Cold Song — Klaus Nomi (1982 Classic Rock Night, Munich)

What power art thou / Who from below / Hast made me rise / Unwillingly and slow / From beds of everlasting snow / See'st thou not how stiff / And wondrous old / Far unfit to bear the bitter cold / I can scarcely move / Or draw my breath / I can scarcely move / Or draw my breath / Let me, let me, / / Let me freeze again / Let me, let me / Freeze again to death / Let me, let me, let me / Freeze again to death...

This performance was recorded in 1982 at Classic Rock Night in Munich. Klaus Nomi died of AIDS-related complications less than a year later, on August 6, 1983 — making these haunting lyrics all the more poignant.