Abattoirs of Love

[Verse]
I put my back against an oak
Thinking it was some trusty tree
But first it bent and then it broke
And so did my false love to me
I put my hand into a bush
Thinking some sweetest flower to find
I pricked my finger to the bone
Leaving the sweetest flower behind
Oh, meeting is a pleasure
And parting is a grief
But an unconstant lover
Is worse than any thief
A thief will all but rob you
And take all that you have saved
But an unconstant lover
Will bring you to the grave
The grave it will decay you
And turn you into dust
There is not one in a thousand
That you can trust
They'll kiss you and they'll court you
And tell to you more lies
As the hairs upon your head, love
All the stars in the skies
Come all you, young lovers
A warning take by me
Don't place your affection
On a green willow tree
For the leaves they will wither
The branches will decay
And all your poor love
Will soon fall away
For the leaves will wither
The branches will decay
And all your poor love
Will soon fall away
For the leaves will wither
The branches will decay
And all your poor love
Will soon fall away
For the leaves will wither
The branches will decay
And all your poor love
Will soon fall away
For the leaves will wither
And the branches will decay
And all your poor love
Will soon fall away

[Pre-Chorus 1]
We hung upon a hook
Cut me to the bone
Froze me with a kiss
Laid upon your throne

[Chorus]
In the abattoirs of love
In the abattoirs of love
In the abattoirs of love
In the abattoirs of love

[Pre-Chorus 2]
You're in the serpent's jaws
Love chains you to the floor
Like fools you climbed so high
It's further then to fall

[Chorus]
In the abattoirs of love
In the abattoirs of love
In the abattoirs of love
In the abattoirs of love

[Outro]
Love's a tomb for fools, for fools
Love's a tomb for fools, for fools
Love's a tomb for fools, for fools
Love's a tomb for fools, for fools
Love's a tomb for fools, for fools
Love's a tomb for fools, for fools
Love's a tomb for fools, for fools
Love's a tomb for fools, for fools