[intro] (yeah) i wrote this late probably won't send it right but if it finds you happy birthday [verse 1] 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 [pre-chorus] 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 [chorus] 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 [verse 2] 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 [pre-chorus] 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 [chorus] 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 [bridge] 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 [final chorus] 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 [outro] i never forgot i still hear you i hope the moon is kind to you tonight
