| Lily Allen – Air Balloon Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I think this is about suicide, since Lily strikes me as the kind of artist who actually has meaning behind her words- I think also the light bubblegum pop style would really contrast with the suicide idea, which would be pretty cool? If you imagine the author as talking metaphorically about suicide, it makes a lot of sense too. The first verse is wondering what will happen if they kill themselves, the bridge before the first chorus are actual symptoms of depression; zoning out and wondering why people work can be extended as wondering what the point is in anything. The chorus, when you think of the sky as being heaven, is very straight forward in saying that in the 'air balloon' there's nothing bad, no one can touch you there, it doesn't rain, etc. Post chorus 1 she mentions Elvis and Kurt Cobain, both who had self-inflicted deaths, to a certain degree [this point is definitely debatable, couldn't really figure anything else out though] . then the author speaks about [what can be interpreted as] the suicidal thoughts faltering, and they want them to come back, probably because it makes them feel free, like there's an escape. [very common feeling/thought process for suicidal individuals] I'm tired, so that's a pretty lame analysis but my interpretation is that its about suicide. Either way, I love the song, even if it actually is meaningless pop lyrics, its fun. Suicide would be really deep though, I'd really congratulate Lily if that was her inspiration behind it. |
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