Tuesday, February 24, 2009

"Black Balloon" Analysis

"Black Balloon" by the Goo Goo Dolls is a song written about the use of heroin, that contains a simile. The simile is seen in the line "scatter like ice." The lyrics are showing a comparison of something scattering like ice when it breaks. The song is telling about someone who has overdoes on heroin and they used a black balloon to tie their arm to inject the heroin. Goo Goo Dolls wrote this song after one of the band members lost a loved one from heroin.

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