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Oh, La Brea Lyrics
La Brea
Why you gotta be so god damn scary?
Is it 'cause there's little creatures' bones
Buried in your home?
La Brea
Why you gotta be so god damn worried?
Is it 'cause there's little future hope
Going up your nose?
Sepulveda and Pico
What the hell do they know
About me?
Los Feliz and Sunset
Hillhurst, Occidental, and Beverly
La Brea
I love you
TAR PITS!
Sepulveda and Pico
What the hell do they know
About grief?
Los Feliz and Sunset
Hillhurst, Occidental, and Beverly
La Brea
I am you
TAR PITS!
Ah ooh, ah ooh (x5)
It seems
That the scenery's
About settling
On a piece
Of ballast
Called "a wedding"
The stars
That once guided us
Are fading
The patterns
Of what we want
Seem alien
So I learn
To drift
And I learn
To drift
And I learn
To drift
Awake
Away
Awake
Away
Awake
Away
Why you gotta be so god damn scary?
Is it 'cause there's little creatures' bones
Buried in your home?
Why you gotta be so god damn worried?
Is it 'cause there's little future hope
Going up your nose?
What the hell do they know
About me?
Los Feliz and Sunset
Hillhurst, Occidental, and Beverly
I love you
What the hell do they know
About grief?
Los Feliz and Sunset
Hillhurst, Occidental, and Beverly
I am you
That the scenery's
About settling
On a piece
Of ballast
Called "a wedding"
That once guided us
Are fading
Of what we want
Seem alien
To drift
And I learn
To drift
And I learn
To drift
Awake
Away
Awake
Away
Awake
Away
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what the hell is being said at the blank ____? It's been bugging me
TAR PITS
TAR PITS
That was bugging me, too =) Updated, thanks!
That was bugging me, too =) Updated, thanks!
I thought it was "to bits", not 'tar pits"?
It's definitely "tar pits." Not only does "brea" mean "tar" in Spanish, but the La Brea tar pits in LA are pretty famous. It also goes along with the opening lyrics that refer to fossils.
It's definitely "tar pits." Not only does "brea" mean "tar" in Spanish, but the La Brea tar pits in LA are pretty famous. It also goes along with the opening lyrics that refer to fossils.
The song is about the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, CA. In the verse he rattles off names of other neighborhoods/areas in LA, as if they just can't compete with wonderful La Brea.
The song is about the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, CA. In the verse he rattles off names of other neighborhoods/areas in LA, as if they just can't compete with wonderful La Brea.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Brea_Tar_Pits
It seems that the lyrics at the end alternate between away and awake. He makes a hard k. Adds more meaning to the song and I think it's pretty clever. You were correct in "on a piece of ballast" so I removed the question marks. Have confidence! Haha.