Surprisingly..err.. very few people have actually commented on what they think this song is about... weird... /sarcasm
Ok apart from "Omg this song is so cool"... I think Nowell is talking about how unfulfilled he is in Southern California. The only thing he's really found in life there that makes him happy is reggae/ska.
The first half of the song just talks about daily life in the non-affluent areas of Southern Cali in a semi apathetic state...
While the second half of the song talks about everything wrong with where he lives. Everything that Nowell is unsatisfied with in Southern California. He sees the materialism of it and the lack of substance that exists there. Reducing it to the list of things that make his soul unsound. He has a love/hate relationship with the area he grew up/lives in.
I see the last line "All these things I do, They're waiting for you." as a tongue in cheek saying for people who pine to live in Southern California and glorify it for its wealth, weather, and celebrities. To me Nowell is sort of saying, "you really think it's so great? Come here and see for yourself." For this reason, probably my favourite song off their self titled album.
Surprisingly..err.. very few people have actually commented on what they think this song is about... weird... /sarcasm
Ok apart from "Omg this song is so cool"... I think Nowell is talking about how unfulfilled he is in Southern California. The only thing he's really found in life there that makes him happy is reggae/ska.
The first half of the song just talks about daily life in the non-affluent areas of Southern Cali in a semi apathetic state...
While the second half of the song talks about everything wrong with where he lives. Everything that Nowell is unsatisfied with in Southern California. He sees the materialism of it and the lack of substance that exists there. Reducing it to the list of things that make his soul unsound. He has a love/hate relationship with the area he grew up/lives in.
I see the last line "All these things I do, They're waiting for you." as a tongue in cheek saying for people who pine to live in Southern California and glorify it for its wealth, weather, and celebrities. To me Nowell is sort of saying, "you really think it's so great? Come here and see for yourself." For this reason, probably my favourite song off their self titled album.