Annotated lyrics for The Hold Steady song 'Banging Camp' - Holly wore a string around her finger / She said it helps her to remember / All the nights that we got over / And besides, it ties her outfit all together / Holly wore a string around her finger / There are strings attached to every single lover / But they still can't even tether us together / Listen to the back of the theater / I think they really love one another / There are strings attached to every single lover / When they say great white sharks / They mean the kind in big black cars / When they say killer whales / They mean they wailed on him 'til they killed him / Up in penetration park / Holly wore a cross to ward them off / She said if they think you're a Christian / Then they won't bring in the dogs / And if they think you're a Catholic / Then they'll want to meet your boss / Holly wore a cross to ward them off / Yeah, there's camps down by the banks of the river / And it's sketchy in the night / But they mostly lay low in the light / Hey sweet recovery, come on / Won't you wade into the water with me? / You know, there's camps down by the banks of the river / When they say black and tans / You know they mean the kind from the cans / We don't got time to mix it all together / I'm a very busy man, man / She said I dig those awkward silences / Cause I grew up in denial / And went to school in Massachusetts / He said hi, I like to party on the problem blocks / And I can't stand it when the banging stops / I saw her at the party pit / Yea, she was shaky but still trying to shake it / Half naked and three-quarters wasted / She was completely alone / I saw him at the riverbank / He was breaking bread and giving thanks / With crosses made of pipes and planks / Leaned up against the nitrous tanks / And he said take a hit / Hold your breath and I'll dunk your head / Then when you wake up again / Yeah, you'll be high as hell and born again / Yeah, there's strings attached to every single lover / Yeah, there's strings attached to every single lover