"Colder by the Minute" is a song from the Broadway adaption of Frozen musical. The song takes place in the final climactic scenes of the show, with Hans sentencing Elsa to death, whilst Anna and Kristoff struggle through the blizzard to find each another and cure Anna's frozen heart.
Lyrics[]
Chorus:
Born of cold and winter air
The storm insider her grew
The skies closed in, the wind picked up
Her mind grew dark, the cold wind blew
Hans: I charge Queen Elsa of Arendelle with treason, and sentence her to death.
Elsa: What?! No!
Chorus:
Nothing could contain
The tempest in her brain
And the storm raged on
And they were ravaged by the wrath of snow
And the wind blew fear
And the storm would grow
Colder by the minute
Colder by the minute
Anna:
Keep walking, Anna, don't stop, don't rest
He's out here somewhere
I can feel the ice in my chest
In my heart, I don't care
I've got to reach you through the storm somehow
Because the one thing that can save me now
Is your love
Kristoff: Anna...
Anna: True love
Kristoff: Where are you?
Chorus:
Colder by the minute
Colder by the minute
Elsa: Can't run, can't stop, can't breathe, can't live, and I can't die
Hans: Elsa, listen!
Elsa: Can't hope to fix this mess, yet somehow still I have to try
Hans: Please surrender!
Elsa: Conceal, don't feel. Don't feel. Get back into the cage
Hans: End this winter!
Elsa: I've unleashed a monster. I cannot stop the monster!
Hans: And no harm will come to you
Chorus:
And the north wind howled
And they were trapped within the walls of white
Anna:
Don't give into the ice
(Kristoff: Anna...)
Don't give into the cold
Kristoff: If you can hear my voice, hold on Anna
Anna: True love
Elsa: I can't!
Hans: Elsa!
Chorus:
And the storm raged on
And nature tore the world apart
And all was lost
To the frozen heart
Anna: Kristoff...
Kristoff: Anna...
Elsa: Monster...
Hans: Elsa...
Chorus:
Colder by the minute
Colder by the minute
Hans: Elsa! You can't run from this.
Elsa: Where is my sister? Where is Anna?
Hans: Anna? She returned from the mountain weak and cold. You froze her heart.
Elsa: No.
Hans: I tried to save her, but it was too late. Her skin was ice, her hair turned white. Your sister is dead, because of you.
Chorus:
And the wind blew soft
And in her grief the storm stood still