[Verse 1: Andrew Wyatt] I bought you a black tin box Something to put your j**elry in But it struck me as the property of the childless It was cold out and warm in [Pre-Hook: Andrew Wyatt] The edges were sharp The edges were sharp Take me down the hillside Show me where they used to play Take me down the hillside Show me where they used to play [Hook: Andrew Wyatt] Black sheep, black sheep, in the aftershocks Thought he could survive in the black tin box Black sheep, black sheep, in the aftershocks Thought you could survive in the black tin box [Verse 2: Lykke Li] I mailed you a Dutch postcard Where I tried to be comforting
There were kids, my neighbors, on the sidewalk Playing superman [Pre-Hook: Andrew Wyatt and Lykke Li] But the edges were sharp The edges were sharp Take me down the hillside Show me where they used to play Take me down the hillside Show me where they used to play [Bridge: Andrew Wyatt] Your sisters and you Running through the orange light of the after-day [Hook: Andrew Wyatt and Lykke Li] Black sheep, black sheep, in the aftershocks Thought he could survive in the black tin box Black sheep, black sheep, in the aftershocks Thought you could survive in the black tin box