The Salt and the Ice

Ward C Locke – Rock Artist

Gritty Lou Reed-Inspired Rock Unplugged Track | The Salt and the Ice by Ward C Locke | Stream Free (68 BPM, C maj)

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A freezing apartment, a worn-out relationship, and the small quiet things people do for each other when neither has anything left.

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Ward C Locke

The muse doesn't pick a lane. Neither does Ward C Locke.

No genre, no destination, no preconceived notion of what the music should sound like. Just whatever the muse is pointing at today, followed honestly and made with whatever tools work. The results don't always fit a category. That's the point. Come along if you're curious where it goes next.

SoundClick artist Ward C Locke offers "The Salt and the Ice", a Rock Unplugged track available to license. The song is produced at a tempo of 68 BPM. It does not contain any samples or third-party loops. A male vocal is a key driving element of this track. Written in C maj, the track draws on the key's naturally uplifting and expansive qualities.

The track creates a listening experience that feels gritty, intimate and melancholic. It has charted at #11 on the SoundClick Rock Unplugged chart. Producers searching for that Lou Reed sound will find type-beat "The Salt and the Ice" ready to license on SoundClick for $25.00.

Song Info

Genre

Rock • Rock Unplugged

Charts

#11 in subgenre

Charts

Peak #44

Author

Ward C Locke

Rights

Ward C Locke

Uploaded

January 30, 2026

Track Files

MP3

MP3 9.1 MB • 320 kbps • 3:58 minutes

Lossless

WAV 29.1 MB (no audio tag)

Meta Data

Samples

No samples, loops, or splices

BPM

Beat

4/4

Key

C maj

Vocals

Male

Character

Energy

relaxed, cool

high-energy

Danceable

coffee-place

dancefloor

Positivity

dark, sad, angry

happy

Appeal

unique

radio-friendly

Story behind the song

The radiator clicks but gives no heat. The landlord stopped caring in November. One person watches the other fight battles in their sleep and says nothing except that they're still there. The salt they throw on the ice so someone else can drive without slipping. That's the metaphor. That's the whole thing.

Lyrics and concept by Ward C Locke. Music produced with Suno AI.

Lyrics

The radiator clicks but nothing comes
I'm counting how much heat we have left
You sleep with your hands balled up
Still swinging at something I can't see

We're just the salt they throw down
To melt the ice so someone else can drive
The hardest part is staying still
When your body thinks the fight's not over

The landlord said he'd fix it Thursday
That was November, this is January
I put the blankets on your side
You need them more than me

Let it come.
Whatever you're fighting.
I'm here.

Keep your eyes closed.
Morning doesn't fix anything.
But we made it through.

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