Trapped Under the Ice

I don't know how to live trough this hell
Woken up, I'm still locked in this shell
Frozen soul, frozen down to the core
Break the ice, I can't take anymore

Freezing
Can't move at all
Screaming
Can't hear my call
I am dying to live
Cry out
I'm trapped under ice

Crystallized, as I lay here and rest
Eyes of glass stare directly at death
From deep sleep I have broken away
No one knows, no one hears what I say

Freezing
Can't move at all
Screaming
Can't hear my call
I am dying to live
Cry out
I'm trapped under ice

Scream from my soul
Fate, mystified
Hell, forever more

Scream from my soul
Fate, mystified
Hell, forever more

No release from my cryonic state
what is this? I've been stricken by fate
Wrapped up tight, cannot move, can't break free
Hand of doom has a tight grip on me

Freezing
Can't move at all
Screaming
Can't hear my call
I am dying to live
Cry out
I'm trapped under ice

Freezing cant move at all
Screaming
Can't hear my call
I am dying to live
Cry out
I'm trapped under ice

This is a lesser-known ballad written by Metallica. This poem ties into my theme as it speak of being caged by ice, and feeling trapped. This song speaks of being frozen and dying alone with no one heeding your call. I believe that you can interpret this song in many ways, making it a very moving and relatable ballad. By hell, they could be making a reference to Dante's Inferno, and playing with words, making it freezing rather than the typical swelter of Hell. It would be fitting, as Dante's Inferno is a prison from which you can never escape and the quotes, "frozen soul, frozen down to the core," and "Hell forever more" support the idea that it is an actual hell. Or, this ballad could be speaking literally, about a man being trapped under ice and freezing to death, supported by the quote, "crystallized, as I lay here and rest...from deep sleep I have broken away" which is a likely death in many cold parts of the world, suffered by people who are unprepared or caught by surprise. It could also speak about being trapped under the "ice" of drugs, in a coma like state and trapped under the thumb of drug addiction. Or, being trapped under ice in terms of depression and unable to find an escape route, the sun or any warmth. This ballad leaves a lot to the imagination in terms of interpretation and meaning, which is one reason why it caught my interest. It seems very deep and emotional, and seems like an honest and true cry from the member of Metallica.