Words by mal
Music by Briyan Frederick
Instruments, vocals and arrangement by Blind Mime Ensemble and Sunoai

The song assembles stems from an iPhone recording by Briyan Frederick using the NanoSynth app, extended in Sunoai.

Alice's Balloon

alice was so excited
she just couldn't wait
up on a blue sky day
and a special date

a birthday celebration
on a late afternoon
warm air arising
a huge rainbow balloon

the pilot lit the flame
and they were up up away
with close friends and family
into the gentle sway

but then, oh, no, oh no
the pilot leaning out
lost his grip, muttered WHOA!
was gone, they heard him shout

they watched in muted horror
as he landed with a cry
the balloon began to soar
up up up into the sky

swift across the fields
out towards the ocean
they tried, it wouldn't yield
to slow its upward motion

her friends and family
left back on terra firma
watched their alice fly
into the firmament

where did sweet alice go?
did she ever land again?
maybe we will never know
will it be if or when?

someone says they saw her
looking up at the moon
someone said they heard her
calling from the moon

alice's balloon
and a cold, blue moon
alice's balloon
flying across the moon
alice's balloon…

Alilce's Balloon

Blind Mime Music (ASCAP) is a Soundcloud for recordings of songs and music written by Briyan Frederick Baker (GAJOOB and Tapegerm Collective) and collaborators. Eventually songs will make their way onto Bandcamp albums and stream on all the usual outlets. Briyan has been making songs since junior and high school and these recordings contain 50+ years of material old and new. The music ranges from glitch pop to experimental.