Songwriting Book #1

Birthday

Verse #1

I'm always the first one to say

"Happy Birthday"

But never acknowledged when it's mine

I set up the party

Got your favorite color balloons

All for that one "thank you"

Now it's my birthday

You remember, don't you?

No? That's okay.

Not like it's a special day

Per chorus:

People say I'm important

People say that they care

Yet it's getting late

And they're still not here

Chorus:

So I'm alone on my birthday

Alone on my birthday

This party is empty

And the chairs are lonely

Alone on my birthday

On the brink of crying

Self worth is dying

Alone on my birthday

Not like it's a special day

Verse #2

I sent the invites

Lit my hope alight

Made a wish that I wouldn't be alone tonight

Did I get the wrong address?

Forget where you live?

No, that doesn't make sense

I was there to set up your party

Pre Chorus:

People promise to show up

Promise to be there

People fill you up with hope

Then leave you with despair

Chorus:

So I'm alone on my birthday

Alone on my birthday

This party is empty

And the chairs are lonely

Alone on my birthday

On the brink of crying

Self worth is dying

Alone on my birthday

Not like it's a special day

Bridge:

You know you can't relate

I've always been there to celebrate

Never left you on your own

Cause I know how much it hurts

Lack of acknowledgement

Sucks away all merriment

The birthday girl

Celebrated on her own

Companionship is missing

Can't be helped by wishing

No one was there to light the candle

Or sing a song

Chorus:

So I'm alone on my birthday

Alone on my birthday

This party is empty

And the chairs are lonely

Alone on my birthday

On the brink of crying

Self worth is dying

Alone on my birthday

Not like it's a special day

Outro:

People love me

People care

Been told a million times I matter

But if it was my birthday

And I disappeared

Nobody would notice

It'd be like I was still here

The world would move on

At the exact same pace

It might even be a better place

I'm not worth the space 

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It's another I-might-as-well-be-forgotten song! Haven't posted one of those since worthless. Don't worry, I've got several vault songs and songs I'm still working on, I'm not running out of I-might-as-well-be-forgotten songs anytime soon :')

The outro of this song is actually part of one of the first songs I wrote in March, when I rediscovered songwriting thanks to some very talented people here on Wattpad and of course TAYLOR SWIFT <33333. I really liked it so I decided to add it here. It was originally a chorus, but then I changed it. 

Thank you for reading! 

Love,

Crystal

P.S. New cover! Good? Bad? Let me know what you think!