Andrew Bird - Near death experience

You used to be like toffee between the kitten's teeth
Used to build air raid shelters out of sticks and leaves and spend the whole day underneath

You used to be like copper - pliable but strong
Used to smile and nod, say "you're right," be polite
When you know that everybody's wrong
Know that everybody's wrong
Know that everybody's wrong

So you dare the plane to crash, redeem the miles for cash
When it starts to dive
And we'll dance like cancer survivors - like we're grateful simply to be alive

Dare the plane to crash
Redeem the miles for cash
And we'll dance like cancer survivors
Like the prognosis was that you should've died

No, there's nothing wrong;
There's nothing wrong when it starts to dive
And we'll dance like cancer survivors - like we're grateful simply to be alive

No, there's nothing wrong; there's nothing wrong when it starts to dive
And we'll dance like cancer survivors