Cover art for Birthday Cake by Dylan Conrique
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Birthday Cake Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You called with the news, I thought you were kidding
You were always joking all the time

You kept breathing but stopped living, held it like poison inside
They say everything happens for a reason but it only makes you mad
'Cause how in the hell can you believe them, when nothing brings her back?

[Pre-Chorus]
It's hard to know (To know) what she would say
But I think she'd…

[Chorus]
Want you to live like the world's on fire
Want you to love like hearts don't break (Don't break)
Nevеr look down when you walk the wire
Likе she made it to forty-eight
Still made your birthday cake

[Verse 2]
All the pictures on the same walls, looks like she just went to the store
And when you look into the mirror, does it make you miss her more?
Win or lose, she was always on your side, never missed a match
And when you see the moon, do you remember? She loved you there and back

[Pre-Chorus]
It's hard to know (To know) what she would say (Would say)
But I think she'd…
[Chorus]
Want you to live like the world's on fire
Want you to love like hearts don't break
Never look down when you walk the wire
Like she made it to forty-eight
Still made your birthday cake (Cake)

[Post-Chorus]
(Want you to live)
Oh-oh-oh
(Want you to love)
Oh-oh-oh
(Want you to live, want you to love)

[Chorus]
Want you to live like the world's on fire
Want you to love like hearts don't break
Never look down when you walk the wire
Like she made it, she made it, oh-oh
Want you to live like the world's on fire
Want you to love like hearts don't break
Never look down when you walk the wire
Like she made it to forty-eight
Still made your birthday cake

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Genius Annotation

She wrote this song after being on a call with her friend whose mom passed away when she was only twelve. She wrote this about what she thought her friend’s mom would say if she were still alive today.

When i was 9 years old i lost my biological father we never had each other at all it’s so hard for me and my little sister on my dad said of the family because that we lost our dad when we was so young she was 7 at the time i was 9 it’s so for us we miss our dad so much

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What was her friend's reaction to this song?
Genius Answer

Dylan uploaded a TikTok video showing her friend’s reaction to the song.

Does the track have any certifications?
Genius Answer

Yes, “Birthday Cake” was certified gold by the RIAA on June 15, 2023.

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