that it can be taken very literaly like i take it and the lyrics seem to support my second claim

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hmm | Reviewer: sabsabsab | 3/22/09

this song is really awesome! its probably about an addiction or a really bad or unhealthy habit that you cant stop even though you want to. and you dont really have the strength to make a difference to yourself or tell anyone aboutit

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