(yeah)

i wrote this late

probably won't send it right

but if it finds you

happy birthday

i met you after empty rooms, when the doors had learned my name

when i could make a practiced smile look almost trained

air got thin in every hall i tried to stand in

close felt dangerous, far felt abandoned

i had replies in drafts i never let breathe

hands on the lock like, don't ask what i need

you didn't push, didn't pry, didn't make me explain

just left a little light where i could reach through the frame

and i remember that

more than i know how to say

you made the room less empty

then gave it space

you didn't fix me

you just listened

didn't ask for the version i perform

you saw the door shut

kept your distance

like moonlight resting on the floor

happy birthday, moon in the window

i won't say what the silence knows

just thank you for the light you gave

when i was hard to hold

there's a candle in a dark room

i left burning soft for you

i hope today is kind and slow

i still hear you

i never forgot you

now we talk in little updates, small proof of life

how's your day, i'm alright, hope you sleep tonight

unread threads with more underneath than they show

i type too much, cut half, let the rest go

not cause it ain't there

because it is

and that's the part i keep careful with

i won't cross the line just to call it brave

won't make your birthday carry what i couldn't say

you never owed me closeness

never owed me time

never had to stay soft

when i stayed hard to find

so i keep my chest low

keep the message clean

hope your sky feels open

even far from me

you didn't fix me

you just listened

didn't turn my hurt into a chore

you saw the lock there

kept your kindness

never forced your way through the door

happy birthday, moon in the window

i won't say what the silence knows

just thank you for the light you gave

when i was hard to hold

there's a candle in a dark room

i left burning soft for you

i hope today is kind and slow

i still hear you

i never forgot you

i almost wrote the line

then i watched it change shape

almost made it mine

when it should be your day

so let me turn it softer

let me leave it clean

may your year feel lighter

than the ones between

may the room get warmer

may your name feel safe

may the people near you

know the gift they face

and if i stay half-hidden

that's still me trying right

not to turn my longing

into weight tonight

happy birthday, moon in the window

i won't say what the silence knows

just thank you for the light you gave

when i was hard to hold

there's a candle in a dark room

and it burns because of you

you made the room less empty once

more than you knew

happy birthday, moon in the window

may the night be soft and wide

i hope your heart gets held with care

i hope your joy arrives on time

i never forgot

i still hear you

i hope the moon is kind to you tonight