So Cold is a song by the band Breaking Benjamin, and the first song off of their second studio album, We Are Not
Alone in 2004. The song was also released on their So Cold EP in 2004.
Lyrics[]
VERSE 1
Crowded streets are cleared away one by one
Hollow heroes separate as they run
You're So Cold keep your hand in mine
Wise men wonder while strong men die
CHORUS
Show me how it ends it's alright
Show me how defenseless you really are
Satisfied and empty inside
But that's alright
Let's give this another try
VERSE 2
If you find your family don't you cry
In this land of make believe dead and dry
You're So Cold but you feel alive
Lay your hands on me one last time
CHORUS
Show me how it ends it's alright
Show me how defenseless you really are
Satisfied and empty inside
But that's alright
Let's give this another try
Show me how it ends it's alright
Show me how defenseless you really are
Satisfied and empty inside
But that's alright
Let's give this another try
It's alright, It's alright, It's alright, It's alright
It's alright, It's alright, It's alright, It's alright
It's alright
Later Releases
EP's[]
So Cold (EP)[]
In November 2004, Breaking Benjamin released a five track EP called So Cold, and the song So Cold was on the
EP as a live acoustic version. This was released before the album We Are Not Alone.
Live EP[]
A live recorded version of the song was released on their 2004 Live EP, along witht he rest of the songs on We Are Not Alone.
Shallow Bay[]
So Cold was released on both the first and second discs of their 2011 compilation album Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin.
Music Video[]
The music video for So Cold was directed by Frank Borin. The setting is the 19th century, and first depicts a preacher positioned by a swamp. The camera then moves to a large group of individuals walking through a forest. One of these people can be seen carrying a large stone with the Breaking Benjamin celtic knot engraved on it. The man is being punished and tortured for the crime of infidelity and unfaithfullness towards his wife, chained to the stone throughout the video, struggling to release himself from it. When the video is almost over, the rest of the people finally arrive at the swamp where the preacher is located. The man carrying the stone willingly walks into the swamp and drowns to death. During the video's climax, the man's wife stands over the swamp he drowned in adorned in a black robe, and the other woman is adorned in a white robe.
Personel[]
- Breaking Benjamin
- Benjamin Burnley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Aaron Fink – lead guitar
- Mark Klepaski – bass guitar
- Jeremy Hummel – drums