I think this song is about coming out of depression and realizing just how EPICyour life is. The chorus really says it all:
"I bought a one-way ticket, cuz I knew I'd never see the ground
Unless I was aboard a jet plane and we were going down"
He only wanted to go through this once, because he would never see the truth- the ground- unless disaster was inevitable.
"When I wiped the tears from my eyes, the warm water took me by surprise
And I woke up beside the ocean, I realized: I must be in California!"
When he stopped being so depressed, the kindness of the world- the warm water- took him by surprise. As many people do or don't know about Adam, he is OBSESSED with the ocean. He admits it openly. So California must seem like heaven on Earth, because he grew up in Minnesota. Therefore, he realized what a great life he has. Which is why his west coast friends are so happy.
I think this song is about coming out of depression and realizing just how EPICyour life is. The chorus really says it all:
"I bought a one-way ticket, cuz I knew I'd never see the ground Unless I was aboard a jet plane and we were going down"
He only wanted to go through this once, because he would never see the truth- the ground- unless disaster was inevitable.
"When I wiped the tears from my eyes, the warm water took me by surprise And I woke up beside the ocean, I realized: I must be in California!"
When he stopped being so depressed, the kindness of the world- the warm water- took him by surprise. As many people do or don't know about Adam, he is OBSESSED with the ocean. He admits it openly. So California must seem like heaven on Earth, because he grew up in Minnesota. Therefore, he realized what a great life he has. Which is why his west coast friends are so happy.