La Dispute - First Reactions After Falling Through the Ice lyrics

rate me

I knew it was far too late

To walk out on the lake then

Halfway to the middle thawed

I wasn't doing all that great

Had I cut my hair short?

Had I grown my beard out long?

Had I gone to school or...?

Why do all my plans fall through?

(There's a leak in the basement)

(Stupid permanent estrangement)

(Casement windows need glazing)

(Hinges and arms need be replaced)

All the way at the edge I said I think

That we should head back

What if now the ice cracked?

Think I felt it bend

We took opposite steps

Tried to even the stress

Picked a safe direction but

You never know the way the ice thins

Half-asleep in dreams where

Ceilings start collapsing

Free fall through the roof beams

Get startled back awake me

Before you hit the pavement

Floor and foundation

Water in the basement

Bodies in the lake

Don't panic I could hear you

Saying as I fell through

Blackness complete down

Waiting 'til my feet touched ground

At the bottom they finally did

First reaction was this is it

Next thought was just

Stay calm kick up and save your phone

(Because I wanted to tell you)

(I thought you should know)

(Because I thought it might scare you)

(To see me under the ice)

(Make you remember you cared for me)

(What would you do if I died?)

(Would you fly out for my funeral?)

(Get too drunk at my wake?)

(Would you make a scene then?)

(Climb in and try to resuscitate me?)

I was on the ice and I was underwater

I was getting pulled out, I was in my wet clothes

Stumble on the walk back,

Someone stoked the fire at camp

I was by the flames

Trying to get my body warm

I was standing naked

Checking to see if my phone still worked

I will cut my hair short

Trust me, I will

I will let my beard go

Trust me, I will

I will never tempt fate

Not once, I swear

I will never trust ice

I will never trust a thing