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longing for sanctuary in a lonesome world

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©1998 Alice Bierhorst/BMI

Balloon in the sky
Marooned in the sky
Consumed with the popular lie
That if you could loosen up the grip of love
You would rise, rise, rise
Straight up to the sky

You beg for me to push you away
On a swing you touch the sky
Come home again
Makes me dizzy to watch, it's a seasick game
Someday you'll jump leave me standing here
Holding onto the chain

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Nothing ever seems to be good enough for you
You always change
It's just another phase you're going through
Look around
We're all lonely
Isn't it lovely
To be free

Desire can come unwound
Tangled up in false endings that drag us down
But the world outside sticks around
This time will be the last time
That you make me hate everyone in this town

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Balloon sinks to the ground
Guess you lost your momentum when the wind died down
If a tree falls in the forest does it make a sound
What you think at first is clapping
Is just your heartbeat finally come unbound

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Look around
One and only
In the land of the brave
Home of the free

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from Maker's Mark, released September 9, 1998

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Alice Bierhorst New York, New York

Alice Bierhorst is a visionary singer and songmaker. Ethereal and earthy, tender and tough, her music draws upon classical music, 60's and 70's pop, roots rock, Tin Pan Alley, and dreamy indie folk. Debussy, Kate Bush, Burt Bacharach, Carole King, Nick Drake, Brian Wilson, Judee Sill in the mix. A voice clear and plaintive, airy and grounded, full of wonder, tenderness and love. ... more

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