Hot Soft Light
The Hold Steady Song Lyrics

I was not involved up at the northtown mall

As a matter of fact I didn't even know that that's where it happened

I 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 drinking

I've been straight since the cinco de mayo

But 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 in

We started recreational

It ended kinda medical

It came on hot and soft

And then it tightened up its tentacles

I 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 guy

So this is it

This is the end of the session

I ain't gonna be taking any more questions

I think my attorney's gonna second that notion

It started recreational

It ended kinda medical

It came on hot and soft

And then it tightened up its tentacles

The band played screaming for vengeance

And we agreed, this world is mostly manacled

It started ice cream social nice

It ended up all white and ecumenical

There 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

Thats right

We started recreational

It ended up all medical

It came on hot and soft and then

It tightened up its tentacles

The band played sabbath bloody sabbath

You thought it was stoney and adorable

It started in the vestibule

It ended in the hospital

There 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 night

There 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