Lyrics to
Freezing Steel

This version of Freezing Steel was released by Cat Stevens in 1972.

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I’ve flown the house of freezing, the house of freezing steel
And though my body’s back I know it can’t be real
‘Cause I’ve been on that house without a guiding wheel
The house of freezing steel
Oh where’s it going, picked me up at seven
When my eyes were weak from the light of the morning
Oh sister won’t you tell me what a man might want to know
This madness is fine, yes if you’re mad at the time
Back on the house of freezing, the house of freezing steel
The tied my body up, I’m forced to eat my meal
A cold plate of lamb and cold potatoes too
Now what’s a soul to do
Oh Lord above, brother won’t you tell me
Is this a eucharistic dove
‘Cause I’ve been waiting for the right one to appear
But I’ve seen it in your face, and baby this ain’t the place
Up on the house of freezing, the house of freezing steel.
I made my mind up then to get me to the wheel
I made the cabin door, the pilot turned around
He said we’re Venus bound
Oh please take me home
After all I’m only human and the Earth is where I belong
I must have looked pitiful to this freak without a face
‘Cause as he touched my head I saw myself back in bed
I’ve flown the house of freezing, the house of freezing steel
And though my body’s back I know it can’t be real
‘Cause I’ve been on that house without a guiding wheel
The house of freezing steel

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About Lyrics and Freezing Steel by Cat Stevens

The lyrics for Freezing Steel are defined as the words making up the song released by Cat Stevens in 1972. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Freezing Steel have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Cat Stevens and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Freezing Steel by Cat Stevens if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Freezing Steel" means the words set to the music of Freezing Steel, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Cat Stevens. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Freezing Steel and the lyrics to Freezing Steel are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Cat Stevens who came here looking just for the lyrics to Freezing Steel, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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