The lyrics are ambiguous, and the music video is just as bad.. Still, I read this song as the last, desperate attempt of someone to convince himself that he is OK when in fact he isn't. I see the "you're not coming in" phrase as directed to the water rushing through his mouth and nostrils as he drowns. He is talking down this obstacle (the lake), yet he has found himself defeated by it. Damn lakes.. sneak up on you when you least expect them.
The lyrics are ambiguous, and the music video is just as bad.. Still, I read this song as the last, desperate attempt of someone to convince himself that he is OK when in fact he isn't. I see the "you're not coming in" phrase as directed to the water rushing through his mouth and nostrils as he drowns. He is talking down this obstacle (the lake), yet he has found himself defeated by it. Damn lakes.. sneak up on you when you least expect them.