When It's Cold I'd Like To Die
Moby · Everything Is Wrong [1995]
Where were you when I was lonesome?
Locked away with freezing cold.
Someone flying only stolen,
I can't tell, this night's so old.
I don't wanna swim the ocean.
I don't wanna fight the tide.
I don't wanna swim forever.
When it's cold, I'd like to die.
What was that my sweet sweet nothing?
I can't hear you through the fog.
If I holler let me go. If I falter let me know.
I don't wanna swim the ocean.
I don't wanna fight the tide.
I don't wanna swim forever.
When it's cold I'd like to die.
I don't wanna swim forever.
I don't wanna fight the tide.
I don't wanna swim the ocean.
When it's cold I'd like to die.
Locked away with freezing cold.
Someone flying only stolen,
I can't tell, this night's so old.
I don't wanna swim the ocean.
I don't wanna fight the tide.
I don't wanna swim forever.
When it's cold, I'd like to die.
What was that my sweet sweet nothing?
I can't hear you through the fog.
If I holler let me go. If I falter let me know.
I don't wanna swim the ocean.
I don't wanna fight the tide.
I don't wanna swim forever.
When it's cold I'd like to die.
I don't wanna swim forever.
I don't wanna fight the tide.
I don't wanna swim the ocean.
When it's cold I'd like to die.
When It's Cold I'd Like To Die
Released on Moby's 1995 album *Everything Is Wrong*, this track stands as a defining piece of the electronic dance music genre. The song features the distinctive vocal sample of the artist's wife, Victoria Lucas, layered over a driving, minimalist beat that became a staple of the early 2000s club scene. Its rhythmic structure and atmospheric production helped propel the track to international radio success, cementing Moby's status as a leading figure in the digital age. The recording exemplifies the era's fusion of ambient textures with high-energy dance rhythms, influencing countless subsequent artists in the IDM and electronic pop movements.