Searching for "ballast" reveals its use across various genres, appearing in lyrics of 20 tracks.Explore how artists use this specific phrasing in their creative work.
ballast
Singer: ani difranco
and gently slaps around the mast
ballast
ballast
and gently slaps around the mast
ballast
ballast
Singer: silbermond
dass du 99% nicht brauchst
du nimmst all den ballast
und schmeisst ihn weg
dass du 99% nicht brauchst
du nimmst all den ballast
und schmeisst ihn weg
Singer: aimee mann
i get sad and stuck in a cone of silence
like a big balloon with nothing for ballast
labeled like a bottle for alice
i get sad and stuck in a cone of silence
like a big balloon with nothing for ballast
labeled like a bottle for alice
Singer: rage
better erase what's not worth to be thought
throw all this ballast you've kept overboard
come
better erase what's not worth to be thought
throw all this ballast you've kept overboard
come
Singer: crass
the oil of machinery
their bodies are the ballast of war
their souls are the blast of it
the oil of machinery
their bodies are the ballast of war
their souls are the blast of it
Singer: dan auerbach
then i drink from your chalice
and this world becomes my ballast
i know it's not just a dreamers fantasy
then i drink from your chalice
and this world becomes my ballast
i know it's not just a dreamers fantasy
Singer: r.e.m.
start
you threw away the ballast and you rowed your boat ashore
didn't you
start
you threw away the ballast and you rowed your boat ashore
didn't you
Singer: bruce cockburn
a balloon blown full of darkness
got to let this ballast go
got to float upward
a balloon blown full of darkness
got to let this ballast go
got to float upward
Singer: cockburn, bruce
a balloon blown full of darkness
got to let this ballast go
got to float upward
a balloon blown full of darkness
got to let this ballast go
got to float upward
Singer: angels & airwaves
an open door
get the ballast
crawl up the coast
an open door
get the ballast
crawl up the coast
Singer: bad religion
no burden on my back. no determinance
no ballast
no chance of looking back. it doesn't matter what's ahead
no burden on my back. no determinance
no ballast
no chance of looking back. it doesn't matter what's ahead
Singer: elbow
yours is an open door
i'm throwing ballast overboard
you are a genius teetering
yours is an open door
i'm throwing ballast overboard
you are a genius teetering
Singer: defeater
and as the blister breaks
and the ballasts fill
the ship's bell is rung
and as the blister breaks
and the ballasts fill
the ship's bell is rung
Singer: stewart, rod
hang on st. christopher
with a ballast door
kick me up. throw me out in the fog
hang on st. christopher
with a ballast door
kick me up. throw me out in the fog
Singer: bright eyes
so if it's time let's go together
i will be your ballast now
let's sail into that stormy weather
so if it's time let's go together
i will be your ballast now
let's sail into that stormy weather
Singer: madsen
ich werfe alles uber bord
weg mit dem uberflussigen ballast
wie ein schiff ohne segel
ich werfe alles uber bord
weg mit dem uberflussigen ballast
wie ein schiff ohne segel
start
You threw away the ballast and you rowed your boat ashore
Didn't you now? Didn't you?
start
You threw away the ballast and you rowed your boat ashore
Didn't you now? Didn't you?
Alles im Weg wird daran glauben
Ballast und Schutt bilden den Haufen
der brennen soll, wie glühende Kohle
Alles im Weg wird daran glauben
Ballast und Schutt bilden den Haufen
der brennen soll, wie glühende Kohle
Singer: madsen
du zerschmetterst deinen palast
geld und gold und diamanten sind ballast
dein neuer mut hat gesicht
du zerschmetterst deinen palast
geld und gold und diamanten sind ballast
dein neuer mut hat gesicht
Singer: epica
chasing our addictions we're stunting our growth
once we get rid of this ballast we'll be able to
restore the balance and distribute our wealth
chasing our addictions we're stunting our growth
once we get rid of this ballast we'll be able to
restore the balance and distribute our wealth