[Verse 1] I’m down in this bed with the screen glow bright Head full of static from another night His Cackling Chickens won't’ let him sleep So I pull up stories just to breathe Got a pile on the floor, got a list on my phone Every page, every song is a makeshift home I read, I watch, I never quit I trace my veins through the words in it [Pre-Chorus] Tell me how do I help? Tell me how do I help? He’s at the edge, he’s losing his grip One more break and we both might slip [Chorus] Cackling Chickens (Cackling Chickens) Pecking holes in all his peace Cackling Chickens(Cackling Chickens) I’m building worlds so he can breathe Stacking novels by the bed Playing songs inside his head I need one second of truth One second of truth [Verse 2] I’m under the lamp with a dog-eared spine Got "The Bell Jar" open, underlined "Catcher in the Rye" on the chair, half-read "Jane Eyre" whispering at the foot of the bed "Beloved" heavy like a storm in June "1984" like a crowded room "To Kill a Mockingbird" on my knees "Pride and Prejudice" for when I need to breathe Headphones on when the lights go low "Hallelujah" humming in a midnight glow "Blackbird" fluttering across my chest "Smells Like Teen Spirit" won’t let me rest "Back to Black" in a velvet haze "Landslide" shaking through the longest days "Creep" in the corner of a restless mind "Fast Car" tracing every exit sign Comedy lines on the cracked TV "Groundhog Day" on repeat with me "Bridesmaids" laughter in the kitchen light "Mean Girls" pink in the middle of the night "Superbad" when the mood runs thin "The Big Lebowski" just to pull us in "Monty Python" when we’re feeling strange I chase the fear with a script change [Pre-Chorus] Tell me how do I help? Tell me how do I help? He’s at the edge, he’s losing his grip One more break and we both might slip [Chorus] Cackling Chickens (Cackling Chickens Pecking holes in all his peace Cackling Chickens (Cackling Chickens) I’m building worlds so he can breathe Stacking novels by the bed Playing songs inside his head I need one second of truth One second of truth [Bridge] If I sing into his skin If I breathe and let him in Will these scenes we keep Hold him while he sleeps? I’m not perfect, just his friend Trying to rewrite how the story ends If you hear us fall apart Stay right here in the dark [Final Chorus] Cackling Chickens (Cackling Chickens) Pecking holes in all his peace Cackling Chickens (Cackling Chickens) I’m building worlds so he can breathe Stacking novels by the bed Playing songs inside his head I need one second of truth One second of truth
