[Verse 1]
You were dead by the time that I had found you
Your blood was spilled on the couch where we had first kissed
So I carried you West to the sea, so I could wash you
Your body felt just like a backpack

[Refrain]
And I don't know what they did to your face
And I don't like it

[Verse 2]
You lived large 'til the day they finally caught you
They cut out your tongue so you would not scream when you came to
And you pissed blood, and then they chained you up when you turned blue
Your body felt just like a t-shirt

[Refrain]
And I wanna build a tower to all the nicer things you could have been
But I don't like it

[Outro]
You were dead
By the time that I had found you