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Artist: Nelly Furtado
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Red Balloons
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Red Balloons
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There's a string wrapped aroung my finger
It's getting tighter everyday
And it just goes on forever
It's wrapped around every word you said
It's like a memory
A shoebox in my mind
It's calling out to me to open up and look inside
It makes me believe in all we could have been
But all the things we were it's just me imagining
Take these red balloons and watch them fly away
I'm untying my heart and letting go today
Time has come for me to see the truth
And walk up to the edge and let go all these red balloons
There's a shadow when I walk forward
And it keeps trying to hold me back
I can cry at the strangest moments
Reminding me of what I can't have
Don't wanna believe in all we could have been
Cause I'm so tired of everything I'm imaging
Take these red balloons and watch them fly away
I'm untying my heart and letting go today
Time has come for me to see the truth
And walk up to the edge and let go all these red balloons
The child in me wants to run
And collect every single balloon and never forget
The child in me wants to live in a dream of carousels
And wish me well
Take these red balloons and watch them fly away
I'm untying my heart and letting go today
Cause every single dream of the past
Does nothing for me or hold me back
Time has come for me to see the truth
I walked up to the edge and let go all these red balloons
Red balloons, red balloons, red balloons
Yes they've flown away
The tears are in my eyes
I said goodbye
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