Bitter garden, bitter leaf Bitter earth, bitter seed Nothing here is sacred, dear All things wild You're gone now for so long, you grown a child And when you were young You used to plea And when you were young You used to plea to make me believe Nothing sacred, all things wild Nothing sacred, all things wild Bitter water, bitter sea Bitter dirt, bitter tea Everything we do is a mess But oh, honey, may this mess be blessed And when we were young We knew everything And when we were young We claimed to sing and kick and scream All things sacred, nothing wild All things sacred, nothing wild Bitter blue, bitter green Bitter you, bitter me Sorry for poisoning you with my song I'm sorry now, but I won't be sorry long And when you were young, dumb and mean What did you mean when you'd scream Nothing sacred, all things wild Nothing sacred, all things wild