[Verse 1]
Twenty-nine candles, wax on the cake
A little less certain, wide awake
I count every year like coins in my hand
Still got a suitcase, still got a plan
[Pre-Chorus]
I hear that number waiting at the door
But I’m not who I was before
If thirty is coming, let it come loud
I’m stepping forward, head in the clouds
[Chorus]
I’m twenty-nine, and I’m still rising
Heart wide open, future surprising
Let the whole room shake when I say
I’m not afraid of another birthday
Twenty-nine, turn it up higher
Burning bright with a brand-new fire
Thirty can wait, but I won’t hide
Tonight I’m dancing on my side
[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh, no looking back
Oh-oh, I’m on my track
Oh-oh, hands to the sky
Twenty-nine, twenty-nine
[Verse 2]
There’s a train ticket tucked in my drawer
A half-written dream and a little bit more
I’ve lost some people, I’ve changed my name
But every wrong turn taught me the way
[Pre-Chorus]
So let that number knock once more
I’ve got both feet on the floor
If thirty is coming, I’ll meet it clean
With every wild hope still inside me
[Chorus]
I’m twenty-nine, and I’m still rising
Heart wide open, future surprising
Let the whole room shake when I say
I’m not afraid of another birthday
Twenty-nine, turn it up higher
Burning bright with a brand-new fire
Thirty can wait, but I won’t hide
Tonight I’m dancing on my side
[Bridge]
I don’t need a map for every mile
I can be scared and still wear a smile
The years ahead are not a warning sign
They’re empty pages, and this pen is mine
[Final Chorus]
I’m twenty-nine, and I’m still rising
Heart wide open, future surprising
Let the whole room shake when I say
I’m not afraid of another birthday
Twenty-nine, turn it up higher
Every new day takes me up higher
Thirty is just another sunrise
I’ll walk toward it with my eyes wide
[Outro]
Oh-oh, no looking back
Oh-oh, I’m on my track
Oh-oh, hands to the sky
Twenty-nine, twenty-nine