Midnight didn’t ask me
It just changed the date

My phone started singing
Before I felt awake

Names I barely hold now
Typing like they care

“Hope you’re doing better”
I don’t go there

Make a wish, they say
Like it stays

Blow it out
Nothing moves
Same sky, same room

Say it loud
If you need
I’ll pretend with you

Happy birthday
Still today
Still the same me
Anyway

Happy birthday
No delay
I survived it
That’s okay

Small cake on the table
Cut it into proof

Every year gets thinner
Every word’s reduced

I can hear the echo
Of a younger sound

Someone thought I’d be more
I let them down

Make a wish, they say
It decays

Blow it out
Nothing moves
Same sky, same room

Say it loud
If you need
I’ll pretend with you

Happy birthday
Still today
Still the same me
Anyway

Happy birthday
No delay
I survived it
That’s okay

If I turn the lights off
Does it count again

If I don’t remember
Did it even end

Let it loop, don’t fix it
Let it play
Let it play

Happy birthday
Still today

No one left to celebrate

Happy birthday
Fade away

But I’m still here
So I stay



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🎼We’re taught that birthdays are milestones, but sometimes they’re just echoes. I wove the birthday theme into a darker landscape to explore the guilt of 'letting down' who you used to be. It’s a song about the quiet survival of another 365 days when the world expects you to be 'more,' but you’re just happy to still be here.