Mac Miller’s new posthumous album features poignant lyrics about death
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Mac Miller’s bittersweet new posthumous album features eerie lyrics about death as his legacy continues to live on. The album, titled Ballonerism, features a collection of previously unreleased, leaked, and work-in-progress tracks, all put together by his team following his death in 2018 after an accidental overdose at age 26.
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Balloonerism is both a celebration of Miller’s artistry and a haunting reminder of the struggles and pain he faced. The artist left his music to his estate, and his friends and family have honoured his wishes to continue his legacy and music with the release of both Circles in 2020 and Balloonerism today.
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His second posthumous album has led fans to believe there were signs that Miller knew his time was coming to an end. Lyrics like, ‘One day, I’ll be a memory in the breeze’ and, ‘If I don’t wake tomorrow, tell the world who I was,’ strike a chord with listeners who have followed his journey through both triumphant highs and publicly hard lows.
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The transparency in his words mirrors the pain he was facing at the time of writing, with one fan taking to Reddit to say: ‘Listening deep into the lyrics from Balloonerism, Mac Miller was mentally checked out before he even left us. Men’s mental health is real. I hope things can get better soon for everyone going through that’.
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