all of the walls came tumbling down
when you marched in circles around my small town
and all of my sleeping got lost in the beat
cold skeletons marching each night by my feet
so don't hold me to the heat of my words
don't hold back the way that you learned
don't hold back that tide when it turns around
i lost my voice to the summertime
learning to speak the way that you like
and you became lightning while i thundered around
the only traces of reason in my explosions of sound
so don't hold me to the heat of my words
don't hold back the way that you learned
don't hold back that tide when it turns around
don't confuse the heat of my voice
with the letdowns of those summertime boys
don't let your head fill with that noise
i'm coming around
just swallow me whole
and bind up my bones
they are yours to own
they'll follow you home