Daytrip on a Cloudstrip (The Bubble Song)

from 1982 by Simien the Whale

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It all started on a Monday
Complained her head felt light
Then her skin went incandescent
But she could still see alright
"It's all a dream. Pinch me. I'll wake from rest tonight"
She murmured at no one special
Then floated to paradise

Up in the sky she sings "It's so peculiar.
I was afraid, but now I'm not"
She stayed aloft to set the sun
Too bad no one she knows could come along
Now they'll believe she was faking it
They'll believe she was faking it

Time and time again she floated
Assisted by helium
Ran a course right through the shadows
Emerged to a light of freon
Then met her fate
Exploded into thousands of dreams
Now she's seen on cloudy days
In sunbeams

Up in the sky she sings "It's so peculiar.
I was afraid, but now I'm not"
She stayed aloft to set the sun
Too bad no one she knows could come along
Now they'll believe she was faking it
They'll believe she was faking it

They search partied for days
Through the mud and brush in the pouring rain
She was the talk of the town and news of the day
Is she going to be okay?
I've never been a bubble or effervesced like a steam cloud on a summer day
Maybe she got sick of home and decided to run away

Up in the sky she sings "It's so peculiar.
I was afraid, but now I'm not"
She stayed aloft to set the sun
Too bad no one she knows could come along
Now they'll believe she was faking it
They'll believe she was faking it

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from 1982, released June 1, 2008

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Simien the Whale Grand Rapids, Michigan

Formed in 2006, Grand Rapids, MI based production duo Simien the Whale - Tory Peterson, Zach Guy - have finally created the album they always wanted to.

"Displaying hints of Arcade Fire, Animal Collective, Crowded House, shoegaze...this could be one of the catchiest local albums you'll hear this year. Seriously."
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