McCafferty - Dead-Bird Lyrics






Breathe in, breathe out, everybody scream fuck
I know I've gone too far this time
My grandpa said don't be afraid of death
He's just your oldest friend
Coming back for what he forgot
I hope I forget all these lies
The books that I am reading are the ones I've forgot
I tore out all of the pages along with my heart

And I spelled your name still with the letters from the letters that I wrote
And I spelled out your name still with the letters from the letters that I wrote

See this body, see this body, see this body's not for me
And the way my bones are breaking is the way my skin will bleed
So I put out my fists, and you mark both my hands
With little X's that mean that I am extra unsafe

Where did your spine go?
I know
I've got none
Is it your heart that breaks first
Fragile bones
Where did your spine go?
I know
I've got none
Is it your heart that breaks first
Fragile bones

And she is playing on the playground
And she is playing on the swings
She is learning words like 'fuck' and 'hate'
And I know just what it means
It means she's just like her mom
She'll end up lonely and sad
She'll end up alone with rings
With rings in her mouth
With guns in her house
With holes in her heart
Hey Kid

Where did your spine go?
I know
I've got none
Is it your heart that breaks first?
Fragile bones
Where did your spine go?
I know
I've got none
Is it your heart that breaks first?
Fragile bones

Where did your spine go?
I know
I've got none
Is it your heart that breaks first?
Fragile bones
Where did your spine go?
I know
I've got none
Is it your fear that breaks first?
Fragile bones





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  1. b.... 1....

    my best friend/crush just cut me off

  2. O.... ....

    This is my favorite song..

  3. A.... N....

    I noticed I heard the instrumental from somewhere my guy Wicca Phase Springs Eternal used part of the instrumental in his song “Rest” I love it so dearly much and now this !

  4. J.... b....

    Rip Bird

  5. H.... H....

    Merci Yoonns !

  6. d.... m....

    his voice sounds like tyler joseph i love it

  7. Y.... J....

    This is a materialistic version of my twisted mentality that consumes every minute of my life. I’m ready for death when he comes for me

  8. E.... S....

    literally the best band

    E.... S....

    Eds Spaghetti oh- i smell an it fan.....

  9. E.... F....

    I love this band and don’t get me wrong I want them to get the recognition they deserve but at the same time I just want their music to be my little secret

  10. T.... o....

    Every line is my soul

  11. i.... a....

    why does everybody's boyfriend show them this band? I'm very l0nely there are no gay ppl that like me, so i can't relateEe ;-;

    i.... a....

    Uh oh stinky Ari it’s ok I’m gay people let’s be friends

    i.... a....

    @your sore throat ahh bless you that's nice 👍🏻👍🏽

  12. S.... O....

    I hate when I find music 4-10 years after, but it’s worth it

  13. I.... F....

    The mom part is to relatable for me....

  14. c.... ....

    accidentally clicked on this instead of the thanksgiving song dead bird. don't regret it tho.

  15. m.... ....

    nobody has said anything about this sounding like la dispute and i'm disappointed

  16. k.... ....

    My friend told me about this band , although i really miss her and I'm going through some really tough shit rn i gotta say McCafferty are really good

  17. M.... M....

    2019 anybody? I can not stop listening to there songs there so good.

  18. a.... f....

    he sounds like the dude from modern baseball

  19. i.... ....

    "See this body, see this body, see this body's not for me

    And the way my bones are breaking is the way my skin will bleed"


    me too, buddy

  20. E.... J....

    If oyasumi pun pun gets an anime this should be the intro

  21. d.... s....

    is this the song Wicca Phase sampled in rest? or was it Twin size mattress?? 🤔

  22. c.... ....

    i relate to every word of this amazing song

  23. e.... b....

    This is one of the best McCafferty songs

  24. H.... W....

    I play Black Ops 4 and Get This playist On and omg its amazing

  25. H.... W....

    I play Black Ops 4 and Get This playist On and omg its amazing

  26. b.... w....

    Omg do a show in atl

  27. O.... �....

    Is beachboy playing in the background at the end of the song? I swear that’s what I hear-

  28. M.... C....

    McCafferty and The front bottoms are the best and you can’t tell me otherwise

  29. L.... B....

    Yo he sounds like tyler joseph

  30. L.... ....

    Do you need time to rest? Does it take time to heal? Will it make you feel better, knowing that I'll steer clear?

  31. T.... ....

    Does this song use auto-tune or is that just a weird vocal affect that I don’t know about?

    T.... ....

    What effect?

    T.... ....

    Rainy Wednesdays! It’s the shifty effect that seems to slightly alter his pitch in a weird way when he sings the chorus

    T.... ....

    @TiredTanuki multiple tracks of him singing the same thing

  32. Z.... R....

    When I heard the first verse I thought it was the iCarly theme.

    Z.... R....

    Ah, yes. My favorite part of the iCarly theme song is when they tell everyone to scream fuck.

    Z.... R....

    @Konami Keem LMAOOO

  33. B.... ....

    Do you need to time to rest?
    Does it take time to heal?

  34. D.... ....

    Here's the lyrics I sourced from Genius(https://genius.com/Mccafferty-dead-bird-lyrics)


    Breathe in, breathe out, everybody scream "Fuck!"
    I know I've gone too far this time
    My grandpa said, "Don't be afraid of death
    He's just your oldest friend
    Coming back for what he forgot."
    I hope I forget all these lies
    The books that I am reading are the ones that I've forgot
    I tore out all of the pages along with my heart
    And I spelled your name still
    With the letters from the letters that I wrote
    And I spelled out your name still
    With the letters from the letters that I wrote


    See this body, see this body, see this body's not for me
    And the way my bones are breaking is the way my skin will bleed
    So I put out my fists, and you mark both my hands
    With little x's that mean that I am extra unsafe


    Where did your spine go?
    I know I've got none
    Is it your heart that breaks first?
    Fragile bones
    Where did your spine go?
    I know I've got none
    Is it your heart that breaks first?
    Fragile bones


    And she is playing on the playground
    And she is playing on the swings (She is playing on the swings)
    She is learning words like 'fuck' and 'hate'
    And I know just what it means
    It means she's just like her mom
    She'll end up lonely and sad
    She'll end up alone with rings
    With rings in her mouth
    With guns in her house
    With holes in her heart
    Hey, Kid


    Where did your spine go?
    I know I've got none
    Is it your heart that breaks first?
    Fragile bones
    Where did your spine go?
    I know I've got none
    Is it your heart that breaks first?
    Fragile bones
    Where did your spine go?
    I know I've got none
    Is it your heart that breaks first?
    Fragile bones
    Where did your spine go?
    I know I've got none
    Is it your heart that breaks first?
    Fragile
    Fragile bones

  35. D.... ....

    Wicca Phase did it way better

    D.... ....

    Deadboyy fuck you

    D.... ....

    I apologize, I am a better man now

    D.... ....

    Fuck you

    D.... ....

    @Aaron Florian you didnt apologize

  36. S.... K....

    this is helping me with depression

    S.... K....

    Hey, I know I'm a random commenter but I hope you had a good day today. And tomorrow.

  37. S.... s....

    :confused screaming:

  38. M.... t....

    One of my closest friends showed me this dude, and I think of that group whenever I listen to his music.




    I really hope they know how much they all mean to me. They're my family; I love them to death.

    M.... t....

    This comment makes my heart happy

  39. K.... S....

    The beginning is such a mood like you know???...........FUCK

  40. j.... ....

    CAST SPELLS WRITE CHECKS

    j.... ....

    jimmy no

    j.... ....

    Jimmy yes

  41. S.... A....

    Lyrics cause for some reason no one has already😤

    [Verse 1]
    Breathe in, breathe out, everybody scream "Fuck!"
    I know I've gone too far this time
    My grandpa said, "Don't be afraid of death
    He's just your oldest friend
    Coming back for what he forgot."
    I hope I forget all these lies
    The books that I am reading are the ones that I've forgot
    I tore out all of the pages along with my heart
    And I spelled your name still
    With the letters from the letters that I wrote
    And I spelled out your name still
    With the letters from the letters that I wrote

    [Pre-Chorus]
    See this body, see this body, see this body's not for me
    And the way my bones are breaking is the way my skin will bleed
    So I put out my fists, and you mark both my hands
    With little x's that mean that I am extra unsafe

    [Chorus]
    Where did your spine go?
    I know I've got none
    Is it your heart that breaks first?
    Fragile bones
    Where did your spine go?
    I know I've got none
    Is it your heart that breaks first?
    Fragile bones

    [Verse 2]
    And she is playing on the playground
    And she is playing on the swings (She is playing on the swings)
    She is learning words like 'fuck' and 'hate'
    And I know just what it means
    It means she's just like her mom
    She'll end up lonely and sad
    She'll end up alone with rings
    With rings in her mouth
    With guns in her house
    With holes in her heart
    Hey, Kid

    [Outro / Chorus]
    Where did your spine go?
    I know I've got none
    Is it your heart that breaks first?
    Fragile bones
    Where did your spine go?
    I know I've got none
    Is it your heart that breaks first?
    Fragile bones
    Where did your spine go?
    I know I've got none
    Is it your heart that breaks first?
    Fragile bones
    Where did your spine go?
    I know I've got none
    Is it your heart that breaks first?
    Fragile
    Fragile bones

  42. J.... G....

    I need this on vinyl

  43. K.... D....

    Rest by WPSE sounds nothing like this, yall wild.

    K.... D....

    Well rest samples the intro to this so...

    K.... D....

    Lyramm Wicca phases is better anyways

  44. c.... ....

    Breathe in, breathe out, everybody scream fuck
    I know I've gone too far this time
    My grandpa said don't be afraid of death
    He's just your oldest friend
    Coming back for what he forgot
    I hope I forget all these lies
    The books that I am reading are the ones I've forgot
    I tore out all of the pages along with my heart

    And I spelled your name still with the letters from the letters that I wrote
    And I spelled out your name still with the letters from the letters that I wrote

    See this body, see this body, see this body's not for me
    And the way my bones are breaking is the way my skin will bleed
    So I put out my fists, and you mark both my hands
    With little X's that mean that I am extra unsafe

    Where did your spine go?
    I know
    I've got none
    Is it your heart that breaks first
    Fragile bones
    Where did your spine go?
    I know
    I've got none
    Is it your heart that breaks first
    Fragile bones

    And she is playing on the playground
    And she is playing on the swings
    She is learning words like 'fuck' and 'hate'
    And I know just what it means
    It means she's just like her mom
    She'll end up lonely and sad
    She'll end up alone with rings
    With rings in her mouth
    With guns in her house
    With holes in her heart
    Hey Kid

    Where did your spine go?
    I know
    I've got none
    Is it your heart that breaks first?
    Fragile bones
    Where did your spine go?
    I know
    I've got none
    Is it your heart that breaks first?
    Fragile bones

    Where did your spine go?
    I know
    I've got none
    Is it your heart that breaks first?
    Fragile bones
    Where did your spine go?
    I know
    I've got none
    Is it your fear that breaks first?
    Fragile bones

  45. A.... C....

    Breathe in, breathe out, everybody scream fuck
    I know I've gone too far this time
    My grandpa said don't be afraid of death
    He's just your oldest friend
    Coming back for what he forgot
    I hope I forget all these lies
    The books that I am reading are the ones I've forgot
    I tore out all of the pages along with my heart

    And I spelled your name still with the letters from the letters that I wrote
    And I spelled out your name still with the letters from the letters that I wrote

    See this body, see this body, see this body's not for me
    And the way my bones are breaking is the way my skin will bleed
    So I put out my fists, and you mark both my hands
    With little X's that mean that I am extra unsafe

    Where did your spine go?
    I know
    I've got none
    Is it your heart that breaks first
    Fragile bones
    Where did your spine go?
    I know
    I've got none
    Is it your heart that breaks first
    Fragile bones

    And she is playing on the playground
    And she is playing on the swings
    She is learning words like 'fuck' and 'hate'
    And I know just what it means
    It means she's just like her mom
    She'll end up lonely and sad
    She'll end up alone with rings
    With rings in her mouth
    With guns in her house
    With holes in her heart
    Hey Kid

    Where did your spine go?
    I know
    I've got none
    Is it your heart that breaks first?
    Fragile bones
    Where did your spine go?
    I know
    I've got none
    Is it your heart that breaks first?
    Fragile bones

    Where did your spine go?
    I know
    I've got none
    Is it your heart that breaks first?
    Fragile bones
    Where did your spine go?
    I know
    I've got none
    Is it your fear that breaks first?
    Fragile bones

  46. j.... ....

    wicca phase got ur riff bro. did he ask at least?

    j.... ....

    Damn I miss lil peep

    j.... ....

    Nah they didn’t and it created a fuckton of controversy n stuff

  47. i.... w....

    I actually live this fucking band and their music and it's funny to think I found them because of a meme lmao

    i.... w....

    your a fucking edge lord

  48. m.... n....

    tyler joseph mixed with front bottoms and hobo johnson

    m.... n....

    Richard Pierre you are mistaken. Brian sings in TFB, Nick sings in Mccafferty

    m.... n....

    my name is chelsea definitely true

    m.... n....

    Definitely got hobo Johnson feels from him

  49. T.... 2....

    I love this album so much,

  50. A.... ....

    This band is amazing I found them a few weeks ago and I'm already addicted <3 they need more attention.

  51. K.... R....

    My boyfriend showed these guys to me.



    Update: no longer with that person but still with McCafferty.

    K.... R....

    yyou absolute goon

    K.... R....

    Boyfri*end*
    Girlfri*end*
    Fri*end*
    Mccafferty

    Only Mccaffterty has no end

    K.... R....

    @Cheese King they have had multiple ends u h

    K.... R....

    @loser Sam lmao and they broke up like again i think a week ago or maybe nicks just taking another break

    K.... R....

    that sucks. hope things are better

  52. G.... S....

    Does anyone know what the hell you’d consider the genre of this band and the front bottoms? Because hell yeah I’m into it

    G.... S....

    Post-punk

    G.... S....

    Scarlett Rose this song makes me feel simultaneously hopeless and inspired

    G.... S....

    I always knew it as dance punk tbh

    G.... S....

    folk punk

    G.... S....

    Indie I think?

  53. E.... ....

    Love this band found them today. These and hobo Jonson and the lovemakers are both the most underrated ever

  54. a.... .....

    I found this band from a fan fic still in love with you mccafferty

    a.... .....

    In which?

  55. H.... J....

    *FU C K*

  56. b.... ....

    HIGH KEY SOUNDS LIKE TYLER JOSEPH AND IM DIGGING IT

    b.... ....

    I kinda see how :0 not fully, but a little

    b.... ....

    Sounds like a pitch shifted version of him, or just slowed down a bit

    b.... ....

    WRONG, the person it sounds EXACTLY like is the front bottoms🤙

    b.... ....

    Ewww noooooo don’t do that

    b.... ....

    As a huge twenty one pilots fan I have no idea where you're getting tyler joseph in this song but ok then

  57. A.... p....

    legit kept hearing their songs on tik Tok and now love em

    A.... p....

    Wait what?

    A.... p....

    yeah?@Panic

    A.... p....

    same. I´m a bit embarrassed tho

    A.... p....

    Tik tok doesnt ruin songs it shows you good ones

    A.... p....

    @uCanela true. same with vine. among many others, i found out about xxxtentacion through vine even before he blew up

  58. h.... e....

    you guys deserve more attention

    h.... e....

    They sure do.

  59. a.... l....

    i fucking love this

  60. F.... f....

    I'm addicted to The Front Bottoms, McCafferty, and Fun. because my boyfriend made me listen to them and i don't regret it.

    F.... f....

    is your boyfriend nateislame

    F.... f....

    Damn ur pfp is rlly hot 😳 full homo Mista

    F.... f....

    O M G SAMEEEEEEEEEEEE

    F.... f....

    Lmao Fun. Is a bit different than the other two. But they are all pretty great

    F.... f....

    Mccafferty wrote a song about the front bottoms. It’s called “bottom”

  61. M.... K....

    Sounds a lot like my favorite band, front bottoms, but different, buuuuut, awesome and I dig it big time. FUCKIN A

    M.... K....

    Listen to their song bottom. It's about how they sound alike lol

  62. J.... C....

    Anyone ever notice you find the best music by accident?

    J.... C....

    Yeah I found out this band by just clicking the best lookign album in the recomendations

    J.... C....

    I saw this on my trans bffs insta feed. Love it. It's another one of those where i can listen to the music and be like cool then actually prosessing the lyrics and knowing i have to watch out for my precious bean before he hurts himself more.

    Edit. Know i realise. If he listens to them. He might find this. In that case: Flo!Samukám! Imádlak! Bármikor, bármivel fordulj hozzám bátran! Szeretlek!

    J.... C....

    yea broski

    J.... C....

    My girlfriend showed me Mccafferty

    J.... C....

    my ex girlfriend showed me them

  63. M.... S....

    Wow so I found this ban today and now I'm obsessed with it ^w^ So far I think this and alligator skin boots are my favorites

  64. R.... ....

    I found these guys on a app

    R.... ....

    Let me guess tik tok

  65. j.... b....

    How do not more people know this band?
    They're fucking great!

  66. �.... ....

    I love this band!

    �.... ....

    lil dick girl 777 i love your username, is it an x reference?

    �.... ....

    do you still?

    �.... ....

    This is the second best thing I've read all day.

  67. A.... J....

    These guys deserve more attention

    A.... J....

    There best album is barely looked at too

    A.... J....

    they do. but then when they do get that attention they deserve it feels a bit sad because you miss when you could listen to artists without people flooding in the comments, probably coming from tik tok.

  68. r.... ....

    I love them so much my goodness. you guys down here in the comments are cool by default for knowing them :))

  69. j.... ....

    The Front Bottoms and this band is the only not as popular bands I listen to and I like that

    j.... ....

    i dont like the front bottoms

    j.... ....

    @Mark DeRosa idk just because a band is popular doesnt make them garbage sellouts. Theyre popular because they have good music. Its fine that you dont like it tho. But they have some good songs in my opinion.

    j.... ....

    who what you should like them if you like mccafferty. They’re basically a better version

    j.... ....

    no theyre trash lol and sound not as good

    j.... ....

    Joseph Fetzko this made me laugh

  70. g.... ....

    found these guys on Spotify <3