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Title: Colby's Song View count: 12705 Rating: 4.967742 (186 ratings) Description: Update: MP3 Download link here: http://mikelombardo.bandcamp.com/track/colbys-song When I heard about Colby Curtin on the news, my heart broke. As a songwriter, the best way of expressing that was to write a song. Opening text: 10 year old Colby Curtin was suffering from a rare form of cancer. She was desperate to see Pixar's "Up" but soon became too sick to be able to go see it. Her family feared she would die without seeing the movie. As a last resort, a family friend called Pixar, but didn't know an extension to get through the automated answering system. After guessing a random extension, they were connected. Pixar flew an employee with a copy of Up on DVD to Colby and her family the next day. Colby's mother asked her if she could hang on until the employee arrived. Her response: "I'm ready, but I'm going to wait for the movie." By the time the employee arrived, the pain was so much that Colby could not open her eyes to see the movie. Her mother had to describe to her what was happening in the movie. lyrics: Colby lies in silence but it's white and she is warm with the curtains flowing gently by her bed Colby lifts her head and says "Mom, you know I'm ready. But I think I'll wait and see the show instead." So she calls to tell the story and she's trying not to cry but she doesn't know the numbers and she cannot make a choice a wave of heat rolls through her and she gives it one more try and she presses a few buttons and then she hears a voice I'll sing to you balloons and sun before the saints and angels come it's far too soon but it's begun Colby's going up tonight A man is running through the airport with a package in his hand and he's fighting through the mannequins in line and he buckles in for takeoff with the package on his lap and he hopes to God he reaches her in time I'll sing to you balloons and sun before the saints and angels come it's far too soon but it's begun and Colby's going up tonight Colby's going up tonight They're gathering around her and suddenly the man comes rushing in Now Colby's eyes are closed because it hurts too much to look but I'll tell you all the pretty things like red balloons on pretty strings and birds and clouds and light I'll sing to you balloons and sun before the saints and angels come it's far too soon but it's begun Colby's going up tonight Article about Colby Curtin: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/pixar-up-movie-2468059-home-show If anyone has questions or comments, I can be reached through my website at MikeLombardoMusic.com or at mike@mikelombardomusic.com Tags: colby's, song, curtin, curtain, pixar, up, Author: MikeLombardoMusic |
