ASPHRODEL EYE

We went in as two and we came out as two
Once we were three then we killed off the seed
Once we were one then we met the red, white nun
Stirrups and suction left us back where we'd begun

She saw the tiny blip on the sonogram screen
She said it was a pearl in the form of a girl
I said "Don't act like you know what sex our baby is
There'll never be a hers and there'll never be a his

CHORUS
Oh but it's sad when a love affair dies
Oh but it's sad when a love affair dies

She said we'd trapped a soul inside a sterilized bowl
Each night the echo of a scream was born to her dreams
Each night she wiped a tear from an asphrodel eye
Each night a china voice so timidly asked "Why?"

CHORUS

She said I'm not gonna get over this
Until my ovaries are wrapped around the inside of my thighs

CHORUS
BRIDGE
We went in as two
We came out as two
Once we were one then we met the red, white nun
Oh, but it's sad
Oh, but it's sad
Oh, but it's sad
Oh, but it's sad
Oh, but it's sad...