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Running Colder Than The Sea
(Verse 1)
I wear this landscape, still and white
Practice breathing in the placid light
They see a calm, a perfect peace
I hear a groan that won't release
I patch the fissures when they form
Been doing this since I was born
Keeping the surface polished, smooth
Got nothing left I have to prove
(Pre-Chorus)
But there's a hum beneath my feet
A million-year-old, secret beat
A pressure measured in the soul
That's fighting for its own control
(Chorus)
A hundred miles of frozen stone
Can't keep this feeling down, unknown
Running colder than the sea
These Antarctic rivers under me
This world below, you'll never find
Carving canyons in my mind
Running harder, endlessly
These Antarctic rivers under me
(Verse 2)
You asked me how I’ve been today
Found the easiest words to say
‘Just busy, you know how it is’
I built the lie right on my lips
And for a second, I felt the ground
Give way without a single sound
I had to anchor my own weight
And hold the continent in place
(Pre-Chorus)
But there’s a hum inside my bones
A dialect of ancient groans
A pressure I’ve learned to contain
But it remembers its own name
(Chorus)
A hundred miles of frozen stone
Can't keep this feeling down, unknown
Running colder than the sea
These Antarctic rivers under me
This world below, you'll never find
Carving canyons in my mind
Running harder, endlessly
These Antarctic rivers under me
(Bridge)
I could let the melting start
Break the glacier of my heart
I could flood the world we know
And just let go… just let it flow
But who would stay to see the sight?
Drowned beneath the endless white
No, I'll command the frost again
Decide the where, decide the when.
(Chorus)
A thousand miles of frozen stone!
Can't keep this feeling down, unknown!
Running colder than the sea!
These Antarctic rivers under me!
This world below, that you can’t find!
It’s carving canyons in my mind!
Running harder, endlessly!
This whole damn ocean is inside of me!
(Outro)
Yeah, this whole damn ocean's in me...
Running colder.
Flowing under.
Yeah... you'll never see...
About The Song
This song transforms a recent scientific breakthrough—the discovery of vast, ancient river systems flowing for millions of years beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet—into a powerful metaphor for managed grief. The protagonist isn't passively sad; they are actively engaged in the immense effort of maintaining a calm, frozen exterior (the 'ice sheet') over a deep, powerful, and unseen flow of traumatic memory (the 'Antarctic rivers'). The song embodies the Active Agency Mandate, focusing on the actions of containment and control—'patching fissures,' 'holding the continent in place'—rather than simply describing a state of being. Influenced by the atmospheric, beat-driven introspection of artists like Tate McRae and the soulful power of Teddy Swims, 'Running Colder Than The Sea' captures the immense pressure and secret world of a person navigating profound loss while presenting a placid face to the world.
Production Notes
Vocals: Close-mic'd intimacy. Use a Neumann U87 or similar condenser to capture breath and subtle textures. The lead vocal in verses should be tight, almost claustrophobic, with minimal effects. In the chorus, layer heavily with harmonies (one sung, one falsetto) panned wide. The bridge should feel like an internal monologue, possibly with a telephone EQ filter, before exploding into the final, belted chorus. Performance is key: shift from contained restraint to raw power.
Instrumentation: The arrangement should be built on a foundation of deep, resonant 808-style sub-bass and a sharp, syncopated hi-hat pattern. A low-passed piano melody should drift in and out, feeling distant and submerged. The percussive core should feel like a struggling heartbeat. Introduce a subtle, reversed reverb swell into the pre-chorus to build tension.
Mix Automation: This song lives and dies by automation. The stereo field should feel narrow and centered in the verses and then explode wide in the chorus. Automate reverb and delay throws on key words like 'sea' and 'me' to create a sense of vast space. During the bridge, automate a high-pass filter to thin out the sound before crashing back into the full-frequency power of the final chorus. The final outro should slowly filter everything out, leaving just the vocal and a sub-bass hum.
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