Cold Water

TBone · 03-01-2005, 04:34 PM

Hey, I was wondering if anyone knows the meaning of cold water, its a really great song and I want some more insight on what it means, if anyone has any ideas that'd be great....THANKS

=TBone

angelwing · 03-12-2005, 09:45 AM

Cold, cold water surrounds me now
And all I've got is your hand
Lord, can you hear me now?
Lord, can you hear me now?
Lord, can you hear me now?
Or am I lost?

Love one's daughter
Allow me that
And I can't let go of your hand
Lord, can you hear me now?
Lord, can you hear me now?
Lord, can you hear me now?
Or am I lost?
[chanting]
Cold, cold water surrounds me now
And all I've got is your hand
Lord, can you hear me now?
Lord, can you hear me now?
Lord, can you hear me now?
Or am I lost?

I think it is about desperation and crying out for help. Half the time he is crying out for help but because he is alone (I guess since he is lost, he is also alone) no one is around to help him. So he turns to the next best thing and cries out to God. He is desperate and clinging onto whoever/whatever is coming to help him get out of the situation he is in.

Bumpman · 03-12-2005, 11:14 AM

The story Damien tells is that one night he had a big fight with his mother, and he went to a friends house so that he didn't have to stay at home, after doing which he suddenly felt very alone and stupid. He also felt that when people get scared of what's happening to their life, then, and only then do they turn to god.

Of course the music and melody for 'cold water' existed years before the song was written, in the form of 'never'/'eve, the apple of my eye', so really he just wrote new lyrics for old music, i think it's an improvement.

angelwing · 03-12-2005, 02:08 PM

I was close...sort of

. I got the loneliness and turning to God part right.

MacFriend · 03-12-2005, 09:59 PM

weirrrrrd! i never saw that eve and cold water were the same...ish!

by the way nobody knows the tab for the where his voice gets low.... i know the first half of it is the same but the ''wont ya come with me'' bit is weird and i cant get it right. i play the capo 4 version i think its the same as the one tabbed here

thanks all!

03-01-2005, 04:34 PM	#1
TBone Eskimo Friend Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United States Posts: 56	Cold Water Hey, I was wondering if anyone knows the meaning of cold water, its a really great song and I want some more insight on what it means, if anyone has any ideas that'd be great....THANKS =TBone __________________ Cold water surrounds me now...

03-12-2005, 11:14 AM	#3
Bumpman ... Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,801	The story Damien tells is that one night he had a big fight with his mother, and he went to a friends house so that he didn't have to stay at home, after doing which he suddenly felt very alone and stupid. He also felt that when people get scared of what's happening to their life, then, and only then do they turn to god. Of course the music and melody for 'cold water' existed years before the song was written, in the form of 'never'/'eve, the apple of my eye', so really he just wrote new lyrics for old music, i think it's an improvement. __________________ Mic Christopher Is Great Last edited by Bumpman; 03-12-2005 at 11:17 AM.

03-12-2005, 09:59 PM	#5
MacFriend Eskimo Friend Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 82	weirrrrrd! i never saw that eve and cold water were the same...ish! by the way nobody knows the tab for the where his voice gets low.... i know the first half of it is the same but the ''wont ya come with me'' bit is weird and i cant get it right. i play the capo 4 version i think its the same as the one tabbed here thanks all! __________________ When we are born, we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools.

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03-12-2005, 09:45 AM	#2
angelwing Eskimo Baby Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 5	Cold, cold water surrounds me now And all I've got is your hand Lord, can you hear me now? Lord, can you hear me now? Lord, can you hear me now? Or am I lost? Love one's daughter Allow me that And I can't let go of your hand Lord, can you hear me now? Lord, can you hear me now? Lord, can you hear me now? Or am I lost? [chanting] Cold, cold water surrounds me now And all I've got is your hand Lord, can you hear me now? Lord, can you hear me now? Lord, can you hear me now? Or am I lost? I think it is about desperation and crying out for help. Half the time he is crying out for help but because he is alone (I guess since he is lost, he is also alone) no one is around to help him. So he turns to the next best thing and cries out to God. He is desperate and clinging onto whoever/whatever is coming to help him get out of the situation he is in.

03-12-2005, 02:08 PM	#4
angelwing Eskimo Baby Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 5	I was close...sort of . I got the loneliness and turning to God part right.