“ice cold.” marks half•alive’s first collaboration with New Zealand singer-songwriter, Kimbra. They first played it on June 29, 2019 at San Diego Music Box, and a few weeks later they played the entire acoustic version at The Curtain, London.
“ice cold.” is one of four tracks inspired by the mounta...
[Chorus: Kimbra]
You're feeling that ice cold
Forgetting the good things
Caught up in the problems
Please stop complaining
Tell me something beautiful
Lovelier than usual
[Verse 1: Josh Taylor]
Hope is the closest
Haven't you noticed
This beauty in focus
Is dwelling in the depths of you?
A desperate longing to break through
[Chorus: Kimbra]
You're feeling that ice cold
Forgetting the good things
Caught up in the problems
Please stop complaining
Tell me something beautiful (Beautiful)
Lovelier than usual
[Verse 2: Josh Taylor]
Holding that pain is holding you back
Keeping that rage is keeping you sad
Caught in the wake of memories past
Pulling you down 'til you drown in the bad
[Pre-Chorus: Josh Taylor and Kimbra]
I wanna see you wake up
Shake free of all these hang-ups
Your heart is filling with glory
Shaping itself when you
[Chorus: Josh Taylor and Kimbra]
Tell me something beautiful
Lovelier than usual
Relentless and immovable
Tell me something beautiful
[Verse 3: Josh Taylor and Kimbra]
Hope is the closest
Haven't you noticed
This beauty in focus
Is dwelling in the depths of you?
A desperate longing to break through
[Bridge: Josh Taylor and Kimbra]
Elevate, elevate, elevate (Elevate)
Celebrate, celebrate, celebrate (Celebrate)
Take a moment and appreciate
All the best things resting on the way
I wanna see you wake up
Shake free of all these hang-ups
Your heart is filling with glory
Lifting your mind and lifting your worries
[Outro: Josh Taylor and Kimbra]
You're feeling that ice cold
Forgetting the good things
Caught up in your problems
Please stop complaining
Tell me something beautiful (Beautiful)
Lovelier than usual (Usual)
Tell me something beautiful
Tell me something
Tell me something beautiful
ice cold. was written by Austin Prince & Kimbra & J. Tyler Johnson & Brett Kramer & Josh Taylor.
ice cold. was produced by Mike Elizondo.
half•alive released ice cold. on Fri Aug 09 2019.
Yes! half•alive performed “ice cold.” at NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert.
Yes! In a 2019 interview with DON'TBOREUS, drummer Brett Kramer shared:
I feel like her contribution elevated the song so much, cause we listened to the track before we brought her on and we were like, ‘I feel like there’s something missing,’ and she brought exactly what it needed, and we were like...