Happy Birthday to my angel friend Carson Mooney. I started writing this song half asleep on the hospital floor by your bed, wrote a little more at your funeral, and finished it a couple weeks ago. For months I thought nothing would ever come of this song because it was too sad, I was too sad, and I didn't want something so depressing to represent someone so magnificent. Your life and death deserved better. So I'm stepping out of my shell, I'm overcoming my anger. I finished the song and I'm sharing it with everyone ((on your big 19th)). You were a terrific person, too good for this world. I am so proud to call you my friend. Thank you for being one of the biggest supporters of my music in life and thank you for continuing to inspire me in death. I know I will see you again. PS: Pierce Wagner is an amazing musician and slays the keys in this song

statues

the view up here is crystal clear, along with my mind
and all the trash that I've been through, happily left behind
your eyes your skin your hands your lips, the way i feel inside
i just feel so alive so baby let's rewind

a big black car our jackets on, a table set for two
the farmhouse set the perfect scene for the butterflies that grew
you told me about idaho and your parents, too
now they're my parents, too and i'm so in love with you

and every day is better than the one before
the future's not a mystery to us anymore
baby you're so easy to adore
i need you and i want you and i'll love you forevermore

your sister's car will have my heart, i didn't want to go inside
late into a star night, a fire glowing in our eyes
you set kisses softly on my lips, Falling Into You by Mae
and three words we didn't say, but we knew it anyway

and up on that mountain's edge, high above the ground
we walked for miles to see the view but it was worth the sight we found
and the wind was blowing strong and smooth 
like arms embracing me
like i like you to be, you set my passions free

and every day is better than the one before
the future's not a mystery to us anymore
baby you're so easy to adore
i need you and i want you and i'll love you forevermore

such a special kind of love, a blessing from above
it's gentle and it's tough, and it'll always be enough

a sunset behind mountains and the ocean at our feet
hand in hand we walked the sand cool sweat and summer heat
and i didn't see it coming but you got down on one knee
and asked, will you marry me? i wish the whole world could've seen
picture perfect as could be and i bet the pelicans agree

and every day is better than the one before
the future's not a mystery to us anymore
baby you're so easy to adore
i need you and i want you and i'll love you forevermore

ERIN SHAE MUSIC