They’ve been circling, they’ve been circlingnSince the day they were bornnIt’s disturbingnHow they’re circling fifty feet from the pondnPretty often, Pretty oftennI don’t want to be toldnIt’s problem, it’s a problemnIt’s a problem I knownAnd I won’t keep what I can’t catchnin my bare hands without a netnIt’s hard enough to walk on grassnSo conscious of the consequencesn nThey’ve been jerking, they’ve been jerkingnIn a pail by the docknI know that oxygen might make them blossom and dienBut I'm not gonna talknFeed them detailsnFeed them emailsnThey’ll eventually grownBut it’s not working, it’s not workingnNot as far as I knownnAnd killing things is not so hardnIt’s hurting that’s the hardest partnAnd when the wizard gets to menI’m asking for a smaller heartnnAnd I got younI thought that I caught younNow I’ll ruin it allnFeeling helpless, acting selfishnBeing human at allnnAnd they’re jumping, and they’re jumpingnBut they’ll never get outnJust keep touring, just keep on ignoringnBe a good little troutnnAnd the butcher stops and winds his watchnAnd lays their lives down on the blocknHe raises up his hatchet and nThe big hand strikes a compromisennWait we’ll trade you, waitnPlease just one more daynAnd then we’ll go withnNo complainingnNo complainingnNo complaining nStop nComennAnd they’re cutting, and they’re cuttingnAnd I think that I knownAnd they’re gutting, and they’re guttingnAnd I think that I knownAnd it’s beating, look it's beatingnAnd I don't want to knownAnd it’s beating, look it’s still beatingnGod I don’t want to knownnKilling things is not so hard nIt’s hurting that’s the hardest partnAnd when the wizard gets to menI’m asking for a smaller heartnnAnd if he tells me nonI’ll hold my breath until I hit the floornEventually I know I’m doomednTo get what I am asking fornnNow my heart is exactly the sizenOf a six-sided die cut in halfnMade of ruby red stained glassnCan I knock you unconsciousnAs long as I promisenI’ll love you and I’ll make you laughnnNow my heart is exactly the sizenOf a six-sided die cut in halfnMade of ruby red stained glassnCan I knock you unconsciousnAs long as I promisenI’ll love you and I’ll make you laugh