Dead Girl! (Shake My Head)

* Original
* Remix

## Lyric Video

* Original
* Remix

## Audio

* Original
* Remix

"**Dead Girl! (Shake My Head)**" (originally titled "**Dead Girl!**") is a song by Au/Ra. It was released on March 5, 2021, as the lead single and first track from her third extended play (EP) *Soundtrack To An Existential Crisis*, alongside an official music video directed by Elliott Gonzo.

A remix version of the song with Alan Walker was released on April 2, 2021, along with its official lyric video, directed by Ambre Collective.

## Background

On January 15, 2021, Au/Ra posted the song's first official teaser on her YouTube channel. On February 26, 2021, Au/Ra shared another snippet of the song, and days later, she shared the cover art and posted the third teaser.

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

Friend of mine

Is a black suitcase and a frowny face

Had a life

And now my eyes are glazed 'cause they dug my grave

**[Pre-Chorus]**

All I wanna do is shake my head

Shake my head, shake my head

But how am I gonna do that with a broken neck?

A broken neck, guess I ain't like them

(Guess I ain't like them)

**[Chorus]**

I'm just a dead girl, don't live in your world

I just roll my eyes back every time I hear that

Ooh-ooh-ooh, here we go again

Ooh-ooh-ooh, I'm 'bout to lose a friend

I'm just a dead girl (Dead girl), ain't even mad though

I just roll my eyes back every time I hear that

Ooh-ooh-ooh, I'm just a dead girl

Ooh-ooh-ooh, d-d-dead girl

**[Verse 2]**

Drag my feet

Like a zombie now, do I freak you out? (Ah)

Come at me

You don't hear no sound when you're six feet down, down, down (Oh)

**[Pre-Chorus]**

All I wanna do is shake my head

Shake my head, shake my head

But how am I gonna do that with a broken neck?

A broken neck, guess I ain't like them

Guess I ain't like them

(Guess I ain't like them)

**[Chorus]**

I'm just a dead girl, don't live in your world

I just roll my eyes back every time I hear that

Ooh-ooh-ooh, here we go again

Ooh-ooh-ooh, I'm 'bout to lose a friend

I'm just a dead girl (Dead girl), ain't even mad though

I just roll my eyes back every time I hear that

Ooh-ooh-ooh, I'm just a dead girl (Dead girl)

Ooh-ooh-ooh, d-d-dead girl (Dead girl)

**[Bridge]**

Funny you like me now

Wasn't I just the dead girl?

No, we ain't hanging out

Nuh-uh, nuh-uh, nuh-uh

Funny you like me now

Wasn't I just the dead girl?

No, we ain't hanging out

Nuh-uh, nuh-uh, nuh-uh

**[Chorus]**

I'm just a dead girl, don't live in your world

I just roll my eyes back every time I hear that

Ooh-ooh-ooh, here we go again

Ooh-ooh-ooh, I'm 'bout to lose a friend

I'm just a dead girl (Dead girl), ain't even mad though

I just roll my eyes back every time I hear that

Ooh-ooh-ooh, I'm just a dead girl (Dead girl)

Ooh-ooh-ooh, d-d-dead girl

**[Outro]**

All I wanna do is shake my head (Dead girl)

Shake my head (Dead girl), shake my head (Dead girl)

But how am I gonna do that with a broken neck? (Dead girl)

A broken neck (Dead girl), guess I ain't like them

## Trivia

* It's Au/Ra's second song to have a teaser released before the premiere, the first being "Ideas".
* The numbers (79/88) that were showing in the song's teaser represent chemical elements: Au(79 Gold) and Ra(88 Radium). The numbers symbolize Jamie's stage name Au/Ra.
* The lyric video for Alan Walker's remix has more views than the original's official music video.

## References

1. ↑ Au/Ra - Dead Girl! (T-Teaser ..) - YouTube
2. ↑ Second snippet on Instagram
3. ↑ Dead Girl! friday. pre-save link in bio.
4. ↑ reminder to pre-save dead girl @ the link in my bio beans ;) are u EXCITED CAUSE I REALLY FREAKINH AM SCREAM W ME IN THE COMMENTS PLS
5. ↑ Au/Ra drops new bop 'Dead Girl!'