Death Cab for Cutie — Amputations

[snippet from Glenn W. Turner] "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" [Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] Amputating As he's waiting Amputating He's unresponsive cause you're irresponsible [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Chorus] Amputating As he's waiting Amputating He's unresponsive cause you're irresponsible [Outro - Glenn W. Turner] "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"