Balance Beam (Other version) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by FrancisTheMenace 

Cover art for Balance Beam (Other version) lyrics by Blue October

I agree wholeheartedly with MozfanMS2, though there's one thing I don't understand: What does "When you shake the walls, you've got to make 'em bend" mean? If it's something explicit, just tell me and don't go into details, please.