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Into The Ball Pit

from Happy Playland by The Candle Wasters

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'Into The Ball Pit' is from the web series Happy Playland, created by The Candle Wasters.

This series was made with the support of NZ On Air and YouTube as part of the Skip Ahead initiative, in collaboration with Tomorrow, Rain.

'Into The Ball Pit' features in EP EIGHT - CRISIS: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2H7Kx61R3g&t=49s

You can watch the full series now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ4M4eic7acQUVnSQi8-4mKBQFYFYZo-j

lyrics

CRIS
Isn't this supposed to fall into place?
Not all over the floor with me flat on my face...

BILLIE
Oh Cris-

CRIS
And all of the bad comes at an alarming pace.
Why does this scare me? where will it lead?
I don't think this is what it feels to succeed.
I don't think this is what it feels to succeed.

(Suddenly faster and angered)
The could have pre-warned me and let me know!
So I could found a place to go.
BUT NO, They left me cold out in the snow...

ZARA
It doesn't snow here -

CRIS
YEAH BUT it snows in Queenstown!
There is really no one else to blame
They just carried on all the same
Without explaining to me
“Hey Cris, so you see, sit down let’s talk,”
But instead-

They’ve thrown me into the ball pit
My life is in pieces and I cannot sort it
It’s into the ball pit

BILLIE
Cris I know -

CRIS
No, I know there’s no one here to support it
Unless I make a post saying I’m feeling down...
I need to make a post saying I’m feeling down!

(Speaking)
Right.. so what could my caption be..
(Singing)
I need to post it so they can see:

(Happy-go-lucky)
"Wishing I could be chilling out at Lake Wanaka,
Sitting in the stones with my Dad’s harmonica.
Things are rough, but I'll try to stay afloat - "
AND I'LL FINISH IT OFF WITH AN INSPIRING QUOTE!

That relates my hardship to a lion and a lotus flower
About rising from the mud, I'll check the likes in about half an hour
And then they all will see
all the shit happening to me
And then I'll be happy! Then I'll be happy...

But I’m still stuck in the ball pit
My live is in pieces and I cannot sort it
It’s stuck in the ball pit
Deep down, now I know, there’s no one here to support it

Even if I make a post saying I’m feeling down
But everyone just goes along as if everything is fine
“Hey Cris, poor you, hope you feel better soon,”
All of that is just stuck online
Maybe Instagram has kept me on cloud nine...
Why did it just hit me now,
that all of this is not Gr9

credits

from Happy Playland, released August 10, 2017
Written by Jen Smith
Performed by The Happy Playband
Produced by Elsie Bollinger, Maxwell Apse, and Chris Winter
Recorded at Mr. Winter

Vocals - Jen Smith
Keyboard - Sam Trist
Bass - Dylan Kelly
Drums - Jacob Baxter

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The Candle Wasters Wellington, New Zealand

The Candle Wasters are four women (& a token dude) creating fierce, funny, feminist webseries.

Currently: On hiatus ✨

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