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Blue Birthday

from Twinlines by Alanna and Alicia

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When you're not enjoying your birthday

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BLUE BIRTHDAY

When it’s your Birthday
It’s three times as bad
As when you’re sad
On any other day of the year
When it’s your Birthday
It really is the worst day
‘Cause you know you should be happy
While they all sing and cheer

When it’s your Birthday
You think of all the other Birthdays
In your life
That have come before
Candles, wishes
Pink ballet slippers
It’s the glad days that will haunt you
Most of all

Maybe you’re all alone in a bar overseas
Missing your friends and family
So you order a martini
The barman gives you a smile
You might tell him it’s your Birthday
But you don’t speak Japanese

Birthdays make you think of all your plans that came undone
You didn’t think you’d end up like this
When you were twenty-one
Another year older
How much further can you fall
The only thing worse than a Birthday
Is not having one at all

Maybe he’s forgotten
He was never good with dates
But oh it doesn’t matter anyway
Maybe there’s a party
That it’s too late not to throw
Maybe it’s a secret
There’s not a single soul who knows

That today it’s your Birthday
Today it’s the worst day
But tomorrow it will all be over
And you won’t have to worry
About silly birthdays anymore
‘Til it rolls around again next year

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday blue
Happy Birthday, happy Birthday
Happy Birthday blue

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from Twinlines, released June 6, 2016
Written and sung by Alicia

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Alanna and Alicia Melbourne, Australia

Twin sisters Alanna & Alicia charm audiences from Port Fairy to the National with their original folky/jazz/roots songs, sweet harmonies and onstage warmth, wit and fun.
'deliciously idiosyncratic and saucy songs...wry, frank observations of life and love…quality quirky lyrics delivered with verve and the kind of close harmonies you'd expect from sisters.'
Tony Hillier, Rhythms magazine. ... more

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