The Origin of Love Lyrics

Lyric discussion by plummynights 

Cover art for The Origin of Love lyrics by Rufus Wainwright

The original was from Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and in the movie I believe it was John Cameron Mitchell who sang it.

This song makes me cry everytime I hear it, especially when he Rufus says:

"But I could swear by your expression That the pain down in your soul Was the same as the one down in mine. That's the pain, Cuts a straight line Down through the heart; We called it love."

If that's not the perfect description of love, I'll rip out my own heart and eat it.