{"id":649815,"date":"2025-01-18T05:50:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T02:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/10-important-lyrics-from-mac-millers-balloonerism\/"},"modified":"2025-01-18T05:50:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T02:50:18","slug":"10-important-lyrics-from-mac-millers-balloonerism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-important-lyrics-from-mac-millers-balloonerism\/","title":{"rendered":"#10 important lyrics from Mac Miller\u2019s Balloonerism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2a247be582c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2a247be582c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-important-lyrics-from-mac-millers-balloonerism\/#And_what_they_mean\" >And what they mean.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-important-lyrics-from-mac-millers-balloonerism\/#%E2%80%9CYeah_somebody_died_today_I_saw_his_pictures_in_the_funny_papers_Didnt_think_anybody_died_on_a_Friday%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_%E2%80%9CFunny_Papers%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Yeah, somebody died today\/ I saw his pictures in the funny papers\/ Didn&#8217;t think anybody died on a Friday&#8221; \u2014 &#8220;Funny Papers&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-important-lyrics-from-mac-millers-balloonerism\/#%E2%80%9CYou_wonder_when_God_will_just_listen_and_give_you_a_break_And_He_says_%E2%80%98See_living_and_dying_are_one_and_the_same%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_%E2%80%9CTomorrow_Will_Never_Know%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;You wonder when God will just listen and give you a break\/ And He says, &#8216;See, living and dying are one and the same&#8217;&#8221; \u2014 &#8220;Tomorrow Will Never Know&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-important-lyrics-from-mac-millers-balloonerism\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Cause_I_see_the_light_at_the_end_of_the_tunnel_It_feels_like_Im_dyin_dyin_dyin_Im_dead%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_%E2%80%9CManakin%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;Cause I see the light at the end of the tunnel\/ It feels like I&#8217;m dyin&#8217;, dyin&#8217;\/ , dyin&#8217; I&#8217;m dead&#8221; \u2014 &#8220;Manakin&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-important-lyrics-from-mac-millers-balloonerism\/#%E2%80%9COkay_I_went_to_sleep_famous_and_I_woke_up_invisible_Rich_as_fuck_and_miserable_At_least_I_did_Kimmel_and_Arsenio_my_mom_got_it_on_video_Thats_the_shit_I_live_for_all_this_other_shit_is_trivial_One_two_go%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_%E2%80%9CDo_You_Have_A_Destination%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Okay, I went to sleep famous and I woke up invisible Rich as fuck and miserable At least I did Kimmel and Arsenio, my mom got it on video That&#8217;s the shit I live for, all this other shit is trivial (One, two, go)&#8221; \u2014 &#8220;Do You Have A Destination?&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-important-lyrics-from-mac-millers-balloonerism\/#%E2%80%9CLet_me_give_you_what_you_want_And_maybe_later_what_you_need%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_%E2%80%9C5_Dollar_Pony_Rides%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Let me give you what you want\/ And maybe later, what you need&#8221; \u2014 &#8220;5 Dollar Pony Rides&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-important-lyrics-from-mac-millers-balloonerism\/#%E2%80%9CStill_wide_awake_Im_a_stranger_to_the_daytime_Vampire_higher_than_a_hang_glider%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_%E2%80%9CFriendly_Hallucinations%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Still wide awake, I&#8217;m a stranger to the daytime\/ Vampire, higher than a hang glider&#8221; \u2014 &#8220;Friendly Hallucinations&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-important-lyrics-from-mac-millers-balloonerism\/#%E2%80%9CStarted_smokin_weed_again_started_tryna_read_again_Clean_myself_up_now_would_you_be_my_friend%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_%E2%80%9CMrs_Deborah_Downer%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Started smokin&#8217; weed again, started tryna read again\/ Clean myself up, now would you be my friend?&#8221; \u2014 &#8220;Mrs. Deborah Downer&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-important-lyrics-from-mac-millers-balloonerism\/#%E2%80%9CIf_I_die_young_promise_to_smile_at_my_funeral_Yeah_its_just_a_rule_to_follow%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_%E2%80%9CShangri-La%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;If I die young, promise to smile at my funeral\/ Yeah, it&#8217;s just a rule to follow&#8221; \u2014 &#8220;Shangri-La&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-important-lyrics-from-mac-millers-balloonerism\/#%E2%80%9CI_swear_to_God_Heaven_feels_just_like_home%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_%E2%80%9CStoned%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;I swear to God\/ Heaven feels just like home&#8221; \u2014 &#8220;Stoned&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-important-lyrics-from-mac-millers-balloonerism\/#%E2%80%9CUh_Josh_Knock_knock_Rick_Rubin_Rick_Rubins_piano%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_%E2%80%9CRicks_Piano%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Uh, Josh\/ Knock, knock\/ Rick Rubin\/ Rick Rubin&#8217;s piano&#8221; \u2014 &#8220;Rick&#8217;s Piano&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_what_they_mean\"><\/span>And what they mean.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-266991\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mac-miller-balloonerism_lkt7gv\/important-lyrics-mac-miller-balloonerism.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mac-miller-balloonerism_lkt7gv\/important-lyrics-mac-miller-balloonerism.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mac-miller-balloonerism_lkt7gv\/important-lyrics-mac-miller-balloonerism.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mac-miller-balloonerism_lkt7gv\/important-lyrics-mac-miller-balloonerism.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mac-miller-balloonerism_lkt7gv\/important-lyrics-mac-miller-balloonerism.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mac-miller-balloonerism_lkt7gv\/important-lyrics-mac-miller-balloonerism.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mac-miller-balloonerism_lkt7gv\/important-lyrics-mac-miller-balloonerism.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mac-miller-balloonerism_lkt7gv\/important-lyrics-mac-miller-balloonerism.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mac-miller-balloonerism_lkt7gv\/important-lyrics-mac-miller-balloonerism.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mac-miller-balloonerism_lkt7gv\/important-lyrics-mac-miller-balloonerism.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mac-miller-balloonerism_lkt7gv\/important-lyrics-mac-miller-balloonerism.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"60vw\" alt=\"10 important lyrics from Mac Miller\u2019s &lt;i&gt;Balloonerism&lt;\/i&gt;\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Mac Miller&#8217;s Estate\/Warner Records<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-266990\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            In 2013, as the late r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er Mac Miller was recording his album <i>Watching <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Movies<\/a> With The Sound Off<\/i>, the project that&#8217;d propel him into the hip-hop mainstream, he also began working on a project titled <i>Balloonerism<\/i>. Now, over a decade later, the album has been <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/macmiller.lnk.to\/balloonerism\">officially released as Miller&#8217;s second posthumous project<\/a>, following <i>Circles<\/i> in 2020. It arrived with a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Balloonerism-Samuel-Jerome-Mason\/dp\/B0DSM6K7GT\/?tag=warnerrecords-20&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;ascsubtag=d3c459a55878189cbf943478bb1cc36e&amp;ref=dmm_acq_soc_us_u_lfire_lp_x_d3c459a55878189cbf943478bb1cc36e\">companion short film on Prime Video<\/a>.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The 14 songs on the record deal heavily with his struggles with mental health and substance abuse, and were largely recorded between 2013 and 2014, a low period of his life. Since its release, fans have gravitated toward several key lyrics from the album, which appear to show Miller&#8217;s thoughts around death, dying young, as well as his inner conflicts with his drug addictions. For example, &#8220;Funny Papers&#8221; includes the line, &#8220;Didn&#8217;t think anybody died on a Friday,&#8221; which fans have found tragically ironic considering <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> of Miller&#8217;s death broke on a Friday.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            On September 7, 2018, Miller was found fatally overdosed at his San Fernando home; he was 26.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Below, we break down 10 important lyrics from <i>Balloonerism<\/i>.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-266992\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2ANFIaCb53iam0MBkFFoxY?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-266993\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *;\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"450\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/album\/balloonerism\/1780891320\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-266980\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CYeah_somebody_died_today_I_saw_his_pictures_in_the_funny_papers_Didnt_think_anybody_died_on_a_Friday%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_%E2%80%9CFunny_Papers%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        <i>&#8220;Yeah, somebody died today\/ I saw his pictures in the funny papers\/ Didn&#8217;t think anybody died on a Friday&#8221;<\/i> \u2014 &#8220;Funny Papers&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            As <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gothamhiphop\/status\/1880318521470812584\">fans have pointed out<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>, a tragic irony about this lyric is that Miller passed away on September 7, 2018, which was a Friday.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-266981\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CYou_wonder_when_God_will_just_listen_and_give_you_a_break_And_He_says_%E2%80%98See_living_and_dying_are_one_and_the_same%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_%E2%80%9CTomorrow_Will_Never_Know%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        &#8220;<i>You wonder when God will just listen and give you a break\/ And He says, &#8216;See, living and dying are one and the same&#8217;<\/i>&#8221; \u2014 &#8220;Tomorrow Will Never Know&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            As the 11-minute closing track of <i>Balloonerism<\/i>, &#8220;Tomorrow Will Never Know&#8221; shows the introspective side of Miller as he raps abstractly about his dreams and starting over. According to a 2013 interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9M4toIUR6Ho&amp;t=2s\">hardknocktv<\/a>, Miller wrote the song in 2013 and said he&#8217;d been &#8220;listening to it to go to sleep every night.&#8221;\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-266982\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Cause_I_see_the_light_at_the_end_of_the_tunnel_It_feels_like_Im_dyin_dyin_dyin_Im_dead%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_%E2%80%9CManakin%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        &#8220;<i>&#8216;Cause I see the light at the end of the tunnel\/ It feels like I&#8217;m dyin&#8217;, dyin&#8217;\/ , dyin&#8217; I&#8217;m dead<\/i>&#8221; \u2014 &#8220;Manakin&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Leaked online in 2020, &#8220;Manakin&#8221; is the penultimate song of <i>Balloonerism<\/i> and might be the darkest. On it, the rapper speaks frankly about his &#8220;bad days.&#8221;\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-266983\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9COkay_I_went_to_sleep_famous_and_I_woke_up_invisible_Rich_as_fuck_and_miserable_At_least_I_did_Kimmel_and_Arsenio_my_mom_got_it_on_video_Thats_the_shit_I_live_for_all_this_other_shit_is_trivial_One_two_go%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_%E2%80%9CDo_You_Have_A_Destination%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        &#8220;<i>Okay, I went to sleep famous and I woke up invisible Rich as fuck and miserable At least I did Kimmel and Arsenio, my mom got it on video That&#8217;s the shit I live for, all this other shit is trivial (One, two, go)<\/i>&#8221; \u2014 &#8220;Do You Have A Destination?&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Recorded in 2014, the most recently made song on <i>Balloonerism<\/i> per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Mac-miller-do-you-have-a-destination-lyrics\">Genius<\/a>, &#8220;Do You Have A Destination&#8221; continues the record&#8217;s themes of introspective wandering and includes him actively reflecting on the milestones of his career.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-266984\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLet_me_give_you_what_you_want_And_maybe_later_what_you_need%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_%E2%80%9C5_Dollar_Pony_Rides%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        &#8220;<i>Let me give you what you want\/ And maybe later, what you need<\/i>&#8221; \u2014 &#8220;5 Dollar Pony Rides&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            &#8220;5 Dollar Pony Rides&#8221; is the lead single of <i>Balloonerism<\/i> and has long been an unreleased fan-favorite deep-cut. It was finally officially released at the top of 2025, and finds Miller singing to an unnamed girl who keeps missing Miller&#8217;s hints about wanting to be something more.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-266985\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CStill_wide_awake_Im_a_stranger_to_the_daytime_Vampire_higher_than_a_hang_glider%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_%E2%80%9CFriendly_Hallucinations%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        &#8220;<i>Still wide awake, I&#8217;m a stranger to the daytime\/ Vampire, higher than a hang glider<\/i>&#8221; \u2014 &#8220;Friendly Hallucinations&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            As a whole <i>Balloonerism<\/i> is an intimate look into Miller&#8217;s psyche and struggles; &#8220;Friendly Hallucinations,&#8221; which features backing vocals from SZA, bass and production from Thundercat, and a Big Daddy Kane sample, looks at Miller&#8217;s relationship with drugs.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-266986\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CStarted_smokin_weed_again_started_tryna_read_again_Clean_myself_up_now_would_you_be_my_friend%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_%E2%80%9CMrs_Deborah_Downer%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        &#8220;<i>Started smokin&#8217; weed again, started tryna read again\/ Clean myself up, now would you be my friend?&#8221;<\/i> \u2014 &#8220;Mrs. Deborah Downer&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            On &#8220;Mrs. Deborah Downer,&#8221; Miller continues to weigh the pros and cons of his substance abuse addiction, illustrating a strong inner conflict.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-266987\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CIf_I_die_young_promise_to_smile_at_my_funeral_Yeah_its_just_a_rule_to_follow%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_%E2%80%9CShangri-La%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        &#8220;<i>If I die young, promise to smile at my funeral\/ Yeah, it&#8217;s just a rule to follow<\/i>&#8221; \u2014 &#8220;Shangri-La&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Along with &#8220;Funny Papers&#8221; and &#8220;Manakin,&#8221; fans have pointed to &#8220;Shangri-La&#8221; as another eerily prescient track on <i>Balloonerism<\/i>. Its title, fans also theorize, could be a reference to Rick Rubin&#8217;s Shangri-La recording studios in Malibu, which <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q7I-zoHIQgw\">Miller used to frequent<\/a>.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-266988\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CI_swear_to_God_Heaven_feels_just_like_home%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_%E2%80%9CStoned%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        &#8220;<i>I swear to God\/ Heaven feels just like home<\/i>&#8221; \u2014 &#8220;Stoned&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Produced by Miller himself under his producer pseudonym Larry Fisherman, &#8220;Stoned&#8221; finds Miller singing to an unknown girl about getting high, which he compares to heaven, with her.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-266989\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CUh_Josh_Knock_knock_Rick_Rubin_Rick_Rubins_piano%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_%E2%80%9CRicks_Piano%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        &#8220;<i>Uh, Josh\/ Knock, knock\/ Rick Rubin\/ Rick Rubin&#8217;s piano&#8221; \u2014 &#8220;Rick&#8217;s Piano&#8221;<br \/>\n      <\/i><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            According to Miller&#8217;s engineer Josh Berg, Miller recorded this song in 2014 during a period of time when he was staying at Rick Rubin&#8217;s home in Malibu to try and get clean. &#8220;I\u2019d just go to Rick\u2019s house every day and just sit and play the keyboard,\u201d Miller said of that time in an interview with <i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/grantland.com\/features\/mac-miller-good-am-album\/\">Grantland<\/a><\/i>. &#8220;Before then, I never really played music unless I was recording it.\u201d &#8220;Rick&#8217;s Piano&#8221; is a song that came from that period of time.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Steffanee Wang<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Mac Miller&#8217;s Estate\/Warner Records In 2013, as the late rapper Mac Miller was recording his album Watching Movies With The Sound Off, the project that&#8217;d propel him into the hip-hop mainstream, he also began working on a project titled Balloonerism. 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