Once my wife was a canvas, just plain, vacant skin
Till you drew those tattoos, that expressed our odd views
Till the colors were in
Then you added some gargoyles,
Every skull was displayed
Then everyone could see
That I married tapestry
And our love would not fade

For yoooooooou decorated my wife
(Illu)strated a girl with a new work of art
And yoooooooou decorated my wife
By putting your mark on every part
You decorated my wife

There's no rhyme and no reason that Lydia could know
Why I had demons inked, made our friends all think
That we were one creepshow
Why had we seen the needle? And all the damage done?
Well, I used to raise kine, and to mark them as mine
I branded them for fun

So yoooooooou decorated my wife
(perfo)rated a girl with a new work of art
And yoooooooou decorated my wife
By putting my mark on every part
You decorated my wife