Cold Water

Lyrics

[Intro]

Hey, cold water, old friend from Amsterdam, 2010.
You're waiting in that chipped porcelain tub, tiled walls closing in.

[Verse 1]
I step in, January morning, 6:30 AM.
Water at 1°C, skin screams like needles piercing.
Wim Hof, born 1959, whispers in my ear:
"Cold is a noble force, gateway to inner strength."
Your bite shocks the nerves, sympathetic system fires.
Brown fat wakes, nonshivering thermogenesis hums.

[Chorus]
Plunge deeper, let the chill reset the wires.
Autonomic calm floods in, breath by breath.
You're the hack, cold water, soothing the frayed edges.
Nerves of glass mend in your embrace.

[Verse 2]
Stainless steel thermometer floats, reading 2°C.
Stopwatch ticks two minutes, rubber stopper holds the depth.
Outside, rusty bicycle waits, thermos of ginger tea steams.
Post-immersion, body buzzes, electric warmth rises.
That strange calm, mind sharp against the freeze.
Guinness record, 2011: one hour, fifty-two minutes, forty-two seconds.
You taught us control, over what we thought impossible.

[Bridge]

In this small bathroom, musty towels and melting ice.
Fears dissolve, resilience blooms like frost on windows.
No fight, just surrender to your noble force.

[Chorus]
Plunge deeper, let the chill reset the wires.
Autonomic calm floods in, breath by breath.
You're the hack, cold water, soothing the frayed edges.
Nerves of glass mend in your embrace.

[Outro]

Come back tomorrow, cold water.
We'll dive again, find that buzzing peace.