The Hold Steady
Lyric guide

I Hope This Whole Thing Didn't Frighten You

I Hope This Whole Thing Didn't Frighten You lyrics by The Hold Steady. I heard the Cityscape Skins are kinda kicking it again Heard they finally got some...

The Hold Steady visibility2 visits Video on page
person Curated by Ethan Walker LyroVerse team
Lyrics

I Hope This Whole Thing Didn't Frighten You

The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.

I heard the Cityscape Skins are kinda kicking it again

Heard they finally got some discipline

Running up the score and stocking up like it's World War IV

I heard that some are getting sprung and some are back in

You know it's always back and forth

And most of them are dead

And some don't even live here anymore

So when I brought you back here for Christmas

I didn't think we would see them

I guess I should've explained

There was a side of this city I didn't want you to see

There's just these guys that I know, we go back pretty deep

And I hope this whole thing didn't frighten you

There were times that it terrified me

I know what they said, I don't know if it's true

I hope this whole thing didn't frighten you

They're building a bunker down by the river

And someone said that that's where they've been getting together

They got masks for the gas, they're sleeping in their bulletproof vests

I guess Shepard came out of St. Cloud with a little ideology

Some new way of thinking, man

A view to the future

Jesus, this might be a mess

For me, it was mostly the music

I couldn't go to the shows with

I guess I should've explained

They never care if it's true

As long as they got something to prove

And they always got something to prove

And the room full of dudes

And they cranked up the tunes

And I could tell this whole thing kind of frightened you

There was a side of this city I didn't want you to see

There's just these guys that I know, we go back pretty deep

I saw you look at his shoes, I saw you look at their teeth

I could tell this whole thing kind of frightened you

So you tapped me on the arm like you wanted to cruise

I could tell this whole thing kind of frightened you

Quick answers

What this page can answer fast

Who performs "I Hope This Whole Thing Didn't Frighten You"?

The Hold Steady performs "I Hope This Whole Thing Didn't Frighten You", and this lyric page sits inside the The Hold Steady catalog on LyroVerse.

Are there related songs to explore after "I Hope This Whole Thing Didn't Frighten You"?

Yes. The related section below points to Certain Songs and Constructive Summer with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by The Hold Steady?

Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through The Hold Steady's lyric pages.

Song Room

Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song

Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.

Open Song Room
0 followers Selected insights only surface after moderation
Listener comments

What people are saying

0 comments
Add a short interpretation or memory

A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.

Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.

No listener comments on I Hope This Whole Thing Didn't Frighten You yet.