The Bird and the Worm is a song by the American rock band “The Used.” The Bird and the Worm is the bands first single from its third studio album, Lies for the Liars released May 2007. Produced by John Feldmann, The Bird and the Worm was #9 on the Modern Rock Charts in 2007 and #7 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. Filmed in Toronto, Canada, the music video for the song appeared on MTV2 and a number of other music channels. Members of “The Used” include: Bert McCracken (lead vocals, keyboard/piano), Quinn Allman (guitar, back-up vocals), Jeph Howard (bass, back-up vocals), and Dan Whitesides (drums).

The Bird and the Worm Lyrics

He wears his heart
safety pinned to his backpack
His backpack is all that he knows
Shot down by strangers
whose glances can cripple
the heart and devour the soul

All alone he turns to stone
while holding his breath half to death
Terrified of whats inside
to save his life he crawls
like a worm from a bird
crawls like a worm from a bird

Out of his mind away
pushes him whispering
must have been out of his mind
mid-day delusions of pushing this out of his head
maybe out of his mind

All alone he turns to stone
while holding his breath half to death
Terrified of whats inside
to save his life he
crawls like a worm from a bird
crawls like a worm from a bird

All he knows
If he can’t relieve it it grows
and so it goes
he crawls like a worm
crawls like a worm from the bird

Out of his mind away
pushes him whispering
must have been out of his mind

All alone he turns to stone
while holding his breath half to death
Terrified of whats inside
to save his life he crawls
like a worm from a bird
crawls like a worm from a bird

All alone
he’s holding his breath half to death
Terrified to save his life
he crawls like a worm
Crawls like a worm from a bird
crawls like a worm from a bird
crawls like a worm from a bird
crawls like a worm
crawls like a worm
crawls like a worm from a bird

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