Assignment 1: Hot Air Balloon by Owl City

A song that has definitely impacted me is 'Hot Air Balloon' by Owl City.
This song is about two very good friends who spent time together and forgot all of their problems to enjoy life.

"We wrote a prelude to our own fairytale"
"We sewed the day above L.A."
These two lines suggest that they spent their time somewhere way from the hustle and bustle of life. To me, friends are very important as they are like family when you're out of your house. To spend time with someone you like is like a blessing.

Being with your friends helps you to forget all your problems and worries. In the song, the writer say that "now [his] worries are gone" and that "you made my frown turn upside down".

A good friend is one who also doesn't mind your flaws. In the song, although the writer's friend was "so bored to death", she "held [her] breath" and the writer, too, "tried not to yawn" at whatever boring thing his friend was talking about.

I was a guy who didn't enjoy modern songs before, and this was one of the first new songs that I actually liked listening to, and it's all thanks to one of my friends, whose love for music influenced me. At first, he told me that lyrics from Owl City often meant nothing. However, I thought otherwise and searched for the lyrics. To my surprise, I was stunned to know that the lyrics were composed by a renwoned lyrics composer, Adam Young. I was also shocked to realize that not only was Owl City's music soothing, their lyrics were also meaningful! This prompted me to search for more Owl City songs and now, I'm proud to say that I've finished listening to ALL of their songs, and my perspective of modern songs have also changed.


Full Lyrics: www.lyricsreg.com/lyrics/owl+city/Hot+Air+Balloon/
Full Song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6OQFnUrbW8
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