Hold Onto Your Heart

there's a knock at your door you don't even recognize the stranger it's you from before trying to warn you all about the dangers there's a hole in your head at least that's what everybody's guessing it's why you're always misread it's why you sleep but you never feel rested you never get your rest in hold onto your heart hold it high above flood waters hold onto your heart never let nobody drag it under hold onto your heart even when your body's bitter hold onto your heart never let nobody take it over ever it take it over ever it take it over from you there's a call on the phone you don't even recognize the number it's an old episode of trying to put the lightening on the monster of the life you have led that is always a mess are you dreaming of death are there ghosts in your chest are you always so restless yes you are is that hard hold onto your heart hold it high above flood waters hold onto your heart never let nobody drag it under hold onto your heart even when your body's bitter hold onto your heart never let nobody take it over ever it take it over ever it take it over from you is it all a game of bait & switch your brains & follow your leaders to hell is it all the same vein of insane as drinking from a poisoned well & i need new skin for this old skeleton of mine 'cause this one that i'm in has let me down once again over time & i need new skin for this old skeleton of mine 'cause this one that i'm in has let me down once again over time hold onto your heart hold it high above flood waters hold onto your heart never let nobody drag it under hold onto your heart even when the whole world's bitter hold onto your heart never let nobody take it over ever it take it over ever it take it over from you