I think this song is about a woman who is on drugs and is dying during child birth....Well let me just go over it a little at a time....
"Baby's black balloon makes her fly"
(Do you know how if you morn someone you dress in black? and when a child is born people send like gifts and pretty balloons, well to her it was a black balloon she was dying from drugs and the balloon is for her baby)
"I almost fell into that hole in your life"
(the kid inside her almost got addicted to drugs also)
"And you're not thinking about tomorrow"
(basically what is says, just thinking of this moment)
"Cause you were the same as me"
(We are the same people meaning we are one)
"But on your knees"
(In child birth pain)
A thousand other boys could never reach you
(meaning like sperm trying to reach the egg they couldnt make it they died inside her most likely from the drugs)
How could I have been the one
(he is saying how could I have made it)
I saw the world spin beneath you
(Meaning when she is giving birth shes lying on her back and the baby is coming out "spin beneath you")
And scatter like ice from the spoon
(drugs like how H is cooked on a spoon)
That was your womb
(meaning the drug entering her womb not so much her womeb but going to the baby meaning maybe the baby has a chance of dying from the drug)
Comin' down the world turned over
(like the baby coming out of the womb when the woman is on her back)
And angels fall without you there
(She dies "Without you there" even angels would fall because of her death "angels fall"
And I go on as you get colder
(meaning the baby lives as she dies like as he goes on living she gets colder as in dying)
Or are you someone's prayer?
(meaning is someone praying for you to keep you alive)
You know the lies they always told you
And the love you never knew
What's the things they never showed you
That swallowed the light from the sun
Inside your room
( I think this part describes what happen the day she got pregnant. like "the lies they always told you" meaning hey drugs won't hurt and if we have sex you won't get pregnant. She never knew love so she just trusted the man "and the love you never knew" nobody taught her anything about drugs or safe sex"Things they never showed you"....."That swallowed the light from the sun
Inside your room"...I think that part means like they swallowed her innocence from her body "Light from sun"
Now she is just a dark lonely person. Inside your room i think means were they had sex when she got pregnant.
But that is just what I think....
Thank you for listening
(if your just going to say Oh SHUT UP!! that's not right please don't respond I took a lot of my time trying to figure this out...and yes I might be a loser for doing that....But this is just what I think.
okay, so the song really is about heroine. it's not because addicts use black balloons as tourniquet (that's way to specific to have to hunt down a party supply store when you are jonesing for your next fix), however, heroine is delivered tied up in a black balloon. This is because when a runner/dealer is carrying the drug, they are only really moving by night. If they encounter police, or just feel that they may be in danger for the possession of the drug, they can drop the black balloon under a parked car, or in a planter. It's virtually...
okay, so the song really is about heroine. it's not because addicts use black balloons as tourniquet (that's way to specific to have to hunt down a party supply store when you are jonesing for your next fix), however, heroine is delivered tied up in a black balloon. This is because when a runner/dealer is carrying the drug, they are only really moving by night. If they encounter police, or just feel that they may be in danger for the possession of the drug, they can drop the black balloon under a parked car, or in a planter. It's virtually undetectable during the night, and once the dealer feels the coast is clear, he/she can go back and safely recover the balloon(s) before dawn.
Oh, and I think I must disagree with the notion that she was in childbirth. It's hard to take the line "that was your womb" literally since it's preceded by the phrase "and scatter like ice from the spoon" mainly because it is also a reference to the preperation of illicit intravenous drugs. I think that is better explained by the fact of when you are an addict, you find your comfort zone within your drug usage. The womb is a comfort zone.
Comin' down the world turned over; when you are high, the world is of course going to look a little better, but when you "come down" reality takes over. Chances are, if you are a substance abuser it is because you lack some skills necessary to cope with reality.
But, I think the rest of your analysis is spot-on.
I think this song is about a woman who is on drugs and is dying during child birth....Well let me just go over it a little at a time....
"Baby's black balloon makes her fly" (Do you know how if you morn someone you dress in black? and when a child is born people send like gifts and pretty balloons, well to her it was a black balloon she was dying from drugs and the balloon is for her baby) "I almost fell into that hole in your life" (the kid inside her almost got addicted to drugs also) "And you're not thinking about tomorrow" (basically what is says, just thinking of this moment) "Cause you were the same as me" (We are the same people meaning we are one) "But on your knees" (In child birth pain)
A thousand other boys could never reach you (meaning like sperm trying to reach the egg they couldnt make it they died inside her most likely from the drugs) How could I have been the one (he is saying how could I have made it) I saw the world spin beneath you (Meaning when she is giving birth shes lying on her back and the baby is coming out "spin beneath you") And scatter like ice from the spoon (drugs like how H is cooked on a spoon) That was your womb (meaning the drug entering her womb not so much her womeb but going to the baby meaning maybe the baby has a chance of dying from the drug)
Comin' down the world turned over (like the baby coming out of the womb when the woman is on her back) And angels fall without you there (She dies "Without you there" even angels would fall because of her death "angels fall" And I go on as you get colder (meaning the baby lives as she dies like as he goes on living she gets colder as in dying) Or are you someone's prayer? (meaning is someone praying for you to keep you alive)
You know the lies they always told you And the love you never knew What's the things they never showed you That swallowed the light from the sun Inside your room ( I think this part describes what happen the day she got pregnant. like "the lies they always told you" meaning hey drugs won't hurt and if we have sex you won't get pregnant. She never knew love so she just trusted the man "and the love you never knew" nobody taught her anything about drugs or safe sex"Things they never showed you"....."That swallowed the light from the sun Inside your room"...I think that part means like they swallowed her innocence from her body "Light from sun" Now she is just a dark lonely person. Inside your room i think means were they had sex when she got pregnant.
But that is just what I think.... Thank you for listening (if your just going to say Oh SHUT UP!! that's not right please don't respond I took a lot of my time trying to figure this out...and yes I might be a loser for doing that....But this is just what I think.
Thank you, Buddy
okay, so the song really is about heroine. it's not because addicts use black balloons as tourniquet (that's way to specific to have to hunt down a party supply store when you are jonesing for your next fix), however, heroine is delivered tied up in a black balloon. This is because when a runner/dealer is carrying the drug, they are only really moving by night. If they encounter police, or just feel that they may be in danger for the possession of the drug, they can drop the black balloon under a parked car, or in a planter. It's virtually...
okay, so the song really is about heroine. it's not because addicts use black balloons as tourniquet (that's way to specific to have to hunt down a party supply store when you are jonesing for your next fix), however, heroine is delivered tied up in a black balloon. This is because when a runner/dealer is carrying the drug, they are only really moving by night. If they encounter police, or just feel that they may be in danger for the possession of the drug, they can drop the black balloon under a parked car, or in a planter. It's virtually undetectable during the night, and once the dealer feels the coast is clear, he/she can go back and safely recover the balloon(s) before dawn.
Oh, and I think I must disagree with the notion that she was in childbirth. It's hard to take the line "that was your womb" literally since it's preceded by the phrase "and scatter like ice from the spoon" mainly because it is also a reference to the preperation of illicit intravenous drugs. I think that is better explained by the fact of when you are an addict, you find your comfort zone within your drug usage. The womb is a comfort zone.
Comin' down the world turned over; when you are high, the world is of course going to look a little better, but when you "come down" reality takes over. Chances are, if you are a substance abuser it is because you lack some skills necessary to cope with reality.
But, I think the rest of your analysis is spot-on.