Floater
Every Time I Die Lyrics

To my mistress the bridge, I don't feel well.
I am about to commit suicide by jumping off the bridge, which I consider as my mistress, and hence, feeling unwell.

I'll be leaving and you can't stop me.
No one can change my decision to end my life, and I'm determined to do it.

We've been carrying on too long, I'm sorry, but I'm gone.
I've been struggling for too long, and I apologize for not being able to keep fighting, but I'm now gone for good.

I've got a bad reputation to think about.
Suicide may be considered as a bad deed, and my reputation may be tarnished because of it.

I've been dirty, I've been wrong.
I've made mistakes in my life, and those mistakes may have brought me to this point, where suicide seems like the only option left.

Maybe someday they'll find that I've washed up.
Perhaps, in the future, people will find my body, which has been washed up on the shore or in the river, and realize what led me to take such drastic action.

I'm stepping out to clear my head.
I need some time alone to sort out my thoughts and emotions before making my final decision.

I'm breathing in to fill my lungs.
Taking deep breaths to calm myself before taking the final step.

We're all dead.
Death is inevitable, and no one can escape it.

Farewell scenic highway overpass.
Saying goodbye to the place where I have chosen to end my life.

It's better this way anyways.
Believing that my decision to commit suicide is for the best and will put an end to my misery.

My lover the river makes a better soldier than a bride.
The river seems more reliable than any human lover or spouse, as it will never leave me nor betray me.

But I left my suit at the side of her bed
Leaving my clothes on the bank of the river as an act of surrendering my life to it.

And she's got the warmest body that I've never had.
The warmth of the river feels comforting, unlike anything I have ever experienced from a human touch.

Drag the lake, you'll find that it's full of love.
Looking for love in death, and believing that the river will embrace me in its depths.

Bring the children to the water and let them see what heartache did.
Wishing that the children would never endure the pain that led to my suicide, and hoping that they learn from my mistake.

This matrimony needs a witness, and you can teach them to swim.
Viewing my death as a union between me and the river, and hoping that the children witness this bond and learn how to survive.

Don't let your dreamers grow up to be dead men.
Warning the young ones not to lose hope or give up on their dreams, as it can lead to a living death.

Drown us at birth, save her some time.
Suggesting that being drowned at birth could have saved me from a life full of pain and struggles, and spared my death from causing heartache to my lover.

Drifting on romantic holiday, breathless as her cold arms cover me.
Finding peace and romance in death, as the river carries me away in its embrace.

Drag the lake. You will find it is full of love.
Repeating the idea that the river is a symbol of love and that death can bring peace and comfort to those who seek it.