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AmThere's a string wrapped around my finCger
It's getting Ftighter every daEy
And it just goes on forever
It's wrapped around every word you said
FIt's like a memory, a Cshoebox in my mind
ECalling out to me tAmo open up and look inside
It makes me believe and all we could've been
But all the things we were is just me imagining
AmTake these red balloonsC  
And watch them fFly awEay
AmI'm untying my heartC  
And letting Fgo toEday
ETime has come for mAme to see the trCuth
Walk up to the Fedge
EI'm letting go
Of these red bAmalloons
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 find even
All we could've been
Cause I'm so tired of
Everything I'm 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
Walk up to the edge
I'm letting go
Of these red balloons
FThe child in me
CWants to run and collect
EEvery single balloon
AmI'll never forget
The child in me
Wants to live in a dream
Of carousels
And wishing wells
Take these red balloons
And watch them fly away
I'm untying my heart
And letting go today
Cause every single dream in the past
Does nothing for me but hold me back
Time has come for me to see the truth
I walk up to the edge and let go of these red balloons
Red balloons, red balloons, red balloons
Has been blown away
Tears are in my eyes
I say... goodbye

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Red Balloons

by Nelly Furtado

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Am C

There's a string wrapped around my finger

F E

It's getting tighter every day

And it just goes on forever

It's wrapped around every word you said

F C

It's like a memory, a shoebox in my mind

E Am

Calling out to me to open up and look inside

It makes me believe and all we could've been

But all the things we were is just me imagining

Am C

Take these red balloons

F E

And watch them fly away

Am C

I'm untying my heart

F E

And letting go today

E Am C

Time has come for me to see the truth

Walk up to the edge

I'm letting go

Of 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 find even

All we could've been

Cause I'm so tired of

Everything I'm 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

Walk up to the edge

I'm letting go

Of these red balloons

The child in me

Wants to run and collect

Every single balloon

I'll never forget

The child in me

Wants to live in a dream

Of carousels

And wishing wells

Take these red balloons

And watch them fly away

I'm untying my heart

And letting go today

Cause every single dream in the past

Does nothing for me but hold me back

Time has come for me to see the truth

I walk up to the edge and let go of these red balloons

Red balloons, red balloons, red balloons

Has been blown away

Tears are in my eyes

I say... goodbye

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