Alexander threw it all away When he was only 17 In the bathroom Gravity comforted him And it was all because of me It was all It was all because of me It was all because of me It was all because of ♪ Alexander was a friend of mine Before when his name was Grace But when he told me who he really was It was too hard for me to erase Erase, erase, erase Erase Erase Erase Alexander as the hanging man I want you to look at his cold body Now you see he was a real man He was just like You and me So stagnant he stood As I made new friends And together we laughed at him But a pit in my stomach opened up As he looked at me in disbelief Of what I've become ♪ Alexander as the hanging man I want you to look at his dead body Now look me in the eyes and tell me, tell me He was a real man Now you see he was just like You and me