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Emotional Hypothermia - Friends push you to go for it. They say it’s just for fun, no big deal—you’re good at this, you’ve dated before, this person is the perfect low-stakes test. The other person (or the situation) reassures you the water’s fine, though something in their smile never quite reaches their eyes. You jump in blind anyway. Almost immediately the temperature drops. The early intensity freezes you: racing heart, tight chest, the sudden inability to breathe easy or see clearly. You curl inward, fighting the pull of vulnerability, attachment, and all the waves of doubt that keep telling you it would have been safer to stay single. The fading light is the loss of that first easy clarity—everything that once felt simple and sunny starts to blur. In the middle of it, unexpected depths appear. What began as casual chemistry or mutual friends becomes something heavier and more real. The playful “dream” of a carefree romance strips away, leaving only the raw player’s truth: who this person actually is, who you are when you’re no longer performing, and how much you’re willing to fight to stay afloat. The chorus is that first brutal shock of falling hard—panicked, submerged, lungs burning—yet still refusing to let go. By the bridge you start reframing it: maybe this cold intensity was the only thing sharp enough to make you feel fully alive again. You didn’t choose how deep or how sudden it would be, but you’re learning to breathe inside it.In the final stretch you’re still fighting the freeze, still rising through the current, still holding on. The relationship hasn’t warmed into something easy, but you’ve stopped waiting for it to. You’re floating in the dark water of it now—changed, more honest, and determined not to go under.

Cold, Cold, Cold, Water Go ahead, take the plunge They all say it’s just for fun You swim so well, you know what to do This should be a perfect test for you Not enough light left to see it clear Waning rays show the last of it here Unexpected friendships, deeper than they seem Player’s truth is all that survives the dream Cold, cold, cold water makes me freeze in shock I can’t breathe, can’t see, knees to chest in a cradle rock Cold, cold, cold water pulls me under fast Heart’s racing, lungs burning, but I’m still holding on at last You said the water’s fine But your smile never reached your eyes I jumped in blind, now I’m fighting the tide Every wave is telling me I should’ve stayed dry Not enough light left to see it clear Waning rays show the last of it here Unexpected friendships, deeper than they seem Player’s truth is all that survives the dream Cold, cold, cold water makes me freeze in shock I can’t breathe, can’t see, knees to chest in a cradle rock Cold, cold, cold water pulls me under fast Heart’s racing, lungs burning, but I’m still holding on at last Maybe the cold was the only way to feel Maybe the shock was the only thing that’s real I’m still floating, still fighting the freeze Learning how to breathe in what I didn’t choose Cold, cold, cold water makes me freeze in shock I can’t breathe, can’t see, knees to chest in a cradle rock Cold, cold, cold water pulls me under fast But I’m rising, lungs burning… I’m still holding on at last Cold… cold… cold water (Still holding on) Cold… cold… cold water Mark S. Holman x