Luchtballon Lyrics in English Joost Klein

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Luchtballon by Joost Klein from Dutch to English.

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You ask me why, but I'm not dumb

Just let me fly in my hot-air balloon

And I sometimes think: is everybody dumb?

Just let me fly in my hot-air balloon

You ask me why, but I'm not dumb

Just let me fly in my hot-air balloon

And I sometimes think: is everybody dumb?

Just let me fly in my hot-air balloon

Balloon, balloon, balloon, balloon

I'm so tired of people

Way too many stimuli

One's got this, another's got that

You know what? I wanna disappear

Here for you, you know I'm here for you

Come to me, I'm always here for you

You ask me why, but I'm not dumb

Just let me fly in my hot-air balloon

And I sometimes think: is everybody dumb?

Just let me fly in my hot-air balloon

You ask me why, but I'm not dumb

Just let me fly in my hot-air balloon

And I sometimes think: is everybody dumb?

Just let me fly in my hot-air balloon

I'm so high up in the atmosphere

I'd rather never, never, never come down again

The past hurts, but I've learned from it

And I say that while I ignore the future

Through the clouds, past the cities

I'm never coming down again

The future's uncertain, I just wanna live my life

Give me a sec, give me a min

I'm at a lonely height and you gotta realize that

You ask me why, but I'm not dumb

Just let me fly in my hot-air balloon

And I sometimes think: is everybody dumb?

Just let me fly in my hot-air balloon

You ask me why, but I'm not dumb

Just let me fly in my hot-air balloon

And I sometimes think: is everybody dumb?

Just let me fly in my hot-air balloon

And maybe he can finally let go of the trauma

That has fueled his art since the very beginning

Who will he be without it?

That chapter hasn't been written yet

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SONG MEANING

🌤️ Welcome aboard Joost Klein’s “Luchtballon”! In this playful yet introspective track, the Dutch rapper invites us to hop into his hot-air balloon and drift far above the noise of everyday life. The repeated request — “Laat me maar vliegen in m’n luchtballon” (Just let me fly in my hot-air balloon) — is Joost’s way of saying he needs space from the endless stimuli and judgments down on the ground. Up in the sky, he can finally breathe, leave painful memories below, and look at the world with fresh eyes.

🎈 While the beat feels light and catchy, the lyrics reveal a deeper struggle: people exhaust him, the past still hurts, and the future feels uncertain. By floating “so high in the atmosphere,” Joost searches for a calm vantage point where he can heal, figure out who he is without trauma, and simply live his life. “Luchtballon” is an anthem for anyone longing to press pause, rise above the chaos, and find clarity in their own quiet corner of the sky.

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