First Reactions After Falling Through the Ice
La Dispute Lyrics

I knew it was far too late to walk out on the lake then
I realized that it was already too late to step out of the lake

Halfway to the middle thawed I wasn't doing all that great
I was already in the middle of the lake, thawed and I wasn't doing well

Had I cut my hair short?
I wonder if I had cut my hair short

Had I grown my beard out long?
I wonder if I had grown my beard out long

Had I gone to school or?
I wonder if I had gone to school or not

Why do all my plans fall through?
Why do all my plans fail?

There's a leak in the basement
There is a leak in the basement

Stupid permanent estrangement
A foolish and unchangeable separation

Casement windows need glazing
Casement windows need new glass

Hinges and arms need be replaced
Hinges and arms need to be replaced

All the way at the edge I said I think
At the edge of the lake, I said

That we should head back
We should go back now

What if now the ice cracked?
What if the ice cracks now?

Think I felt it bend
I think I felt it bending

We took opposite steps
We walked in opposite directions

Tried to even the stress
Trying to balance the pressure

Picked a safe direction but
Chose a safe direction but

You never know the way the ice thins
You can never know how thin the ice is

Half-asleep in dreams where
Half-awake in dreams where

Ceilings start collapsing
The ceilings begin to fall down

Free fall through the roof beams
Falling freely through the roof beams

Get startled back awake
Suddenly waking up

Before you hit the pavement
Before hitting the ground

Floor of the foundation
The floor of the foundation of the building

Water in the basement
Water in the basement

Bodies in the lake
Dead bodies in the lake

Don't panic I could hear you saying as I fell through
I could hear you saying 'Don't panic' as I fell through

Blackness complete down waiting till my feet touched ground
It was complete darkness as I waited for my feet to touch the ground

At the bottom they finally did
My feet finally touched the bottom

First reaction was this is it
My first reaction was this was the moment of my death

Next thought was just stay calm kick up
My next thought was to relax and resurface

And save your phone
And save the phone from being lost

Because I wanted to tell you
Because I wanted to tell you

Because I thought you should know
Because I thought you should know

Because I thought it might scare you
Because I thought it might scare you

To see me under the ice
To see me trapped under the ice

Make you remember you cared for me
To remind you of your affection towards me

What would you do if I died?
What would you do if I died?

Would you fly out for my funeral?
Would you travel to attend my funeral?

Get too drunk at my wake?
Would you get too drunk at my wake?

Would you make a scene then?
Would you create a scene at my death?

Climb in and try to resuscitate me?
Would you climb in to try and save me?

I was on the ice and I was underwater
I was under the ice and underwater

I was getting pulled out, I was in my wet clothes
I was being pulled out while wearing my wet clothes

Stumble on the walk back, someone stoked the fire at camp
While walking back, I stumbled and someone started a fire

I was by the flames trying to get my body warm
I warmed my cold body by the flames

I was standing naked checking to see if my phone still worked
I was standing naked, checking if my phone still works and is not damaged.

I will cut my hair short
I will cut my hair short

Trust me, I will
Believe me, I will

I will let my beard go
I will let my beard grow

Not once, I swear
I swear, not even once

I will never trust ice
I will never trust the ice

I will never trust a thing
I will never trust anything