Death Cab For Cutie - Amputations lyrics

"If we seem nutty to you
And if we seem like an oddball to you
Just remember one thing the mighty oak tree
Was once a nut just like me"

And if it was just how you wanted
You'd be glued to his bones and his brainstem
And changing your image and attitudes
Won't bring him back into your bedroom

Amputating as he's waiting amputating
He's unresponsive cause you're irresponsible

Little swinger
Your bottle is thinking too much
Cause you're aiming to please way off target
And I'll tell you what you must already know
Of amputating that too slow

Amputating as he's waiting amputating
He's unresponsive cause you're irresponsible
Amputating as he's waiting amputating
He's unresponsive cause you're irresponsible

Amputating as he's waiting amputating
He's unresponsive cause you're irresponsible

"I pray to God that one day
He will grant me the power
To reach out and hold my hand over your head
And give you instant belief
Cause you don't have instant belief
You've been hooked, you've been crooked
You've been lied to so many times
That you're suspicious-minded
And when the right thing comes along
You don't believe in it
When I'm coming in knocking on the front door
You're out the back door looking
For four leaf clovers and when you find it
You think somebody planted it
There to fool you
'What's the angle?' You look for an excuse
In this modern day and age we
Have instant coffee and instant tea
Instant disbelief, that's the reason we will
Never become anything it is because we will
Never believe in ourselves
We will always listen to the mass majority
If everybody's making fun of
You and criticizing you
Then you know you're on the right track
'Cause most people ain't got it"