Corky - Balloons

from Round 5, Week 8 by Monday Morning 3AM Music Club

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$1 USD or more
Buy the Full Digital Album

about

Need to get away from the piano...too many piano songs lately! Started with the idea in the chorus on the phone earlier in the week. Explored a bit in trying to force a way into different chords. Came up with the verse idea, already had the chorus and just forced a piece to knit them together. Lyrically, it was a challenge in some spots but once it was repeated a few times, it became easy to eliminate the pronouns and still be in first person. One might notice there are no pronouns in this paragraph!

lyrics

Balloons

Assembly lines with machinery
As far as the eye can see
Pouring oil on the parts that move
And making sure it all runs smooth

Mixing and stirring the dye
Creating colors that fly

Balloons that are made today
Will celebrate
Then fly away
One by one, day by day
Gone to play
So far away

Sitting for a while, then standing at the line
Changing colors from time to time
This has to be the best job around
In this lonely town

Shipping out the ability
To carry smiles on a string

Balloons that are made today
Will celebrate
Then fly away
One by one, day by day
Gone to play
So far away

SOLO (Inject your own!)

Can’t let the line run too slow
So many places to go
Balloons that are made today
Will celebrate
Then fly away
One by one, day by day
Gone to play

Balloons that are made today
Will celebrate
Then fly away
One by one, day by day
Gone to play
So far away

credits

from Round 5, Week 8, released March 16, 2015

license

about

Monday Morning 3AM Music Club Winston Salem, North Carolina

contact / help

Contact Monday Morning 3AM Music Club

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Balloons, you may also like:

Sorry I'm So Sensitive
by Bea Stewart

The second EP from Northern Irish singer-songwriter Bea Stewart runs from gentle folk to pillowy pop ballads, all perfectly executed. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 15, 2024
go to album
Invitation
by Michele Stodart

Michelle Stodart’s folk music captures hope in melancholy, addressing the transformational aspects of the most challenging times. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 3, 2023
go to album
Veneer (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
by José González

featured on Bandcamp Radio Aug 29, 2023
go to album
Onliness (songs of solitude & singularity)
by Josienne Clarke

Folk artist Josienne Clarke revisits music from her back catalog, infusing these lonesome songs with a new luminosity and drive. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 18, 2023
go to album
Once Upon A Time In Montréal
by Murray A. Lightburn

The folk artist explores grief through these smooth and soulful tracks. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 31, 2023
go to album
About Time
by Adriana Vasques

featured on Bandcamp Radio Dec 6, 2022
go to album
Better By Now
by Brooke Annibale

The indie-pop artist reflects on love and anxiety on her latest album. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 30, 2022
go to album