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Birthday Girl Lyrics
She was tired, it was dark
When she heard the nurse say: “here’s a baby boy”
Without fear, zero years
Come to seek damnation and a vale of tears
And my claim to fame
Is that then, I was
That baby boy
Birthday girl, rosy and special
Will this night last forever?
When I wed, I would dream
In a champagne haze, of my first affair
Like a private joke on the one I love, between myself and me
Birthday girl, rosy and special
Will this night come to an end?
Feed the birds poisoned bread
In the square beneath my place of birth
People die, so will I
Cut and dried and empty
Quite alone
When they bury me
When the people know, of the baby boy
Birthday girl, now I am begging
But I still think of the baby
Birthday girl, smiling in silence
Will this night, please, come to an end
When she heard the nurse say: “here’s a baby boy”
Without fear, zero years
Come to seek damnation and a vale of tears
Is that then, I was
That baby boy
Will this night last forever?
In a champagne haze, of my first affair
Like a private joke on the one I love, between myself and me
Will this night come to an end?
In the square beneath my place of birth
People die, so will I
Cut and dried and empty
Quite alone
When the people know, of the baby boy
But I still think of the baby
Will this night, please, come to an end
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You're born and then you die and the bits in between aren't great because of the world we have created.
Brilliantly written especially the "Zero years/come to seek damnation/and a veil of tears". Angry rather than depressive.
"Birthday girl" is an affectionate form of address to his mum. I love this song and the obvious contrast between a lively upbeat tune, melody and the rather dark and depressing lyrics which describe a man's life as just one long night.