I Hope This Whole Thing Didn't Frighten You - The Hold Steady

I heard the Cityscape Skins are kind of kicking it again

heard they finally got some discipline

running up the score and stocking up

like its World War IV

I heard that some are getting sprung

and some are back in

you know it’s always back and forth

and some of them are dead and most of them

don’t even live here anymore

So when I brought you back here for Christmas

I didnt think we would see them

I guess I shouldve explained

There was a side of this city I didnt want you to see

Theres just these guys that I know we go back pretty deep

and I hope this whole thing didnt frighten you

there were times that it terrified me

I know what they said, I dont know if its true

I hope this whole thing didnt frighten you

They’re building a bunker down by the river

someone said thats where theye been getting together

theyve got masks for the gas

theyre sleeping in bulletproof vests

I guess shepard came out of St Cloud with a little ideology

its a different way of thinking, man

a view to the future

Jesus, this might be a mess

For me it was mostly the music

a crew to go to the shows with

I guess I should’ve explained

There was a side of this city I didnt want you to see

Theres just these guys that I know we go back pretty deep

and I hope this whole thing didnt frighten you

there were times that it terrified me

I know what they said, I dont know if its true

I hope this whole thing didnt frighten you

They never care if it’s true

as long as they got something to prove

and they always got something to prove

and they run from the dudes

and they cranked up the tunes

I can tell this whole thing kind of frightened you

There was a side of this city I didnt want you to see

Theres just these guys that I know we go back pretty deep

and I hope this whole thing didnt frighten you

there were times that it terrified me

I know what they said, I dont know if its true

I hope this whole thing didnt frighten you

I saw you look at their shoes

I saw you look at their teeth

I can tell this whole thing kind of frightened you

saw you tappin your arm like

you wanted to cruise

I can tell this whole thing kind of frightened you