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Cold Lyrics
by Maroon 5
Lyricist: Adam Levine, Jesse Hunt, Lukasz Gottwald, Jeff Grey, Henry Walter, Louis Palazzolo
19 views • Published on Sep 28, 2026
Cold Lyrics
Cold enough to chill my bones
It feels like I don't know you anymore
I don't understand why you're so cold to me
With every breath you breathe
I see there's something going on
I don't understand why you're so cold
Are we taking time or a time out?
I can't take the in between
Asking me for space here in my house
You know how to fuck with me
Acting like we're not together
After everything that we've been through
Sleeping up under the covers
How am I so far away from you?
Distant when we're kissing
Feel so different
Baby tell me how did you get so...
Cold enough to chill my bones
It feels like I don't know you anymore
I don't understand why you're so cold to me
With every breath you breathe
I see there's something going on
I don't understand why you're so cold, yeah
Woah yeah
Woah yeah
I don't understand why you're so cold
What you holdin' on, holdin' on for?
If you wanna leave just leave
Why you wanna bite your tongue for?
The silence is killing me
Acting like we're not together
If you don't want this, then what's the use?
Sleeping up under the covers
How am I so far away from you?
Distant (oh) when we're kissing (yeah)
Feel so different (yeah)
Baby tell me how did you get so...
Cold enough to chill my bones
It feels like I don't know you anymore
I don't understand why you're so cold to me
With every breath you breathe
I see there's something going on
I don't understand why you're so cold, yeah
Woah yeah
Woah yeah
I don't understand why you're so cold, yeah
So cold it's colder
Woah yeah
So cold it's colder
Woah yeah
So cold it's colder
I don't understand why you're so cold
Never thought that you were like this
I took the tag off of major prices
I just spent half a mill' on a chandelier
Now you tryna cut me off like a light switch, yeah
Trying to stay, and I leave
Saying that you need some time to breath
Thinking that I'm sleeping on the four letter word
But the four letter word don't sleep
We goin' two separate ways
You ain't been actin' the same
You gotta go, but the way your ass used to be you gold dig every day
[?] hear what you say
Girl I tried to give you space
Baby tell me how did you get so cold enough to chill my bones
It feels like I don't know you anymore
I don't understand why you're so cold to me
With every breath you breathe
I see there's something going on
I don't understand why you're so cold
So cold it's colder
Woah yeah
So cold it's colder
Woah yeah
So cold it's colder
I don't understand why you're so cold, yeah
So cold it's colder
Woah yeah
So cold it's colder
Woah yeah
So cold it's colder
I don't understand why you're so cold
Meaning of Cold
“Cold” by Maroon 5 is a raw and unsettling exploration of emotional distance within a relationship, layered with frustration and a creeping sense of bewilderment. The core theme revolves around the sudden shift in a partner’s behavior – an inexplicable coldness that permeates every interaction. The lyrics paint a picture of confusion; the narrator desperately trying to decipher why someone they once knew intimately now feels like a stranger, marked by terse requests for space and a deliberate performance of detachment. The repeated refrain, “Cold enough to chill my bones,” isn’t just a literal description but an embodiment of the emotional freeze impacting the relationship, leaving the narrator feeling profoundly isolated and adrift.
Musically, the song builds with a sense of escalating tension, mirroring the narrator's growing anxiety. The inclusion of seemingly incongruous details – the extravagant spending on a chandelier juxtaposed with the abrupt threat to cut off communication – highlights a disconnect between outward appearances and underlying turmoil. Maroon 5 effectively uses this contrast to underscore the feeling of being manipulated and undervalued. The artist’s message isn’t simply about heartbreak, but about the insidious nature of emotional neglect and the agonizing uncertainty that accompanies it. The repetition of "I don't understand why you're so cold" becomes a desperate plea for clarity amidst a rapidly dissolving connection, ultimately revealing a poignant commentary on the fragility of trust and the devastating impact of unspoken pain.
Tags:
maroon 5heartbreaksadpop rockrelationship problems
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