Red Balloon

You were walking all alone
The freezing air nipped your nose
And just like three years ago
You still hate the bitter cold
But you loved that secret street
We'd run to oh-so-secretly

And I
I remember

Your eyes had this innocence
That stuck with me since we were kids
Until the clouds came rolling in
A sirens' song tied you within
You were gone like the wind
Her weather swept you up again

I
I remember

A thousand feet up off the ground
Not even looking down
And your grip just slips
'Cause the air is thin

In your head
You're hanging by a thread
Tied to these red balloons
And you don't know you're being cut loose

Can't let go
Heart high above the world
Chasing the sun and moon
And you don't know you're being used by
These red balloons

Tied to the
Red balloon
Tied to the

The strings they cut into your hand
The scars and bruises were your friend
She swore to always fly you high
But dropped you every night
You couldn't soar like a kite
It always was fight or flight

And you
You did neither

And every day I look for you
On that street that we once knew
Come back to me
'Cause you're the missing piece

In your head
You're hanging by a thread
Tied to these red balloons
And you don't know you're being cut loose

Can't let go
Heart high above the world
Chasing the sun and moon
(Chasing the sun and moon)
And you don't know you're being used by
These red balloons

Tied to the
Red balloon
Tied to the

Why can't you see
I'm stuck on the sidelines
You're struggling to breathe
And you're just barely alive

So don't go
Without you, I'm feeling cold

Tied to the
Tied to the
Tied to the
These red balloons

Can't let go
(Tied to the)
Heart high above the world
(Tied to the)
Chasing the sun and moon
(Tied to the)
And you don't know you're being used by
These red balloons

And all you ever wanted was
Someone to hold onto so
Come back to me
'Cause I'm the missing piece