Hot Soft Light

The Hold Steady

I was not involved up at the north town mall
As a matter of fact I didn't even know that that's where it happenedI was France Ave when they came out dancing
I was Lyndale South, I was kicking it with cousins
We were talking about going clubbing
But instead we just started drinkingI've been straight since the Cinco de Mayo
Before that I was blotto, I was blacked out
I was cracked out, I was caved in
You should have seen all these portals that I've powered up inStarted recreational
It ended kinda medical
It came on hot and soft and then
It tightened up its tentaclesI wasn't there, I was blind high, I was scared
I was lake and Columbus, I was cutting off all my hair
I was unfurling a flag of defiance
Aimed at my guidance guySo this is it
This is the end of the session
And I ain't gonna be taking any more questions
I think my attorney's gonna second that notionStarted recreational
It ended kinda medical
And it came on hot and soft and then
It tightened up its tentaclesNow the band played screaming for vengeance
And we agreed this world is mostly manacled
Well it started ice cream social nice
It ended up all white and ecumenicalThere are guys, there are guys, there are guys, there are guys
With wild eyes when they ask to get you high
There are girls, there are girls, there are girls, there are girls
That will come to you with comfort in the night, that's rightWe started recreational
It ended up all medical
It came on hot and soft and then
It tightened up its tentaclesNow the band played sabbath bloody sabbath
You thought it was stoney and adorable
But it started in the vestibule
It ended in the hospitalThere are guys, there are guys, there are guys, there are guys
With the wild eyes when they ask to get you high
There are girls, there are girls, there are girls, there are girls
That will come to you with comfort in the nightThere are nights, there are nights, there are nights, there are nights
Where it all comes on a little bit too bright
There's a cross, there's a cross, there's a cross, there's a cross
And in the center there is a hot soft light

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