The whole song is mostly just A, Cm, Fm, E repeated -  



A                        Cm 
there's a knock at your door 
Fm              E 
you don't even recognize the stranger 

it's you from before 
tryin' to warn you all about the dangers 
there's a hole in your head 
at least that's what everybody's guessin' 
it's why you're always misread 
it's why you sleep but you never feel rested, you never get your rest in 


hold on to your heart 
hold it high above flood waters 
hold on to your heart 
never let nobody drag it under 
hold on to your heart 
even when your body's bitter 
hold onto your heart 
never let nobody take it over  
ever take it over, ever 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 tryin' to put the lightnin' on the monster 
of the live you have lived that is always a mess 
are you dreaming of death are there ghosts in your chests 
are you always so restless  
yes you are, is that hard? 


hold on to your heart 
hold it high above flood waters 
hold on to your heart 
never let nobody drag it under 
hold on to your heart 
even when your body's bitter 
hold onto your heart 
never let nobody take it over  
ever take it over, ever take it over from you 


Instrumental break 


is it all a game of bait and switch your brains and follow your leaders to hell 
is it all the same vein of insane as drinkin' from a poisoned well 
and I need new skin for this old skeleton of mine 
'cause this one that I'm in's let me down once again over time 
and I need new skin for this old skeleton of mine 
'cause this one that I'm in's let me down once again over time 


hold on to your heart 
hold it high above flood waters 
hold on to your heart 
never let nobody drag it under 
hold on to your heart 
even when the whole world's bitter 
hold onto your heart 
never let nobody take it over  
ever take it over, ever take it over,  
ever take it over, ever take it over,  
ever take it over, ever take it over from you