Heart On Ice – English Lyrics

• By: Rod Wave
• Album: Pray 4 Love

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of raw emotion and resilience with Rod Wave's "Heart On Ice." This poignant track offers a glimpse into the artist's personal struggles and his journey toward emotional self-preservation. By exploring the depths of heartbreak and the coping mechanisms one develops, this song provides a unique opportunity to connect with vulnerable storytelling.

[English]

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Heart been broke so many times

I don't know what to believe

Mama say it's my fault, it's my fault I wear my heart on my sleeve

Think it's best I put my heart on ice, heart on ice

'Cause I can't breathe

I'ma put my heart on ice, heart on ice

It's gettin' the best of me

While in the cell with Lil' Wakeem, after I slapped him I had told him

"I don't know how you get down with them clowns, but I'm a soldier"

No one could understand, I had way too much aggression

That built over the years from my abandoned adolescence

See I done been lied to, backstabbed, and heartbroken

I wanted to cry, but I was too afraid to open

Prayin' one day I'd find a piece of mind by the ocean

I spent all my time committing crimes to get closer

While at my nana house I play the couch, starin' at the ceiling

Tryin' not to get in my feelings

Thinkin' of a way I could make these millions

Maybe that'll take this pain away and clear up all these rainy days

Heart been broke so many times

I don't know what to believe (know what to believe)

Mama say it's my fault, it's my fault I wear my heart on my sleeve (my fault)

Think it's best I put my heart on ice, heart on ice

'Cause I can't breathe (I can't breathe, I can't breathe)

I'ma put my heart on ice, heart on ice

It's gettin' the best of me (the best of me)

Ooh yeah, yeah

Yeah

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Ooh yeah, yeah

Yeah

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Key Grammar Structures

• Heart been broke so many times

  ➔ Present Perfect Passive (Colloquial Reduction)

  ➔ This is a colloquial and grammatically reduced form of "My heart **has been broken** so many times." The auxiliary verb "has" and the possessive "My" are omitted for a more direct, informal impact. It describes an action that happened repeatedly in the past and has a continuing effect in the present.

• I don't know what to believe

  ➔ Question Word + Infinitive

  ➔ The structure "**what to believe**" combines a question word ("what") with an infinitive verb ("to believe") to express an unresolved action or decision. It functions like a noun phrase, often following verbs like "know," "tell," "show," "decide," etc.

• Think it's best I put my heart on ice

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood / Idiomatic Expression with "It's best (that)..."

  ➔ The phrase "**it's best I put**" uses a subjunctive-like structure where the verb "put" is in its base form, even with a third-person subject, because it follows an expression of recommendation or necessity ("it's best"). It implies "it's best (that) I should put" or "it's best (that) I put."

• I'ma put my heart on ice

  ➔ Colloquial Future Tense (Reduced "I'm going to")

  ➔ "**I'ma**" is a phonetic reduction of "I'm going to," which expresses a future intention or plan. This informal contraction is very common in spoken English.

• after I slapped him I had told him

  ➔ Past Perfect Tense

  ➔ The "**had told**" indicates an action that was completed before another action in the past ("slapped him"). It helps sequence past events, showing which one happened first.

• That built over the years from my abandoned adolescence

  ➔ Defining Relative Clause (with "that")

  ➔ The clause "**That built over the years from my abandoned adolescence**" modifies the preceding noun "aggression" (from the previous line: "too much aggression"). "That" acts as a relative pronoun, introducing essential information about the aggression.

• I wanted to cry, but I was too afraid to open

  ➔ "Too...to" Structure

  ➔ The structure "**too afraid to open**" indicates that the degree of fear was excessive, making the action of opening (emotionally) impossible or undesirable. "Too" describes an excessive quality, followed by "to" + infinitive describing the consequence.

• I spent all my time committing crimes to get closer

  ➔ Verb + Gerund + Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The verb "spend" is followed by a gerund "**committing**" (spent time doing something). Additionally, "**to get closer**" is an infinitive of purpose, explaining the reason for committing crimes.

• Prayin' one day I'd find a piece of mind by the ocean

  ➔ Reduced Participle Clause & Conditional ('d = would)

  ➔ "**Prayin'**" is a reduced participle clause (from "While I was praying" or "I was praying"). "**I'd find**" is a contraction of "I would find," expressing a desired or hypothetical future outcome in the past context.

• Maybe that'll take this pain away

  ➔ Modal Verb "Will" (Reduced Form) for Prediction/Possibility

  ➔ "**That'll**" is a contraction of "that will." The modal verb "will" is used here to express a future prediction or a possibility, often accompanied by "maybe" to indicate uncertainty.