"Phantom Limb" lyrics

I never hated anyone how I hate you
I hate the way you spoke 'cause you took away my tongue
Flashback to pitiful devotion to a toxic cult
I hate the battles that we lost and wished we won

And maybe I can make it right
Like a medic in a dogfight
I staunch my wounds as I come home again
And maybe I can clean the mess
Hide the carnage with a tourniquet
As I rock steady just to get through the night
I plug my ears, I shield my eyes, 'cause

You are my phantom limb
I cut you off, but I still feel you there
No holy sanctum knows
How to excise you, I'm stuck in disrepair
I couldn't lose you if I wanted to
And God knows that I've tried
So fuck it, guess I'll hold you
In my missing arms tonight

You were treated like an animal but never learned to bite
Why do I wish our mouths were filled with rabid suds?
Why would I change the past and risk us having lost our minds?
Guess our defenses mitigated damage done

And maybe I can make it right
Like a medic in a dogfight
I staunch your wounds as I come home again
And maybe I can clean the mess
Hide the carnage with a tourniquet
As we rock steady just to get through the night
I plug your ears, I shield your eyes, 'cause

You are my phantom limb
I cut you off, but I still feel you there
No holy sanctum knows
How to excise you, I'm stuck in disrepair
I couldn't lose you if I wanted to
And God knows that I've tried
So fuck it, guess I'll hold you
In my missing arms tonight

I love you, stay with me, can't lose you, one body
I love you, stay with me, can't lose you, one body
I love you, stay with me, can't lose you, one body
I love you, stay with me, can't lose you, one body