In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
oh california oh california oh california oh
oh california oh california oh california oh
this girl wore drug rags and baggy sweaters
tight neon tights, t-shirts and big letters
back at her house
was an Irish setter
with a heart shaped tag
hanging off its collar
through half the towns of arizona
i dream the dreams i have when i'm older
near palm springs we were struck by boulders
cause they look like skull and bones
oh california oh california oh california oh
oh california oh california oh california oh
questions i had
as i went through this
are her parents actually buddhist?
is the pool below me the bluest?
is the tv on?
through half the taquerias y fondas
half the health clubs, half of the saunas
half the barras, half of the rondas
is there something there?
oh california oh california oh california oh
oh california oh california oh california oh
oh california oh california oh california oh
oh california oh california oh california oh
this girl was smarter than television scripts
this girl wasn't damaged her jeans were just ripped
this girl was the girl that the girls in your world thought about
when the night was cold
how many towns have they've claimed that they know you
how many nations think that they own you
how many simple maps think the same sun don't shine on the sunglasses now
oh california oh california oh california oh
oh california oh california oh california oh
oh california oh california oh california oh
oh california oh california oh california oh
this girl wore drug rags and baggy sweaters
tight neon tights, t-shirts and big letters
back at her house
was an Irish setter
with a heart shaped tag
hanging off its collar
through half the towns of arizona
i dream the dreams i have when i'm older
near palm springs we were struck by boulders
cause they look like skull and bones
oh california oh california oh california oh
oh california oh california oh california oh
questions i had
as i went through this
are her parents actually buddhist?
is the pool below me the bluest?
is the tv on?
through half the taquerias y fondas
half the health clubs, half of the saunas
half the barras, half of the rondas
is there something there?
oh california oh california oh california oh
oh california oh california oh california oh
oh california oh california oh california oh
oh california oh california oh california oh
this girl was smarter than television scripts
this girl wasn't damaged her jeans were just ripped
this girl was the girl that the girls in your world thought about
when the night was cold
how many towns have they've claimed that they know you
how many nations think that they own you
how many simple maps think the same sun don't shine on the sunglasses now
oh california oh california oh california oh
oh california oh california oh california oh
oh california oh california oh california oh
Lyrics submitted by secondary spine, edited by calc446
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if anyone figures anything out, let me know.
Here's what I get from it: <br /> <br /> oh California oh California oh California oh<br /> oh California oh California oh California oh<br /> <br /> (?)<br /> and baggy sweaters<br /> tight neon tights, t-shirts and big letters<br /> <br /> back at her house<br /> was an Irish setter<br /> with a heart shaped tag<br /> hanging off its collar<br /> <br /> through half the towns of Arizona<br /> i dream the dreams i have when i hold her<br /> near palm springs we were struck by boulders<br /> cause they look like skull in bones<br /> <br /> oh California oh California oh California oh<br /> oh California oh California oh California oh<br /> <br /> questions i had<br /> as i went through this:<br /> are our parents actually Buddhist?<br /> is the pool below me bluest?<br /> is the tv on?<br /> <br /> through half the taquerias y fondas<br /> half the health clubs, half of the saunas<br /> half the bares, half of the rondas (maybe)<br /> is there something there?<br /> <br /> oh california oh california oh california oh<br /> oh california oh california oh california oh<br /> oh california oh california oh california oh<br /> oh california oh california oh california oh<br /> <br /> this girl was smarter than television scripts<br /> this girl wasn't damaged her jeans were just ripped<br /> this girl was the girl that the girls raved about(?)<br /> when the night was cold<br /> <br /> how many times they've claimed that they know you<br /> how many nations think that they own you<br /> how many simple maps think the same sun don't shine on the sunglasses now<br /> <br /> oh california oh california oh california oh<br /> oh california oh california oh california oh<br /> oh california oh california oh california oh
thanks sizzle. that pretty much helped a lot haha.