The Hold Steady - Hot Soft Light 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 motion 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'll come to you with comfort in the night There are nights, there are nights, there are nights, there are nights When 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