I, like many people who ship foah, have noticed some sus happenings in the lyrics within many of the track’s on Finn Wolfhard’s debut solo album, Happy Birthday. (It’s a great album and you should give it a listen even if you don’t ship them!) I will be analyzing the final four tracks from the album as I believe they are about Finn & Noah’s relationship!
Check out my thoughts on his other songs!
Trailers after dark
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FIRST OFF - THE PUBLICLY DISCUSSED MEANING OF THE SONG!
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there’s a lot more written about this song compared to the others in this article! however, I don’t believe this song is entirely what they say it is… although there are elements of childhood, I believe this song has already let childhood go and it’s about leaving that behind. I believe it is about Finn and Noah kissing for the first time 🙈 I could be entirely wrong but please go ahead and read my analysis below!
I STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU LISTEN ALONG TO THE SONG! My thoughts are a litttttle jumbled and the guitar does a lot of emotional lifting in this song, so it helps to listen to truly get the hidden meanings! :) also please comment your thoughts and any more ideas you have about the song!! foahs unite
AS ALWAYS DO NOT SHARE WITH THE INDIVIDUALS DISCUSSED OR ANY PEOPLE THEY KNOW IN THEIR REAL LIVES! I AM MAKING THIS ANALYSIS FOR FUN AND I KEEP MY SHIPPING EXCLUSIVELY TO TUMBLR. you should too btw its way better over here anyway
so the song starts off with a very very cool guitar solo, but you’ll notice it’s mixed to the left ear, until 00:15 when it begins in the right ear. I believe this represents his sexuality, it wasn’t until he was 15 years old that he started liking boysssss tooooooo!
the lyrics begin at 00:23 with a simple “I”- obvi because he is now 23 years old when this album comes out! 2025 baby :p
“I still have a lisp
I still have some fits
But I never thought I’d dream of you”
Obviously Finn and Noah have known each other for a very long time and have seen each other (as well as the rest of the cast) as an almost family type bond. I am sure they have seen each other melt down or throw a “fit”, especially filming the earlier seasons…so this is in reference to him recognizing that he’s still a little like the kid Noah knows him as (someone with lisps and fits or just childlike nature!), but something is different now. He never thought while growing up that he would start to have feelings for/dream of Noah.
“If I could still have a bath
Can I still have my crown?”
I think bath could be another word/euphemism for BOTH? as in both genders- a bisexuality hidden meaning lol?? idk guys
I believe the crown is a metaphorical reference to finn and his “crown” or his reputation as white boy of the month type (lol) OR just in reference to his success/image. It could also be a childhood inside joke/memory with him and noah at the same time ! Maybe they fought over a paper crown once?
As someone with an intense fan base, he fears losing his “crown” by coming out publicly. essentially, if I came out as bisexual would my longtime fans still like me?
ANYWAY!!
ALL OF THESE THOUGHTS are running through his head in this heated moment with noah, leading to their first kiss!
“ahhh”
then a guitar solo of kissing and slowly gaining passion or figuring out the rhythm- idk nerves guys perhaps the byler kiss didn’t happen yet, they have to learn each others lips
“I still have a point
I still have a brain”
essentially, I don’t care if people don’t like me for my sexuality and I am still important, ‘I still have a point and a brain’ so why should it matter who I love? so essentially FUCK IT IM GONNA KISS HIM
“ah”
BOOM more passion, pushing him against the wall/window? idk something is represented by a literal moan! like what
“Pressed on the glass”
ahh”
so this might be in reference to trailers after dark opening line “pressed against my window”, now pressed on the glass here
making out pressed against the window!!! idk how that works but I’m assuming it’s some weird spot in the trailer somehow
“The sweater’s coming off”
this is the line that made me think it’s about kissing/maybe sex? anyway, the sweater’s coming off obviously the escalation of the moment, first kiss? into first time having sex idk? but the sweater is coming off!!! either his own sweater or noah’s sweater idk
“ah”
and then GUITAR/DRUM SOLO OF STEAMY MAKEOUT OR SEX IDK but you can feel it ramp up and the almost reckless nature of the guitar- the nature of all of the built up passion that long time friend’s first kiss would have. (this is my favorite guitar solo on this track, I just love how messy and raw it is!)
“He breaks up
You see he’s breaking down
(beat)
ahh”
they break away from the kiss, noah pulling away first, hence the “he breaks up”- they’re both breathing heavy and it’s represented through how Finn sings these lines
they are in shock like ‘oh shit what did we just do’
you see he’s breaking down- meaning noah’s composure is being lost and he’s about to kiss him again or maybe that he’s panicking? noah might immediately blurt something of like “I’m so sorry” or “I shouldn’t have done that” kinda thing
but regardless…. he’s - ahh - being drawn in closerrrrr
“He’s having thoughts
he can’t get away
ahh
ahh”
continuing with the I really want to kiss you again, trying not to but I can’t get those thoughts awayyyy
so obviously…
BACK TO GUITAR SOLO MAKING OUT HOLY FUCK SKSK!:&&:$/$
“Can I still have a crown?”
This lyric is now sung quite a few times, and it is the same metaphor as before, he’s overthinking while they are making out about this over and over understanding that as the moment escalates so do the potential consequences…until his mind clears of these doubts as the lyrics go away, leaving a few beats to show how he forgets about his inhibitions and began to kiss fearlessly…I don’t care what they will say, I want this.
the song ends in a beautiful explosion and then hints to a softer tone with the tinges of an acoustic guitar leading into the next song You.
