Float Lyrics
Imagine breathing in
Imagine leaving all your air behind
What matters in the end
A matter of opinion 'til you find out
[Pre-Chorus]
Life can only mean hardly anything
All I'll ever be is partly settled in
[Chorus]
They show you how to swim
Then they throw you in the deep end
I've been learning since
But it doesn't mean I'll float, oh, no
I won't float, no, no, no, no, won't float
[Verse 2]
I had a funny sleep
I didn't have a dream 'cause I don't believe in them
[Pre-Chorus]
Life can only mean hardly anything
All I'll ever be is partly settled in
[Chorus]
They show you how to swim
Then they throw you in the deep end
Well, I've been learning since
But it doesn't mean I'll float, oh, no, no, no
I won't float, no, no, no, no, no, no
Float away
Float away, then come right back to me
Float away
Float away, then come right back to me
[Chorus]
They show you how to swim
Then they throw you in the deep end
Well, I've been learning since
But that doesn't mean I'll, oh
They show you how to swim
Then they throw you in the deep end
Well, I've been learning since
But it doesn't mean I'll float, no, no, oh, no
I won't float
[Outro]
What if I, what if I don't float?
What if I don't float?
I think I'll float
I'll float
I'll float away
About
Based on lyrical content it can be assumed that “Float” focuses on self-esteem issues. Since a common way of saying someone is sad is by saying they’re “feeling down,” and there are lyrics in which Jesse questions whether or not he’ll float.
It can be assumed that Jesse wants to know if he will be able to maintain a good self-esteem (that is, considering Jesse is referring to floating as the opposite of being or feeling down).
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
In this song, floating is used as a metaphor for being mentally stable.
I feel like that is a plausible solution, given the text that the narrator is close to drowning in his life while everyone else is swimming, and that even though he knows how to swim, he just can’t. It can be a metaphor for someone who knows how to be happy but just can’t. And the last two lines, about him ‘floating away’ could be that he plans to kill himself.
- 1.How
- 2.Afraid
- 5.Let It Go
- 6.Alleyways
- 8.Flawless
- 10.Staying Up
- 11.A Little Death
- 12.Float