Bang Your Drum

The dying light was nearly dead By the time we reached the water's edge We saw the river beating on the river bank Oh the way that it held us in our river bed It's cold, it's dark It's not for people with uneasy hearts But if you're with me on the other side Strike up the band, we have survived Until they beat that drum to get you back home Until they beat it to keep you away Don't be surprised at your regrets Don't be surprised that the water made you wet There's a shallow down river where the water will forgive ya So distend your lukewarm bets Follow me Oh, follow me Allow me to play the voyager I'll try to keep you as dry as the hollowed out tree That he would be wrapped in another man's purse So take a dive Oh, take a dive Oh, take it out on the stepping stones That make the water rise Take a dive Oh, take a dive, oh, oh Take that hair out of your damned eyes While the waves are away at the Summer Delk Bay 'Til they beat that drum to get you back home Until they beat it to keep you away Will you burn your bridges down? Singing la, la, la, la, la, la, la Will you burn your bridges down? Singing la, la, la, la, la, la, la Will you bang your drum to the brazen sound Singing la, la, la, la, la, la, la Will you turn away? How can you turn away? --- Bang Your Drum - Wolf Parade