Cage The Elephant - Cold Cold Cold lyric analysis and timings

Doctor look into my eyes

I've been breathing air but there's no sign of life

“I’ve been breathing air” means that his body is still alive, but “there’s no sign of life” because he is constantly depressed and is losing hope

Doctor the problem's in my chest

His heart hurts, he can’t feel love or he feels like no one loves him

My heart feels cold as ice but it's anybody's guess

He thinks that the issue originates in himself, i.e. his heart, but he does not really know for sure. The fact that he cannot pinpoint the source of his sorrow only makes him sadder.

Doctor can you help me cause I don't feel right

Better make it fast before I change my mind

He is feeling sad, so he begs a doctor to help cure him and free him from the 'cold' of depression. He warns the doctor to help him quickly because he his depression is severe. If the doctor does not “make it fast”, he may change his mind about wanting help. The alternative to getting help would be giving up on life, dying, or potentially committing suicide.

Doctor can you help me cause I don't feel right

Better make it fast before I change my mind

Well it's cold, cold, cold, cold inside

Depression often feels like a cold dark feeling inside your chest

Darker in the day than the dead of night

His thoughts are active during the day, thus he feels “darker” (depressed) during the day. At night, his thoughts rest, and so his depression does as well.

Cold, cold, cold, cold inside

Lyrical irony is used here to show just how cold, or depressed, he feels inside his mind. One might expect him to say that it is cold outside instead of inside.

Doctor can you help me cause something don't feel right

Something don't feel right

Sweet nurse don't look at me that way

I've seen those eyes before I can tell you want to play

Nurse is often seen as sexual but doctor is not. The person who needs help dosen’t want the help in a sexual way, he is searching for a doctor.

Counselor give me some advice

Realizes his problem is psychological. His search for more help shows how much he is damaged and wants to get better

Tell me how hard will I fall if I live a double life

He is hiding his feelings from everybody. He's living a sad life but pretending to be happy.

Doctor can you help me cause I don't feel right

Better make it fast before I change my mind

Doctor can you help me cause I don't feel right

Better make it fast because there ain't much time

Well it's cold, cold, cold, cold inside

Darker in the day than the dead of night

Cold, cold, cold, cold inside

Doctor can you help me cause something don't feel right

Something don't feel right, something just ain't right

And as the darkness falls it fills up both my eyes

Depression has consumed his thoughts to the point where all that he sees in every day life has a negative

My life before me like a flash in the night

Before you die it is said you see your life flash before you

With my arms open wide

Open to the idea of his life flashing before his eyes (death)

Well it's cold, cold, cold, cold inside

Cold, cold, cold, cold inside

Cold, cold, cold, cold inside

Doctor can you help me cause something don't feel right

Something don't feel right, something just ain't right

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Intro music [0:00-0:13]

Doctor look into my eyes [0:14- 0:19]
I've been breathing air but there's no sign of life [0:21-0:25]
Doctor the problem's in my chest [0:26-0:32]
My heart feels cold as ice but it's anybody's guess [0:34 – 0:39]

Doctor can you help me cause I don't feel right [0:41-0:44]
Better make it fast before I change my mind [0:45-0:47]
Doctor can you help me cause I don't feel right [0:48-0:51]
Better make it fast before I change my mind [0:52-0:55]

Well it's cold, cold, cold, cold inside [0:57-1:01]
Darker in the day than the dead of night [1:02-1:04]
Cold, cold, cold, cold inside[1:05-1:08]
Doctor can you help me cause something don't feel right [1:09-1:13]
Something don't feel right [1:14-1:16]

Sweet nurse don't look at me that way [1:23-1:27]
I've seen those eyes before I can tell you want to play [1:30-1:34]
Counselor give me some advice[1:37-1:41]
Tell me how hard will I fall if I live a double life [1:43-1:49]

Doctor can you help me cause I don't feel right [1:51-1:54]
Better make it fast before I change my mind [1:55-1:57]
Doctor can you help me cause I don't feel right [1:58-2:01]
Better make it fast because there ain't much time [2:02-2:06]

Well it's cold, cold, cold, cold inside [2:07-2:10]
Darker in the day than the dead of night [2:11-2:14]
Cold, cold, cold, cold inside [2:15-2:17]
Doctor can you help me cause something don't feel right  [2:19-2:22]
Something don't feel right, something just ain't right [2:24-2:30]

And as the darkness falls it fills up both my eyes [2:34-2:39]
My life before me like a flash in the night [2:41-2:46]
With my arms open wide [2:47-2:50]

Instrumental [2:51- 3:05]

Well it's cold, cold, cold, cold inside [3:06-3:09]
Cold, cold, cold, cold inside [3:10-3:13]
Cold, cold, cold, cold inside [3:14-3:16]
Doctor can you help me cause something don't feel right [3:17-3:21]
Something don't feel right, something just ain't right [3:23-3:28]