"Suicide Birds" is a song by Mars Argo. It is featured as the second track on their debut album Technology Is a Dead Bird.
Background[]
The full song was uploaded to the duo's now-defunct Muxtape page in April 2009,[1][2] but was taken down sometime between February 2010 – December 2011. A demo of the track surfaced online on April 24th, 2017,[3] although it's unclear if this is the same version as the Muxtape upload, since both files have different lengths.
An acoustic performance of the song was uploaded to the Grocerybag YouTube channel on December 17th, 2009,[4] the audio of which was later included as a track on the Internet Sessions EP on August 18th, 2010.[5]
A remix of the song, produced by Johnny K, was recorded at Groovemaster Studios in December 2010,[6] however, this version was never released, likely due to the cancelation of the duo's second studio album.
Lyrics[]
She was feeling faint when the smoke hit
Dizzy with the smell of perfume
Hiding from her family that she missed
Cold and all alone in her room
The bird flew into the window
And he heard the same song in our heads
I often wonder what it would feel like
To be free again
Free again
We were building courses for horses
Make believe with me by your side
She grew up a week before I did
My mother said that it wasn't right
The bird flew into the window
And he heard the same song in our heads
I often wonder what it would feel like
To be free again
Free again
Memories fade
But they bring you back to the good old days
But the good old days will never be the same
I sang a song I wrote for you yesterday
But you didn't hear it
You didn't hear it
Anyway
Anyway, oh
Anyway-ay-ay
Anyway, oh
Anyway
It's just the good
It's just the good old days
(One, two, three, four)
(One, two)
The bird flew into the window
And he heard the same song in our heads
I often wonder what it would feel like
To be free again
Free again
The bird flew into the window
And he heard the same song in our heads
I often wonder what it would feel like
To be free again
Free again
She said
She said
The bird flew into the window
And he heard the same song in our heads
I often wonder what it would feel like
To be free again
Free again
(That was so good)
Official versions[]
- Album version – 3:12
- Instrumental – 3:12
- Muxtape demo version – 2:31[1]
- Leaked demo version (also known as "Mix Down") – 2:38
- Instrumental demo – Unknown
- "What Inspires You?" snippet – 1:55
- Internet Sessions acoustic – 3:10
- Johnny K remix – Unknown
- Lincoln Hall live snippet – 0:59
Trivia[]
- It's often theorized that "Suicide Birds" might have been featured in, or somehow related to, the now-privatized Grocerybag video "Memories Fade", as the video's title also appears as a lyric in the song.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Suicide Birds". Muxtape. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ↑ "new videos". GROCERYBAG.TV. Archived from the original on May 13, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ↑ Argo Mars (April 24, 2017). "Mix Down". SoundCloud. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ↑ grocerybagdottv (December 17, 2009). "Suicide Birds". YouTube. Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ↑ Mars Argo (August 18, 2010). "Internet Sessions". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ↑ Mars Argo (December 2, 2010). "Suicide Birds: Day 1". Facebook. Archived from the original on August 31, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
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Tracklist | "The Singularity Is Near" ☮ "Suicide Birds" ☮ "Mrs. Stadler" ☮ "Machine" ☮ "Monsters Under My Bed" ☮ "Technology Is a Dead Bird" ☮ "Sideways and Sideways" ☮ "You Don't Know Me Anymore" ☮ "Feeling Welcome in a Time Warp" ☮ "Tired Today" |
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Non-album | "Audio" ☮ "Audio 4" ☮ "Audio 5" ☮ "Electric Car" ☮ "Moot" ☮ "Spider in My Bathtub" ☮ "Weightless Egos" ☮ "Welcome to the Future" ☮ "You Have a Lot of Work to Do" |
Misc | Connie |
Other releases | |
Technology Is a Dead Bird • Internet Sessions • Linden Place • Mars Argo CD • Debut solo album |
Tracklist | "Machine" • "Suicide Birds" • "Electric Car" • "Technology Is a Dead Bird" • "Using You" • "Everything Turns to Gold" |
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Other releases | |
Technology Is a Dead Bird • Internet Sessions • Linden Place • Mars Argo CD • Debut solo album |
Tracklist | "Formal Girl" • "Love in Black and White" • "Beauty Is Empty" • "Using You" • "Machine" • "Suicide Birds" • "Nothing Without You" • "Runaway Runaway" • "Everything Turns to Gold" • "Throw Your Thoughts Away" |
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Other releases | |
Technology Is a Dead Bird • Internet Sessions • Linden Place • Mars Argo CD • Debut solo album |