Happy Birthday to Ethan

在為我的摯友Ethan創作生日歌時，我很快意識到，一首充滿“生日快樂”和“你最棒”的歌，遠遠不足以承載我們共同經歷過的那些歲月。我想寫的，不僅僅是一首在派對上播放的熱鬧歌曲，而是一首能在十年、二十年後，依然讓我們抱著吉他、嘶吼著大合唱的，屬於我們青春的“Anthem (聖歌)”。

這首歌的靈魂，根植於Pop Punk那種獨特的“喪與燃”的精神。我們不再假裝青春是完美的，而是勇敢地承認那些“戰鬥的傷疤 (battle scars)”、那些“感覺渺小的夜晚 (nights we felt so small)”。因為我相信，正是這些不完美的、充滿曲折的經歷，才造就了今天依然站立於此的、獨一無二的我們。所以，這首歌慶祝的，不僅僅是Ethan的誕生，更是我們共同的“幸存”與“成長”。當我們唱起“你不僅僅是在變老，你是一顆燃燒的流星”時，這是我能給予一位朋友的、最搖滾、也最浪漫的讚美。

這首歌的每一個音符，都充滿了我們青春派對的記憶——音量大到快要爆炸的音響、空氣中廉價飲料的味道、斷掉的吉他弦，以及我們嘶吼到沙啞的歌聲。最終那段“Woah-oh-oh”的大合唱，是我最想說的話：去他的日曆，去他的年齡，只要我們還能聚在一起，為彼此的“幸存”而舉杯，我們就永遠年輕。謹以此歌，獻給我的朋友Ethan，也獻給所有曾與我們一同在青春的混亂中，尋找光芒的伙伴們。生日快樂，我的朋友。Cheers！

One, two, three, four

Another year is burning, the calendar's a lie
'Cause deep inside we're still the kids under a summer sky
Yeah, Ethan's here to party, so forget the passing days
We're gonna scream until our voices break in a glorious youthful haze

So turn the music louder, let the speakers blow apart
This isn't just a party, it's a restart for the heart

(Hey!) This is your anthem, so sing it till you're sore
(Hey!) For the king of the chaos we all adore
With broken strings and a beat that's fast
This birthday's gonna be a monster blast

He's got the battle scars, he's got the endless drive
Still fighting off the shadows just to feel that he's alive
With all our friends around us, and cheap drinks in the air
This is the only moment that we'll ever really share

So here's to all the wrong turns, the nights we felt so small
'Cause they're the very reason that we're standing here at all
Raise a glass to Ethan, man, for making it this far
You're not just getting older, you're a burning, shooting star

(Hey!) This is your anthem, so sing it till you're sore
(Hey!) For the king of the chaos we all adore
With broken strings and a beat that's fast
This birthday's gonna be a monster blast

(Woah-oh-oh-oh!) Happy Birthday
(Woah-oh-oh-oh!) Ethan, let's go
(Woah-oh-oh-oh!) Another year, who cares, we'll never know
(Woah-oh-oh-oh!) We're young forever, yeah, this much is true
(Woah-oh-oh-oh!) This song, my friend, this one's for you
Cheers
Yeah...cheers