Helium Heart
from If at first... by Dave Bradley
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A heart-shaped balloon, young lovers light of heart, a dreamed turned sour, anger, violence...an outsider attempting to unravel the sorry tale...a helium suicide?
From the critics: "Every time, I listen to one of your compositions I'm always amazed by the quality of your singing... It's almost like an instrument...Like the tune here...Very, very good song"
"I like this a lot. Love the melody!!! I also like the simplicity of it! Your vocal is ace as always"
"I think you've done a great job with the writing, performance and production with this song. I particularly love your vocal and guitar - there are some real Glenn Tilbrook sounding moments here"
"Great story telling...nice chord progressions and as usual spot on vox."
"I really like the helium heart concept, and combined with a simple and chill melody. . . was easy for me to listen to and made me feel nostalgic. . . I don't know why. . . I have no attachments to the song haha. . . I just think it was the combination of the lyrics, melody and your voice that did it for me. To me, it's a solid song, and makes me feel good."
A heart-shaped balloon, young lovers light of heart, a dreamed turned sour, anger, violence...an outsider attempting to unravel the sorry tale...a helium suicide?
From the critics: "Every time, I listen to one of your compositions I'm always amazed by the quality of your singing... It's almost like an instrument...Like the tune here...Very, very good song"
"I like this a lot. Love the melody!!! I also like the simplicity of it! Your vocal is ace as always"
"I think you've done a great job with the writing, performance and production with this song. I particularly love your vocal and guitar - there are some real Glenn Tilbrook sounding moments here"
"Great story telling...nice chord progressions and as usual spot on vox."
"I really like the helium heart concept, and combined with a simple and chill melody. . . was easy for me to listen to and made me feel nostalgic. . . I don't know why. . . I have no attachments to the song haha. . . I just think it was the combination of the lyrics, melody and your voice that did it for me. To me, it's a solid song, and makes me feel good."
lyrics
She's a long time falling down,
I wonder why she still hangs around
Though she can't bear the pain she's found inside
In the foundry of his mind,
he'd tempered anger tough as steel
Beating up his love on fatal flaws,
no stretch of time would heal
She's a lightweight mother with a helium heart
Did no one ever tell her to float away
The thing that she oughta be really sure of
Is that she had no reason to stay
She's a long time calling out
Wonder why she still hides her eyes
The bruises shine and it's the time to take a stand
In the refuge of those pills,
she halfs her life beyond the lies
Cutting through her love
as he lies bleeding by her hand
She's a lightweight mother with a helium heart
Did no one ever tell her to float away
One way or another she's got to be sure of
There really was no reason to stay
You know how the old folks say,
"I wish I knew then what I know today"?
Well, I see it in a different way
I'd rather be in the dark
and tomorrow just another day; just another day
She's a lightweight mother with a helium heart
Did no one ever tell her to float away
One way or another she's got to be sure
She really had no reason to stay
No one told her to float away,
didn't tell her, didn't show her the way
With a helium heart she could've floated away
I wonder why she still hangs around
Though she can't bear the pain she's found inside
In the foundry of his mind,
he'd tempered anger tough as steel
Beating up his love on fatal flaws,
no stretch of time would heal
She's a lightweight mother with a helium heart
Did no one ever tell her to float away
The thing that she oughta be really sure of
Is that she had no reason to stay
She's a long time calling out
Wonder why she still hides her eyes
The bruises shine and it's the time to take a stand
In the refuge of those pills,
she halfs her life beyond the lies
Cutting through her love
as he lies bleeding by her hand
She's a lightweight mother with a helium heart
Did no one ever tell her to float away
One way or another she's got to be sure of
There really was no reason to stay
You know how the old folks say,
"I wish I knew then what I know today"?
Well, I see it in a different way
I'd rather be in the dark
and tomorrow just another day; just another day
She's a lightweight mother with a helium heart
Did no one ever tell her to float away
One way or another she's got to be sure
She really had no reason to stay
No one told her to float away,
didn't tell her, didn't show her the way
With a helium heart she could've floated away
credits
from If at first...,
released February 1, 2014
Words & Music by David Bradley
Acoustic, electric & bass guitar and vocals DB
Recording, mixing and drum loops DB
Balloon shadow Bai Song - www.flickr.com/photos/neuneo/
Words & Music by David Bradley
Acoustic, electric & bass guitar and vocals DB
Recording, mixing and drum loops DB
Balloon shadow Bai Song - www.flickr.com/photos/neuneo/
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