Cover art for Prosthetic Head by Green Day

Prosthetic Head

Green Day
Track 18 on Nimrod 

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Oct. 10, 19971 viewer19.1K views

Prosthetic Head Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I see you down on the front line
Such a sight for sore eyes, you're a suicide makeover
Plastic eyes lookin' through a numbskull
Self-effaced, what's his face, you've erased yourself, so shut up
You don't let up


[Pre-Chorus]
You have a growth that must be treated
Like a severed severe pain in the neck
You can smell it, but you can't see it
No explanation identified, 'cause


[Chorus]
You don't know
You don't say that you got no reply

[Verse 2]
Hey you, where did you come from?
Got a head full of lead, you're an inbred bastard son
All dressed up, a red blooded A-mannequin
Do or die, no reply, don't deny that you're synthetic
You're pathetic

[Pre-Chorus]
You have a growth that must be treated
Like a severed severe pain in the neck
You can smell it, but you can't see it
No explanation identified, 'cause
[Chorus]
You don't know
You don't say that you got no reply
You don't know
You don't say that you got no reply

[Bridge]
I see you down on the front line
Such a sight for sore eyes, you're a suicide makeover


[Chorus]
You don't know
You don't say that you got no reply
You don't know
You don't say that you got no reply

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18th and last song on the Green Day album Nimrod. This song explains someone who is fake or pretends to be perfect and good but in reality, is just pretending.

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