Happy Birthday

from Girl With No Family by Elephant

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Learn to stop worrying and learn to be
Like a storm shouting violently directed towards the trees
And if you’re gone when I get here
I just want to say hooray for me

And I learn to stop worrying and learn to be
Like a million lightning bugs trying to find the deepest sea
And far away is a postcard that just says
Happy birthday to me

And I learn to stop worrying and learn to be
Like a bird in the sky that never learned how to breathe
And send regards to the fire fighters singing
How good for me

And I learn to stop worrying and learn to be
Like a pillow underneath your head and underneath the breeze
The cold is young and afraid but never quite says
How wonderful for me

And I learn to stop worrying and learn to be
Like a needle in a haystack and a needle in debris
And for an afternoon that seems to never end
How fantastic for me

And I learn to stop worrying and learn to be
Like a shadow in the dark that never wants to be seen
And never fall from heaven, underneath the rocks
How terrific for me

And I learn to stop worrying and learn to be
Like a microscopic skeleton who broke both his knees
And maybe someday I will run from everyone
Extraordinary me

And I learn to stop worrying and learn to be
Like a sad aristocrat who is trapped in catastrophe
And in the morning we will wake up like the dawn
Happy birthday to me

And I learn to stop worrying and learn to be
Like a dancing little criminal who laughs eternally
And with the night in both our eyes and everywhere
Happy birthday to me

And I learn to stop worrying and learn to be
Like a good for nothing angel who defies eternity
And never see the end of anything, I swear
Oh hooray for me

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from Girl With No Family, released July 8, 2013

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