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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Stu Mackenzie
Vocals
Ambrose Kenny-Smith
Vocals
Michael Cavanagh
Drums
Cook Craig
Vocals
Lucas Harwood
Bass Guitar
Tim Wilson
Saxophone
Lachlan Davidson
Saxophone
Phil Noy
Saxophone
Patrick McMullin
Trumpet
Daniel Beasy
Trumpet
Shane Hooton
Trumpet
Chris Vizard
Trombone
James Bowman
Trombone
Joe O'Callaghan
Trombone
Brett Kelly
Conductor
Joseph Walker
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stu Mackenzie
Composer
Ambrose Kenny-Smith
Composer
Michael Cavanagh
Composer
Cook Craig
Composer
Lucas Harwood
Composer
Joseph Walker
Composer
Chad Kelly
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Stu Mackenzie
Producer
Sam Joseph
Recording Engineer
Lachlan Carrick
Recording Engineer
Ross Cockle
Recording Engineer
Joe Carra
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
There once flew a pilot
High and free
Danced with the clouds
Pirouetted with the breeze
[Verse 2]
But out of sync to the mechanical beat
That pulsed at the heart of a metal machine
Thought of their partner and thought of their kids
Thought where they're going and thought where they'd been
[PreChorus]
But a sudden change
The routine shattered
Prepare the mind
Arrange the matters
[Chorus]
Deadstick (Deadstick)
Deadstick (Deadstick)
I'm a bird with a broken wing
Deadstick (Deadstick)
Deadstick (Deadstick)
This nightingale can't sing
[Verse 3]
I wake with a retch to the smell of ammonia
And my eyes start watering
A shadow? A body?
"Who are you?" I say
When a voice cracks like a frozen lake
"I am your child
You are my mother
And I'm sitting here dying"
I say "I got no children
I am but a boy
You are mistaken"
She sings:
[Verse 4]
"Follow me down through the wind and the earth
To the edge of the forgotten sea"
"Save me from the hurt"
"Tell me of my worth"
"A phantom is taking everything"
[Bridge]
Deadstick, death wish, panic in the cockpit
Praying in the cabin, we're all holding hands
Deadstick, death wish, lost all propulsive
Propellers ain't spinning, being forced to land
[Bridge]
Deadstick, death wish, we're shutting off the engines
Blues skies are turning a darker grey
Deadstick, death wish, heading for the smoking
Hole in the airfield I can't locate
[Bridge]
Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! Save me!
I'm in a tight spot, catastrophe
Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! Save me!
I'm 'bout to make a crash landing
[Chorus]
Deadstick
Deadstick
I'm a bird with a broken wing
Deadstick
Deadstick
This nightingale can't sing
Yeah!
[Outro]
Deadstick
Death wish
I can't believe we made it out alive
Deadstick
Death wish
Send me help before I die
Written by: Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Cook Craig, Joseph Walker, Lucas Harwood, Michael Cavanagh, Nicholas Craig, Stu Mackenzie