Scientist Studies Songtext
von Death Cab for Cutie

What ghosts exist behind these attic walls?
There′s got to be a simpler explanation
'Cause I scrimped and I saved just to find
That they′ve been splicing my inventions

Cold skin and bones at this latitude
We ain't paying 'til the heat comes through
So you slept in a stocking cap
A wool scarf and

Promises of payments
Were upon your shoulders constantly
But don′t forget to entertain
′Cause this is your first defense


Four-year offense to the devoted type
I may have got an invitation, but I wasn't invited
But I thought that this meant something more
Than broken hearts and new addictions

We′ll leave our sins within the carpet twine
Our bodies will dissolve the chemicals in due time

Promises of payments
Were upon your shoulders constantly
But don't forget to entertain
′Cause this is your first defense
This is your first defense

This is your first defense
This was your first defense
And this is my last defense