[Verse 1 – Calm, almost playful]
You and me in the twilight glow
Little hand reaching, don’t you know
One small tug, one soft sigh
Drifloon drifting in the evening sky
They say it’s just a balloon, cotton and thread
But there’s something heavy where it led
Purple body, hollow stare
Follows you close but the air is rare
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[Chorus – Faster, more frantic]
Ninety-nine red balloons go by
Drifloon only needs one to fly
Holding tight, don’t ask why
Lifting off into the sky
No scream, no shout, no warning sound
Just a child lost and never found
Ninety-nine dreams floating free
Drifloon grins – one less than three
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[Verse 2 – Darker tone]
Tuesday evening after school
Parents think it’s just child’s fool
Balloon looks soft, what could go wrong?
But it pulls and pulls to its ghostly song
Wispy hands, no eyes to plead
Just a silent, drifting need
Wants to take you somewhere strange
Up where the real world starts to change
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[Chorus – Repeat]
Ninety-nine red balloons go by
Drifloon only needs one to fly
Holding tight, don’t ask why
Lifting off into the sky
No scream, no shout, no warning sound
Just a child lost and never found
Ninety-nine dreams floating free
Drifloon grins – one less than three
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[Bridge – Slower, eerie]
From the valley to the clouds so thin
You won’t feel the ghost pulling from within
Hands so small, grip so tight
Gone before the second night
They’ll search for hours, they’ll search for days
Drifloon floats through the purple haze
No red balloon, no child’s trace
Just a thin string in an empty space
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[Outro – Fading, whispered]
Ninety-nine… ninety-eight…
Drifloon doesn’t really need to wait
Ninety-nine stories, never told
One more soul in the drifting cold
[whispered]
One small hand… one soft sigh…
Drifloon wave… and goodbye.
AsheTheHyena