Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
I can hear them
Speakin' in the next room
As they drink and start losin' control and get louder
They lose control and get louder
They wonder about me
I can hear her twirling the ice with her fingers
She's got that half-dead look in her eyes by now
She worries about me
He's not like the
The other boys around here
He's says nothing and sits in his room
And he's afraid to
And he's afraid to drive a car
So sad he is
And he's afraid to drive a car
So sad he is
It's our duty as we're respected
It's our duty as Californians
To show a new life
To show a new life
Ever since my staying I
I've been having bad dreams
So stop eating cabbage
And stop talking to that girl
What are the winters like here?
Hush up and play the piano
But have I told you how I love her?
Yes, but you are Aquarius and she is Capricorn
Come come now
And meet your cousins from L.A.
Shut up and leave me alone
We know who you are
I read your palm while you were sleeping
And I read though your diary
And the secrets you've been keeping
We're already aware of
And I pretended [Incomprehensible]
Have a drink and talk this over
And in the meantime, please
Think of the good things that we've done for you
It's our duty and we're expected
It's our duty as Californians
To show a new life
To show a new life
It's our duty and we're expected
It's our duty as Californians
To show a new life
To show a new life
Speakin' in the next room
As they drink and start losin' control and get louder
They lose control and get louder
They wonder about me
I can hear her twirling the ice with her fingers
She's got that half-dead look in her eyes by now
She worries about me
He's not like the
The other boys around here
He's says nothing and sits in his room
And he's afraid to
And he's afraid to drive a car
So sad he is
And he's afraid to drive a car
So sad he is
It's our duty as we're respected
It's our duty as Californians
To show a new life
To show a new life
Ever since my staying I
I've been having bad dreams
So stop eating cabbage
And stop talking to that girl
What are the winters like here?
Hush up and play the piano
But have I told you how I love her?
Yes, but you are Aquarius and she is Capricorn
Come come now
And meet your cousins from L.A.
Shut up and leave me alone
We know who you are
I read your palm while you were sleeping
And I read though your diary
And the secrets you've been keeping
We're already aware of
And I pretended [Incomprehensible]
Have a drink and talk this over
And in the meantime, please
Think of the good things that we've done for you
It's our duty and we're expected
It's our duty as Californians
To show a new life
To show a new life
It's our duty and we're expected
It's our duty as Californians
To show a new life
To show a new life
Lyrics submitted by ThreeMilesDown
Strawberry Hill Lyrics as written by Mark Edward Kozelek
Lyrics © ROUGH TRADE PUBLISHING, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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