Lyric discussion by mindsale 

Cover art for Tollund Man lyrics by Mountain Goats, The

This song is about an article Darnielle read about scientists having found a 4,000 year old corpse and piecing togethers its final meal. Apparently the corpse was a candidate for sacrifice, chosen randomly. Prior to that, a healthy male. He empathizes with the selected and sings of what he must have gone through before submitting to fate.