When you were young   You were the king of carrot flowers   And how you built a tower tumbling through the trees   In holy rattlesnakes that fell all around your feet      And your mom would stick a fork right into daddy's shoulder   And dad would throw the garbage all across the floor   As we would lay and learn what each other's bodies were for      And this is the room    One afternoon I knew I could love you   And from above you how I sank into your soul   Into that secret place where no one dares to go      And your mom would drink until she was no longer speaking   And dad would dream of all the different ways to die   Each one a little more than he could dare to try