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 riverbank
 For the way that it held every hard riverbed
 It's cold, it's dirt, 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
 Oh do they beat that drum to get you back home
 Or do 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 when the water will forgive you
 Soft skin, your lukewarm beds
 Follow me, follow me
 Allow me to play the voyager
 I'll try to keep you as dry as the hollowed out tree that you would be wrapped in
 Another man's first
 So take a dive
 Take a dive
 Take it out on the stepping stones that make the water rise
 So take a dive
 Oh take a dive
 Take that hair
 Out of your downed eyes
 While the waves are rain
 And the sun yellow pane
 Do they beat the drum to get you back home
 Or do they beat it to keep you away
 Will you burn your bridges down
 Singing la, la, la, la, la, la, la (x2)
 Will you bang your drum to the blazing sound
 Singing la, la, la, la, la, la, la
 Will you turn away?
 How can you turn away?