Le 10 janvier 2025 marque une date importante pour les fans de Mac Miller, avec la sortie de « 5 Dollar Pony Rides », le premier extrait de son album posthume Balloonerism. Enregistré initialement en 2014, ce morceau nous ramène à l’âge d’or créatif de l’artiste, évoquant les sonorités riches et complexes de Watching Movies With The Sound Off ou encore de sa mixtape Faces.
Produit avec la participation de Thundercat et ses frères Jameel et Ronald Bruner, « 5 Dollar Pony Rides » mêle un groove soulful et des influences boom bap. Les paroles oscillent entre mélancolie et tendresse, racontant l’histoire d’une relation tourmentée :
« I remember, girl, you used to have fun, yeah / Now I ain’t seen a smile in a while / Heard you’re feelin’ pretty lonely, yeah / Your daddy shoulda got you that pony. »
Un aperçu de l’univers de Balloonerism
Prévu pour le 17 janvier 2025, deux jours avant ce qui aurait été le 33ᵉ anniversaire de Mac Miller, Balloonerism promet une expérience immersive avec 14 titres inédits. L’album s’annonce riche en collaborations, notamment avec SZA. Une dimension visuelle viendra compléter l’œuvre grâce à un film d’animation réalisé par Samuel Mason, qui explorera les thèmes abordés dans chaque morceau.
Lyrics :
Said, it ain’t about money
I could show you the world, girl
What can you do for me?
We can take a vacation, go somewhere in the country
Turn the radio on, hear my song sayin’ (Whoa, oh, oh)
My favorite song sayin’ (Whoa, oh, oh)
She don’t know she slept through the future
Missed it, it was yesterday
So we right back where we started (We right)
She still tryna get away (Get away)
Girl, you wastin’ my time, and I am wastin’ your time (Time)
But that’s okay (Whoa, oh, oh)
Said, it’s okay (Whoa, oh, oh)
Let me give you what you want, ooh
And maybe later, what you need, yeah
I remember, girl, you used to have fun, yeah
Though I ain’t seen a smile in a while
Heard you feelin’ pretty lonely, yeah
Your daddy shoulda got you that pony
Let me give you what you want
Killin’ yourself like this, goin’ crazy, keepin’ all of these secrets
How is that livin’? (Livin’)
Every time I reminisce, I keep thinkin’ it was better then
I remember when we made out underneath the rain clouds (Made out)
Stay out late, I wanna lay down (Stay out)
Break ground, then you tell me (Break ground)
Whoa, oh, oh (Whoa, oh, oh)
Whoa, oh
And we could be okay, don’t know for sure (We, we, we don’t know)
We just familiar numbers hammered through your door
You left home right away (Right away)
‘Cause your life is like night and day (Night and day)
You keep goin’, goin’, goin’ back and forth
Let me give you what you want, ooh
And maybe later, what you need, yeah
I remember, girl, you used to have fun, yeah
Though I ain’t seen a smile in a while
Heard you feelin’ pretty lonely, yeah
Your daddy shoulda got you that pony
Let me give you what you want
Can I, can I, can I, can I, can I, can I
Can I give you what you need?
Can I, can I, can I, can I
Can I give you what you want?
Can I, can I, can I, can I, can I, can I, can I, can I
Can I give you what you need, what you need?
What do you need, girl? Yeah
Said, can I give you what you want?
Whoa, whoa, whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa
Can I give you what you need?
Whoa, whoa, whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa
Said, can I give you what you want?
Whoa, whoa, whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa
Can I give you what you need, what you need?
What do you need, girl?
