reading a letter i wrote to myself when i was 20

happy birthday to me! god... so many things can change in 5 years. grateful every day. love you :)

[@stephen2231]

“that’s all i’ve ever wanted” made me tear up bad

[@Shekoodoo17]

i love how this feels like i’m on facetime with you

[@imaneferricha]

yess

[@JuanRythm]

“No matter where you end up” this is the kind of unconditional love your father would be happy to hear has been passed down to yourself

[@layahhhhhh]

as someone turning 20 in 6 months this is so comforting

[@jaymabry1277]

Turning 20 in 6 days 😭

[@catarinaferreira6950]

sameeee. and now I want to write a letter to my future 25 year old too

[@amanda-dd2vj]

fr 20 in 2 months 🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@niamhdotnet]

turning 20 in just over 2 months 😭

[@layahhhhhh]

WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER!!!

[@niamhdotnet]

“that’s all i’ve ever wanted” is so sweet omg i’m gonna sob

[@jj9533]

"A month ago tomorrow your dad died" took me out, the rest of what happened in this video is debatable 🥺

[@viabriellaa]

there's something so beautiful seeing someone having a conversation with themselves from the past. all of the answered questions, the growth in desires and attitude, etc. the "are you happy?" question really made it sweet.

[@sergiohs391]

"That's all I've ever wanted!" Beautiful!

[@helloitsme8165]

Stop hating on yourself ❤ Each past version of you was different and unique but they're still all you, even if you now prefer wearing other clothes or hairstyles. You will have different preferences in the future too, but that doesn't take away from who you are now 🤗

[@thaochianna8300]

that’s letter was lowkey manifesting for you cuz most of the thing you wondered came true im so happy for you!

[@gracem3094]

“I think I am happy” 🥹🥹 sobbing!!!!

[@SalaWalter]

Help no comment😭 I loved the performance you did with John and Jacob though… I’m so proud of you and how far you’ve come, this is only the beginning.

[@ThaddIp]

i want to speculate what happened between them...... resisting very hard

[@sBinotto-od6no]

@@ThaddIpi’d think its because she has a big swiftie following and knows not to concern herself with John because thats the majority of her fanbase (edit): Not because she doesnt want to concern herself with John, there are many vids of her covering John’s songs and she wrote that in her letter for a reason. Its sad because i think a part of her would love to collab with him more since he is a musicians musician but her fanbase doesnt let her. Shitty af but its understandable, john isnt exactly PR positive.

[@abbytthompson]

this is emotional for me because i was a fan when you wrote that letter and i am a fan now. its been such a joy to see you grow as a person and an artist. also i just turned 20 this year and now i am feeling inspired lol. i have also seen you on every tour thus far (with my sister). always the two blonde girls in the front row in LA. love you always lizzy!

[@nairmedha]

I was smiling the whole time when you were reading your letter, it’s been an honor seeing your career flourish, and watching you grow as a person. You should be so so proud of yourself, happy birthday Lizzy! ❤❤❤

[@alyssafolmer]

you’re such a gift and i can’t thank you enough for the way you’ve saved me through your songwriting and composition. love you so much

[@lilyyazdi]

this is adorable. you’ve come so far :’) happiest of birthdays.

[@literativyy]

lizzy i’m so proud of you and how far you’ve come im so emotional rn😭😭😭🫶🫶🫶

[@dr05guitar]

Thanks for sharing this. I'm 37 and just lost my dad this year to cancer. It's been devastating but I can't imagine losing your dad as young as you are...Enjoyed hearing your younger thoughts! May God give you strength going forward.

[@kaylagomez303]

awe lizzy im SO PROUD of how far you've come, ive been listening to you since 2021 and seeing you realize how much you've accomplished is so sweet

[@makensiekirchner8864]

happy birthday lizzie!!! i'm so proud of how far you've come and i'm so happy that you're happy :) as someone who just turned 20 and who's dad passed away when i was 12, you're music has helped me through so many phases of my life. from sobbing to it in my bed, to blasting it with the windows down driving down the highway, your music has truly spoken to me and made me realize that everything is going to be okay. and now i'm going to go write a letter to my 25 year-old self lol. i can't wait to see where we'll be in 5 years :)

[@alovelyexpedition]

the “no comment” after “have you met John Mayer yet?” made me SCREAM 🤣🤣

[@katiehayes8596]

Did they date or something?

[@graciekinsey2735]

@@katiehayes8596no. they have a song together!

[@claudiacruz2104]

can someone explain this please 😭😭😭

[@alovelyexpedition]

@@claudiacruz2104 she, Jacob collier and John Mayer collaborated on “never gonna be alone” - so there must be tea, idk what it is tho. I’ve heard John Mayer isn’t the greatest guy tho…

[@alovelyexpedition]

@@katiehayes8596 they def didn’t date but have worked on a song together with Jacob collier

[@beatrizsympires128]

Thanks for sharing more of your life with us Lizzy 💚I'm so grateful to have found my favorite artist in the world. Happy birthday

[@alyssafolmer]

watching you grow has been such an amazing feeling and journey, to say we like your music is just an understatement - we LOVE YOU and LOVE the way you write and sing and put so much feeling into everything you do and the way you mash it all together is so healing. thank you, and happy birthday sweet girl ❤

[@n3verg1veupeace]

this made me cry omg I’m so proud of you lizzy you’ve made it so far 🥹🥹

[@Shekoodoo17]

HI LIZZYYYY PUSHING IT DOWN AND PRAYING IS SO GOODDDDDD

[@jaymisynmarie]

The John Mayer bit lmfaooooo I love u

[@victoryankulov3988]

What happened between them?

[@noahstelter9490]

i just turned 25 last week and wish I had thought of doing something like this, going to do for my 30 yr old self. so many things can happen in 5 years, happy birthday lizzy!

[@alovelyexpedition]

I love how your responses are like you’re talking to 20 year old you and are so excited and happy to show her who you are today & how far you’ve come 🥹 little lizzy is so proud of u

[@chelsealynne07]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIZZY!!!!!! WE LOVE YOU AND YOU CAN DO NO WRONG EVER 🗣🗣💗💗💗

[@abby.magner]

Happy birthday Lizzy!!! You are a beautiful, wise soul. Thank you for sharing your magic with us!

[@flanderrrs]

omg your so generous to give us a birthday present on YOUR birthday 🤭

[@loganswiss6903]

Happy Birthday Lizzy!!! To see you having this "exchange" with the you from 5 years ago and benefiting from it, is like us getting so much out of your songs 🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏

[@elisea.3193]

you deserve the world i’m so so so happy you’ve been able to achieve so many things you wanted to this video is so sweet

[@onixtheone]

Yes of course, if you take your eyes off of the original vision, you will naturally lose sight of it.

[@balasinghampadmanabhan3838]

This whole video seemed so healing 😭 11:11

[@joseeeet.]

THIS MAKES SO EMOTIONAL 😭 OH LIZZY you deserve everything good in this life i hope all all all your dreams come true

[@alexandracardoso8699]

happy birthday lizzy!!!! i’m so so proud of you ilyyyy

[@junelisamons]

i am so proud of you! you are incredible🤍

[@lexidonnelly807]

this was so comforting to watch. And i am so proud of your growth. Happy birthday!

[@malsmemories]

dude the way i would've been bawling my whole way through that. this whole thing is so precious

[@Sonja-h1n]

watching this video feels like talking to a good friend and it made my day way better ❤️❤️❤️

[@jotapeborgez]

you’re so special, lizzy. thank you for existing. happy birthday to you, wish you a lots of love ❤️

[@rigo5769]

getting older is so such a gift. happy birthday lizzy

[@bobsternvogel5550]

Happy belated birthday, Lizzy! Hope I'll see a similar video around the time you turn thirty.

[@peyton976]

HAPPIEST BIRTHDAY LIZZY!!! i love you so so much! you have inspired me to be myself and never give up. i hope 25 is the best year yet💜💜

[@prodmathias]

love how this make me feel so inspiring, proud and happy. now im writing a letter to my 30years old me. thanks and happy birthday! you are awsome and your music is one of the bests of the world, keep being so true with yourself, this makes everything you do special (by a stranger perpective)

[@applejuice6383]

Happy birthday Lizzy! 🫶 Your music has helped me so much, more than you could imagine. Your songs are a such comfort for me! I hope you know how loved you are. I started listening to you a few years ago and watching you grow has been amazing!! Thank you for being you. 🩷

[@isweetnothing]

happy birthday lizzy!!! i’m so proud of u 🤍🤍

[@billbaldwin3564]

I needed a dose of charming conservation from you today to perk me up. Knowing you're OK and thriving makes me happy. Thanks for sharing with us. Your music is important to so many people including me, so thanks for it so much. I never got to study music as a young person because my father was against that but over the last few years I've been studying guitar and piano and working toward becoming a real musician in my own mind, so I know some of what you were feeling as a 20 year old. Playing great sounding music is one thing but becoming the musician you always wanted to be is a level way above just playing. Girl, you're there. Thank you for making it and bringing your amazing music to the world.

[@JordanT-jag06]

such a good way to check in with yourself and acknowledge all you’ve accomplished. so tangible and cool! I didn’t realize how much things had changed for you in such a short amount of time (ik 5 years is also a very long time depending on how you look at it) but just thinking that I saw you in Mexico in January of 2024 with the likes of Caamp, Noah, Mt. Joy, etc, is pretty crazy! look at you go. you should be so proud of yourself. it definitely seems like you’re being true to yourself and learning along the way. will be back to watch your 30th bday video! hbd!!

[@Twoby]

Happy birthday Lizzy you are amazing and I love you!

[@JuupNulle]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, i love love love youu

[@SebastianSandovalCastro]

Wow it's so cool seeing you saying yes to all the questions you made for yourself

[@sonukalakheti5491]

Happy birthday Elizabeth. Thank you for existing.

[@scarbrowton]

i’m proud of you lizzy

[@BrooklynDavey]

WE AREE SO PROUD OF YOU!! HAPPYYY BIRTHDAY MOTHERR

[@tecnochata]

Feliz cumpleaños Lizzy🎉🎂🫶 I just found you! Literally just now through one of your songs from 4 yrs ago. I couldn’t stop just right there and went to look for you and found this video !! Glad I did… better late than never right?!! You are an amazing songwriter, wise, caring, with an angelic voice that gets in people’s heart in awe and wonder . Thank you for honoring your God’s gift and share it with the world . Happy loving and amazing new trip around the sun 😊

[@eh9330]

ADVANCED HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIZZY!!!!!!!! WISHING THE BEST FOR YOU AND FOR ALL THE HAPPINESS!!!!

[@user-wp2iu5ef3o]

This was so beautiful and kind. :)

[@velliot1]

Lizzy-discovered you thru your work with Jacob and think you’re remarkable. My biggest take from this video is your journey towards happiness. Much of the tunes of yours that I’ve heard feel sad, and a bit dark. But I know that’s life and your 20 year old self got a raw deal with the lockdown and what followed. I’ve found that happiness can be fleeting, and you can never really stop reaching for it, and there are ebbs and flows thru out. I hope your flows flow more freely than your ebbs in the year to come, and I look forward to hearing more of your creations. Happy birthday and millions more. Vick (fan from the Bay Area)

[@elaina6351]

actually sobbing at this. this is so special. happy birthday!

[@jewelltimpson6340]

literally tearing up with you this is so special! Happy Birthday Lizzy thank you for sharing parts of your life and soul with us for all these years :))

[@saphirexD]

this is making me so emotional 😭❤ happy birthday lizzy. so glad ure a professional musician, in the words of 20 year old you.

[@anna_ig_77]

this was the sweetest thing ever, im totally doing this when i turn 20! happy birthday my love you and your music mean so much to me, and im so excited for older deluxe ahhhh!!

[@sagarbhabar]

So glad she's still posting these vlogs

[@liliverlinde]

You deserve the absolute world. Being 20 years old now seems so scary and you being so open and seeing where you are now makes it seem so much less scary ❤️ 20 year old lizzy would be so proud.

[@silmarwenn]

that tear me up badly :’) happy birthday lizzy! i love you and i’m so proud of you

[@ashestep1792]

Happy birthday lizzy! This made me cry. Youre amazing and I hope you have an amazing birthday and keep being who you are. You are loved!!

[@VLOGRheanna]

happy birthday Lizzy!! I’ve been listening to your music since 2020 so its crazy to recognize your growth since that time

[@sebastianencina2707]

Never clicked so fast on a notif god i love youtuber lizzy!!!! Happy bday and thank u for making us so happy :)

[@aytak525]

This made me feel so emotional, happy birthday Lizzy. Ily.

[@gracerose8753]

lizzy, my first date with my now fiance was your september 2022 chicago show & we just love you so much. you are incredible & this video is so beautiful

[@audreybarker8833]

lizzy I love you so much your music is just so real and raw and you are just such a genuine person. NEVER CHANGE ILY AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

[@literaryblyss]

why did this make me cry oh my god

[@mariabaub]

lizzy you and your music mean so much to me ive known you since 2021 and this video made me cry a lot also i just turned 20 so im gonna write a letter to my 25old me thank you❤️

[@MrStroodle]

Happy Birthday!

[@yasmimpereira2916]

Hey Lizzy, thanks a lot for posting this. For the last 4 years I've been fighting with myself about "what am I gonna do with my life?". I think, just like you, all I've ever wanted since I was a kid was to be a musician. And for my whole life I had to shut down that voice that reminds me of that. I'm in college studying computer science cuz, you know, we gotta have real jobs right? I think I've never been so unhappy with my choices. I found out that My city's federal college is accepting students into their music course. I wanna do it so bad!! But I'm afraid that dropping out of my current course might be a mistake. I don't know what to do.

[@amanda-dd2vj]

i love this so much. so much growth and true emotion! Happy birthday lizzy !!!

[@meebecornflakes]

I just realized we’re the same age, maybe that’s why your music feels so right for me

[@mercedezjava]

bawling. forever proud of you.

[@alexousky]

Is there an issue with John Mayer Lizzy ?? Your show at the troubadour with John and Jacob was fantastic!

[@wanabiyu8380]

Yeah, she has an issue with him since she cancelled her tour with him bc some swifties went mad. sad for her

[@alexousky]

@@wanabiyu8380 thanks mate !

[@Jennasan_]

Happy birthday beautiful girl! You are doing the thing!!!!

[@strngwthr11]

I drove from San Diego to see you open for Dodie because I knew you would never be an opener again. Happy birthday you brave soul! 🎉

[@icarocaua6005]

happy birthday lizzy, I love your art so much and it inspires me everyday but above all you are such a special person and you're so loved ❤

[@anvong2469]

happy happiest birthday, lizzy!!! i hope more of your dreams come true this year!!!

[@ccaelah]

i’m sobbing, i’m so proud of u lizzy🥹

[@sarahwinters6052]

been listening to your music since 2020 and my 23rd birthday was on wednesday so this is making me real emotional too :’) happy birthday lizzy!!

[@sofiacup]

so much love for you. i hope 25 is the most rewarding year for you

[@jackiefortis_]

i think i may have needed to see this just as much as you needed to hear it

[@frankchandler8005]

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIZZY ! ! ! ! BE JOYFUL AND JUST DO THINGS TO KEEP BUSY SO DON'T BE SAD. CAUSE YOUR STILL SO YOUNG.

[@robisar01]

I’m so sorry that you had such a sad day on your birthday in 2022… I was at the Boston show and it was genuinely one of the best days of my entire life. I had loved you for so long and got to see you in such a small venue (plus I got to meet Carol, another favorite of mine). It’s so interesting how such happiness can come from such sadness. I hope one day you can play in Boston without that sadness someday, I’ll probably be there when it happens!

[@ribbontomyhair]

girl why are you giving gifts to us on your birthday

[@grtshw]

As someone who first discovered you in early 2020, this is awesome. Lines up perfectly - I didn't realized so much had changed either! Happy birthday (:

[@-gra.1697]

Happy birthday Lizzy!! Hope it was a great day, your music means the world to me and I love seeing you just being yourself in videos like this one and in vlogs💗 you’ve grown so much and it’s so cool to see that and how you get to see that! Love love this idea of writing letters to your future self (I kinda want to do that too).

[@superaces]

we see the world once in childhood the rest is memory…

[@beeswiizzle]

this is my favorite video on this website.

[@dearlilymusic]

this is so sweet

[@MrTallHead]

Happy birthday! :)

[@TOTHEMOUNTAlNS]

your hair always looks so good oh my god

[@frederikkrenzer7658]

this is so sweet. also happy birthday lizzy!!!