You put me on my cross   That's what you did   That's what you'll always do   You pierced my aching side   Until the bloody water flowed   onto the ground, my mother cried   Mother Mary's not her name   As the nails throbbed   slowly in my hands   the vinegar tastes fine      Won't you hide with me   Don't ask me why      Why do you tear me down   Why do you smear my crown   Why do you tear me down   Why do you smear my crown      A crown of thorns deep in my head   I cried a tear as they drank my blood   They yelled and screamed   Mocked my name   Never really understood   Who are you to cast a stone   When I hold as many stones as you   You've nailed me to my cross   That's what you did   That's what you'll do      Won't you hide with me   Don't ask me why      Why do you tear me down   Why do you smear my crown   Why do you tear me down   Why do you smear my crown      It seems I'm locked in my closet   and that's where I make my stand      I'm locked away   I'm put away   All hope I can't contain   You keep me from a world outside   Where nobody knows my name   You've got me down