Heavy Boots Lyrics

Lyric discussion by marvin46 

Cover art for Heavy Boots lyrics by Cold War Kids

Sounds like it is alluding to the book "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathon Safran Foer.

The main character mentions having "heavy boots" many times in the book. The protagonist also is searching to find clues as to what a key means he found in his fathers closet after he was killed in 9/11, like the burning towers made by folding bills.

"Choked nights dreams I can't speak" is also very similar to his grandparents.

That's what I was thinking. Oscar, (the main character in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"), says he has "heavy boots". I think it means most like you're in a slump that you can't get out of.