99 Red Balloons lyrics
This song is about the discovery of an unknown threat, as well as the fear and war it incites. The lyrics describe a scene of two people in a little toy shop buying balloons, which are then set free into the sky. The balloons are soon noticed by a war machine, and ninety-nine ministers meet to discuss what is happening. The final verse speaks of a single red balloon that is kept as a souvenir, representing a reminder of the destruction and tragedy that followed.
- Copyright: Kevin McAlea, Carlo Karges
You and I in a little toy shop
Buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got
Set them free at the break of dawn
'Til one by one they were gone
Back at base, bugs in the software
Flash the message, something's out there
Floating in the summer sky
Ninety-nine red balloons go byNinety-nine red balloons
Floating in the summer sky
Panic bells, it's red alert
There's something here from somewhere else
The war machine springs to life
Opens up one eager eye
Focusing it on the sky
As ninety-nine red balloons go byNinety-nine decisions treat
Ninety-nine ministers meet
To worry, worry, super scurry
Call out the troops now in a hurry
This is what we've waited for
This is it, boys, this is war
The President is on the line
As ninety-nine red balloons go byNeunundneunzig Kriegsminister
Streichholz und Benzinkanister
Hielten sich füare schlaue Leute
Witterten schon fette Beute
Riefen: Krieg und wollten Macht
Mann, wer hätte das gedacht?
Daß es einmal so weit kommt
Wegen neunundneunzig Luftballons
Neunundneunzig LuftballonsNinety-nine dreams I have had
And every one a red balloon
It's all over, and I'm standing pretty
In the dust that was a city
If I could find a souvenir
Just to prove the world was here
Here it is, a red balloon
I think of you and let it go
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Who is the author of the song 99 Red Balloons?
The song 99 Red Balloons was written by Kevin McAlea, Carlo Karges.
- Who sings the song 99 Red Balloons?
The song 99 Red Balloons is performed by Goldfinger.