The last time the chorus repeats, aren't the lyrics actually
"'Cause if I have to die tonight
I'd rather it was you" ?
I think this song is about being with someone, but liking someone else, and having a love/hate relationship with that person. "I'd rather be with you" implies being with a certain person in place of another, and "I'd rather it was you" implies that he wants that person to die (hence the love/hate relationship). And, of course, it's all about the risk.
"The lucky ones remain in the clouds for days"
The last time the chorus repeats, aren't the lyrics actually "'Cause if I have to die tonight I'd rather it was you" ? I think this song is about being with someone, but liking someone else, and having a love/hate relationship with that person. "I'd rather be with you" implies being with a certain person in place of another, and "I'd rather it was you" implies that he wants that person to die (hence the love/hate relationship). And, of course, it's all about the risk. "The lucky ones remain in the clouds for days"