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Failure – Dirty Blue Balloons (1996) | Track profile | Dork

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Failure
Fantastic Planet
Dirty Blue Balloons

TRACK

Dirty Blue Balloons

Release date: 12th August 1996

From Fantastic PlanetTrack 84:23

Indie Rock Music Alternative Rock

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About This Track

"Dirty Blue Balloons" is a track by Failure, from the album Fantastic Planet, released 12th August 1996. The track is 4:23 long. It's filed under Indie Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Failure.

About the Artist

Failure

Failure

Lyrics

Dirty Blue Balloons

I got high on scrapings from my nails
Now I'm back down my eyes are growing dark
My burnt spoon has dried beneath the bed
And I'm dreaming of dirty blue balloons
I've waited so long without you
I've waited too long for you
He came in, he didn't speak my language
I paid him with everything I had
And promised next time he opened up his mouth
And then they floated out dirty blue balloons
Nothing helps and no one else
Can make it feel okay float me through the day
Nothing helps and no one else
Can make it feel alright float me through the night
I can not let 'em go
Dirty blue balloons

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Track details

From Fantastic Planet

4:231996

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Album

Fantastic Planet

13th August 1996

Track number

8

Release year

1996

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3Segue 1
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The track arrives ahead of Failure's new album 'Location Lost'.

21 Apr 2026 • 7:17 pm

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8Dirty Blue Balloons

4:23

13The Nurse Who Loved Me

14Another Space Song

Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Greg Edwards, Ken Andrews
Producer: Failure