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You should’ve seen me in the solitude
You would’ve loved the light down there
The way the shadows come so tall
Make the body too much to bear
And the body is too much to bear

Instead we met in a desert glance
We could’ve lost our souls out there
Staring at that desert bloom
And the bodies too much to bear
And the body too much to bear

Once upon a carefree time
A careless man made you a dirty dare
If you could name him I’d go and find him
Cause his body is too much to bear
And the body is too much to bear

You burned the ties as I climbed the mast
I was ready to spend my life up there
You said brave Ulysses don’t excite me
And the body is too much to bear
And the body is too much to bear

You seized the day, unclenched your fists
No more twists of fate, just a long straight stare
You dared your god to come and find you
And take the body too much to bear
And the body too much to bear

I wish I’d learned your drinking songs
Every verse and chorus you could not share
Terrible how the band plays on
And the body is too much to bear
And the body is too much to bear

You should see me in this solitude
I sincerely love the light down here
A mirror don’t mean nothing at all
And the body is too much to bear
And the body is too much to bear