YOU SAID:

i've been staring at the edge of the water long as I can remember never really knowing why

INTO JAPANESE

私は本当に理由を知っていることを覚えていないので、私は長い間水の端を注視してきた

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Since I do not really remember knowing the reason, I have been closely watching the edge of the water

INTO JAPANESE

私は理由を知っていることを本当に覚えていないので、私は水の端を注意深く見てきました

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I really do not remember knowing the reason, so I carefully saw the edge of the water

INTO JAPANESE

私は本当に理由を知って覚えていないので、私は慎重に水の端を見た

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I really did not remember knowing the reason, so I carefully saw the edge of the water

INTO JAPANESE

私は本当に理由を知って覚えていなかったので、私は慎重に水の端を見た

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I really did not remember knowing the reason, so I carefully saw the edge of the water