Happy Birthday Lyrics

Lyric discussion by zachharrisment 

Cover art for Happy Birthday lyrics by Sufjan Stevens

Lantern on a tree= christmas?

also, something through out the song about the bird, the parakeet and its relation to the "Paraclete." There is a connection there.

A bird who will not be. A parakeet who will not be. Will not be held, held still, contained. A Paraclete who will not be. You see where I'm going?