I knew it was far too late
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To walk out on the lake then
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Halfway to the middle thawed
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I wasn't doing all that great
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Had I cut my hair short?
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Had I grown my beard out long?
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Had I gone to school or...?
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Why do all my plans fall through?
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(There's a leak in the basement)
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(Stupid permanent estrangement)
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(Casement windows need glazing)
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(Hinges and arms need be replaced)
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All the way at the edge I said I think
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That we should head back
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What if now the ice cracked?
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Think I felt it bend
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We took opposite steps
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Tried to even the stress
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Picked a safe direction but
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You never know the way the ice thins
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Half-asleep in dreams where
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Ceilings start collapsing
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Free fall through the roof beams
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Get startled back awake me
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Before you hit the pavement
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Floor and foundation
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Water in the basement
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Bodies in the lake
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Don't panic I could hear you
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Saying as I fell through
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Blackness complete down
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Waiting 'til my feet touched ground
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At the bottom they finally did
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First reaction was this is it
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Next thought was just
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Stay calm kick up and save your phone
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(Because I wanted to tell you)
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(I thought you should know)
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(Because I thought it might scare you)
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(To see me under the ice)
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(Make you remember you cared for me)
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(What would you do if I died?)
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(Would you fly out for my funeral?)
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(Get too drunk at my wake?)
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(Would you make a scene then?)
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(Climb in and try to resuscitate me?)
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I was on the ice and I was underwater
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I was getting pulled out, I was in my wet clothes
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Stumble on the walk back,
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Someone stoked the fire at camp
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I was by the flames
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Trying to get my body warm
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I was standing naked
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Checking to see if my phone still worked
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I will cut my hair short
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Trust me, I will
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I will let my beard go
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Trust me, I will
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I will never tempt fate
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Not once, I swear
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I will never trust ice
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I will never trust a thing
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First Reactions After Falling Through the Ice
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| La Dispute |
