If this love were a tree, I'd be sharpening my finest axe
If this love were a window, I'd throw a brick through the glass
If this love were a kitten, I'd drown it
If this love were a fox, I'd hound it

If this love were fleeting, I'd find another
If this love were permitted, I'd be a happy lover
But this love is too strong
This love is wrong

If this love were a clock, I'd break both its hands, smash its face
If this love were a book, I'd deface every page
If this love were a heathen, I'd convert it
If this love were an innocent, I'd pervert it

If this love were a nest, I'd raid it, dash each egg onto the rocks
If this love were a door, I'd install a million locks
If this love were a fetus, I'd abort it
If this love were death, I'd court it