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30th Birthday

by Emily Anderson

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this one's about milestones that look a little different than what we imagined <3 Thanks for listening - it means the world.

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You left a voicemail
On my 26th birthday, I was having a breakdown and you said congratulations
Welcome to adulthood
It all will be okay
Left a card and flowers
On my doorstep the next day

On my 30th birthday
I’ll be thinking about my life
I’ll be thinking about the things I haven’t done
On my 30th birthday
I’ll be writing you a song
Something simple but it’s sweet and I’ll get the chords all wrong
On my 30th birthday
You will still be gone

Always remember
Singing songs on your piano, belting out the words to Bell, harmonizing my soprano
I assumed the melody would always carry on
Laughing at our livelihoods,
we make things up and people go along

But on my 30th birthday
I’ll be thinking about my life
I’ll be thinking about the things I haven’t done
On my 30th birthday
I’ll be writing you a song
Something simple but it’s sweet and I’ll get the chords all wrong
On my 30th birthday
You will still be gone

You left a voicemail
And I still go back and listen when I miss the way you laugh but I’m strong enough to hear it
It’s proof that you existed
A piece of frozen time
Maybe in another universe
We never have to say goodbye

But on my 30th birthday
I’ll be thinking about my life
I’ll be thinking about the things I haven’t done
On my 30th birthday
I’ll be writing you a song
Something simple but it’s sweet and I’ll get the chords all wrong
On my 30th birthday
You will still be gone

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released March 17, 2024
Written & Performed by Emily Anderson
Produced by Charles Humenry
Mixed by Matthew Sullivan
Mastered by Mat Leffler-Schulman
Guitar by Christina Apostolopoulos
Bass by Chris Rolontz
Background Vocals by Willow Stephens & Kat Kennedy

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Emily Anderson Fairbanks, Alaska

Like stumbling into a rose garden on a trek through the arctic, listeners of Emily’s music find themselves helplessly lifted into a world so hauntingly familiar, and yet so enchantingly curious. With a voice of untouchable purity and lyricism of remarkable wit and poignancy, Emily cradles matters of the human heart with an almost impossible sweetness. ... more

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