Black Balloon
Black Balloon Lyrics
Can get out
I don't wanna be a let down
So I float around
Remember the day my feet found
Solid ground
Thought I couldn't see a way out when
I saw you
I saw you
I saw you
I saw you
Heaven sent December fools
After homer, afternoons
Spent dancing with the bulls
Red corolla, black balloon
Throw the clothes in the bathtub
Fill it half up
Stains from paint and grass and mud
Bleach in a cup
All good things go belly up
I'd had enough
Cause I forgot what I was trynna do
Fight for you
Fight for you
Fight for you
Fight for you
After homer, afternoons
Spent dancing with the bulls
Red corolla, black balloon
Things gеt heavy at the wrong time
All wrappеd up what does that feel like
No more waiting on the outside
Compost thoughts that want to ignite
Time will wear you down
And light will find you out
But the ones who turned their chairs around
Where are they now
They don't see you
Like I see you
Like I see you
Like I see you
Heaven sent December fools
After homer, afternoons
Spent dancing with the bulls
Red corolla, black balloon
Things get heavy at the wrong time
All wrapped up what does that feel like
No more waiting on the outside
Compost thoughts that want to ignite
About
“Black Balloon” is a song by The Rubens, released on May 2, 20241. The lyrics of the song describe a sense of feeling trapped in one’s own thoughts, struggling to find solid ground and make sense of one’s emotions2. The metaphor of a black balloon symbolizes the weight of unresolved feelings and the struggle to let go of the past2.
The Rubens have commented on the song, stating that it’s okay to be a little anti-nostalgic. They express that yesterday was good and it was bad; right now is good and it is bad; tomorrow will be good and it will be bad. They encourage listeners to take off the rose-tinted glasses and be present
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It’s ok to be a little anti-nostalgia. Yesterday was good and it was bad; right now is good and it is bad; tomorrow will be good and it will be bad. Take off the rose-tinted glasses and be here.