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the birthday song

from i lived in a basement by Sam Talmadge

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lyrics

If there’s a day of the year
that I sincerely fear
it’s the anniversary
of the day that I appeared
out of nothing

well I was warm and wet
and without regret
but now my birthday is a day
that I’d just like to forget
without hugging

so cut up the cake
blow out the candles
this is a special day
to be someone

and look at your friends
they’re happy to see you
now that you’ve made
another trip around the sun

and if I had my way
then there’d be nothing to say
but still my friends insist
that I should cherish the day
instead of brooding

but a homemade meal
can’t change the way I feel
about watching my life go by
like the tape on the reel
of a movie

so cut up the cake
blow out the candles
this is a special day
to be someone

and look at your friends
they’re happy to see you
now that you’ve made
another trip around the sun

and if my celebration
is a yearly date then
I deserve to know exactly
just how long I should wait
to be dying

if it’s a viral disease
or a chemical breeze
that kills me, I don’t mind it
just as long as it sees
that I am trying

so cut up the cake
blow out the candles
this is a special day
to be someone

and look at your friends
they’re happy to see you
now that you’ve made
another trip around the sun

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from i lived in a basement, released April 24, 2018
backup vocals by Elise Leavy

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