Love struck me down way too young I wish I'd known what I know now Love struck me down The silver lining only served to conceal the cloud It lay in wait pretending To be some kind of happy ending Love struck me down It hollowed me out and wore me like a crown Love struck me down and got me bewitched Now word's going round that I'm cupid's new bitch Love struck me down Saddled me up and rode me around I looked to the sky and saw eros fly by With a bow in his hands and a glint in his eye Tattoos on his shoulders where there should have been wings He was clinking a chain made of old wedding rings And towering above on a dark cloud stood love Cramming her claws into a pair of black gloves She told me politely "I think you'll grow to like me" Down came aphrodite and screamed "you can't fight me" Love struck me down way too young Pinned me to the ground and ripped out my tongue Love struck me down And fed me in chunks to her slavering hounds Once you've seen what I've got to show Beneath my halo You'll never ever want to go (And nobody need know) If another tempts you away I'll make them pay So stay with me Love speaks a tongue that none can translate It stands at our rudder with no other shipmates I'm sure that my mother told me I should just wait But I took love's bait Now it's too late Little boy follow me down Little boy follow me down