Name: Andy Balham - The Art of Blowing Yourself up
Duration: P00H03M01S
Description: Recorded for February Album Writing Month, 2015.

Andy Balham - The Art of Blowing Yourself up

from Tintinnitus by Stephen Wordsmith

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Recorded for February Album Writing Month, 2015.

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How to blow yourself up
In but one easy step
Just continue to puff
When you're out of your depth

When its clearer than clear
That you'll come out the worst
Just be full of hot air -
You'll be all fit to burst

And the monkeys thought
It was all in fun
To over-inflate
With a 3
2
1

and

POP
ularity is nice
But its certainly not all
Try to think it over twice
For pride comes before a fall
Part of knowing how to be strong's
Knowing when you've got to cease
Just don't puff your chest for too long
And you'll get home in one piece!

How to blow yourself up
In a single-step plan
When it's time to surrender
Pretend that you can

When you're swelling with pride
Til you've swollen too much
You can burst from inside
With the gentlest touch

And the monkeys thought
It was all a treat
To over-inflate
With a 1
2
3

and

POW
er and influence are nice
But they're certainly not all
Try to think it over twice
For pride comes before a fall
Part of knowing how to be strong's
Knowing when you've got to cease
Just don't puff your chest for too long
And you'll get home in one piece!

BRIDGE
So when there's too much tension
In an un-swell situation
It's well worthwhile to mention
You must watch your own inflation
For when you're full to breaking
Of yourself and nothing more -
Just stop with all the faking
Or you'll end up on the floor!

And the monkeys thought
It the thing to do
To over-inflate
With a 3
1
2

and

WHISH
ful thinking might be nice
But it's certainly not all
Try to think it over twice
For pride comes before a fall
Part of knowing how to be strong's
Knowing when you've got to cease
Just don't puff your chest for too long
And you'll get home in one piece!

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from Tintinnitus, released May 23, 2016
Lyrics by Stephen Wordsmith
Music, vocals and composition by Andy Balham (soundcloud.com/andybalham)

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