99 Red Balloons
Goldfinger Lyrics

You and I in a little toy shop
Two people are in a small store that sells toys

Buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got
They purchase a bag of balloons using the limited amount of money they have

Set them free at the break of dawn
They release the balloons early in the morning when the sun is rising

Till one by one they were gone
The balloons float away until there are none left

Back at base, sparks in the software
At a military base, there are electrical charges in the computer programs

Flash the message 'somethings out there'
There is a notification that something is approaching in the airspace

Floating in the summer sky
The red balloons are drifting in the sky during summertime

Ninety nine red balloons go by
There are 99 red balloons floating in the sky

Panic bells, its red alert
Alarms are ringing, signaling a serious situation

There's something here from somewhere else
An object that is not from this area has been detected

The war machine springs to life
Military equipment and personnel become active and ready for battle

Opens up one eager eye
The military is scanning the sky with vigilance

And focusing it on the sky
The concentrating their attention on the sky

The ninety nine red balloons go by
The balloons continue their journey

Ninety nine decisions treat
Many decisions need to be made

Ninety nine ministers meet
Politicians are discussing the situation

To worry, worry, super scurry
People are worrying and rushing around frantically

Call the troops out in a hurry
Military personnel are called into action immediately

This is what we've waited for
People were anticipating an event like this

This is it boys, this is war
The situation has elevated to a full-scale conflict

The President is on the line
The commander in chief is involved in this event

As ninety nine red balloons go by
The red balloons can still be seen in the sky

Ninety nine knights of the air
Pilots in advanced aircraft

Ride super high-tech jet fighters
They are operating sophisticated military planes

Everyone's a super hero
The pilots are perceived as heroic figures

Everyone's a Captain Kirk
All the pilots are being compared to fictional starship commander James T. Kirk

With orders to identify
They have orders to recognize the enemy

To clarify and classify
They need to confirm and categorize the situation

Scrambling the summer sky
The planes disrupt the peaceful summer sky

As ninety nine red balloons go by
The red balloons continue to float while this military activity takes place

Ninety nine dreams I have had
The singer has had many dreams

In every one a red balloon
Each dream contains a red balloon

It's all over and I'm standing pretty
The conflict has concluded and everything is peaceful again

In this dust that was a city
A city that has been destroyed is now in ruins

If could find a souvenir
If the singer could locate a memento

Just the prove the world was here
To have evidence that people once lived there

And here is a red balloon
The singer has found a red balloon

I think of you and let it go
The singer releases the balloon and remembers someone