Sufjan Stevens - Happy Birthday lyrics

Like the lantern on a tree

Your burden bright as weary be

Periwig on parakeet

You're God's great paramour and sweet

I'm happy, I'm happy

Your birthday brings a pardoning

I'm happy, I'm happy

You're like a bird that will not be

Yours will number, yours will be

A paragon, a Paraclete

Keep your bed warm, keep your humor

Keep your proverbs short and sweet

I'm sorry, I'm sorry

That life is anxious, life is mean

I'm sorry, I'm sorry

A pair of shoes is what you need

I'm happy, I'm happy

Your birthday brings a pardoning

I'm happy, I'm happy

You're like a bird that will not be