Lyric discussion by KingQwerty 

Cover art for Tollund Man lyrics by Mountain Goats, The

He played this live once adding a bit extra at the end. A recording exists (http://youtu.be/FeRZXqqqsm0) It sounds like

"No mercy, which makes your love more strong to love that well, which you will have to leave before too long"

Thought it was interesting.

@KingQwerty Yes! That's a paraphrase of the final lines of Sonnet 73: "This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong, To love that well, which thou must leave ere long."

Thanks for posting that. It is interesting. Consider the exuberance of the sacrifice, the tollund man, who loves what he sees as he takes his final glances at the world around him, loving well what he must leave.