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A Distorted Reality Is Now a Necessity to Be Free (7'' version) Lyrics
I'm floating in a black balloon
I must make it through this afternoon
Shame-shifting shadow
Down-drifting way out of town
And all you ladies and you gentleman
Unhappy where you could have been
That drive people like you drive a car
Until you don't know where you are
You don't impress me
I'm sorry that you're chained to the ground
But no big brother is going to bring me down now
Wind's blowing now with all its might
Raindrops falling through a starry night
Sunrise on a choppy blue sea
Waving back at you
Not me
You don't impress me
You can't be satisfied anyhow
But no big brother is going to bring me back down
I must make it through this afternoon
Shame-shifting shadow
Down-drifting way out of town
Unhappy where you could have been
That drive people like you drive a car
Until you don't know where you are
I'm sorry that you're chained to the ground
But no big brother is going to bring me down now
Raindrops falling through a starry night
Sunrise on a choppy blue sea
Waving back at you
Not me
You can't be satisfied anyhow
But no big brother is going to bring me back down
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Submitted by
sarahsavedlatin On Apr 16, 2004
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From Elliott himself regarding this song during his last interview: "This one is my girlfriend's favorite. There's also a rough demo of this that sounds a lot different."
This is such a great song...In fact, most, if not all of Elliott's songs are great.
I thought it was
"WIND'S BLOWING now with all it's might raindrops falling through a starry night sunrise on a choppy BLUE SEA waving back at you, not me"
:)
it's definetely a close race between this version and the one on the final album. i like the keyboard in this one.
yeah i like the end guitar bit better in this one
i love this song it sounds really rad i heart elliot smith
i can't choose which version of the song i like more. but the record sounds so great, his voice just mixes with the music so well on it, and all the little crackles in the record make it seem like he's sitting there in my room with me, singing. xo.
"i’m floating in a black balloon"
heroin is usually in the form of black tar. the dealers put it in little balloons. black balloon=heroin.
I wonder if the big brother that elliott mentions is a reference to big brother from george orwell's book 1984?