"Isolations, dotted lines
Seas of concrete, wild eyes
Streaking colors, blurred to one
Always moving, blinding sun
Blinding sun
Cold discomfort, safety glass
Seasons turning, dying grass
California, gilded crowns
Mile markers, counting down"
Pretty sure this is an obvious metaphor for his life on the road as a musician. "Isolations" is probably about how lonely he feels, not being in touch with the outside world. "Dotted lines, and seas of concrete" are quite clearly a metaphor for the road. "Streaking Colors" and "Blinding Sun" are things you'll probably see a lot of on the road. "Cold discomfort" probably has a double-meaning, as I can't imagine the tour bus is all the lively or warm (air conditioning). "Safety glass"...I'm pretty sure tour busses have safety glass for windows, due to the fact that they want to remain safe from either car crashes, or God forbid, some crazed gunman on the interstate (unlikely, I know). I'm sure he sees "California" often, given his career. "Gilded Crowns" probably means he feels as some people make the band into something that it isn't, as I'm pretty sure "gilding" means you are making decorative fixtures out of objects that aren't really worth all that much. "Mile markers, counting down"? Yeah, he's definitely talking about being on the road traveling.
"Somewhere down, down, down in the ocean of Sound"
This goes along with the tour bus theory. He's talking about his career as a musician.
"We'll live in slow-motion, And be free"
Here is where it gets tricky for me. I'm not sure if he is suggesting that he feels as if he is living in slow motion and wants others to do the same, or if he is desiring to get to that point where life is slowly passing him by. As in, he feels like everything is moving to fast for him at his current stage in his career. Maybe. Like I said, that part's tricky for me.
"With doors unlocked an opened"
If he is still talking about his career, this is undoubtedly his remorse for signing to a label. Major labels tend to fuck musicians over in a lot of ways (that I don't necessarily care to elaborate on at the moment), and he wants to reach that point where he no longer is required to do certain things with his music. It seems like he made Music into an occupation just to become more well-known, and he is certainly looking forward to it returning to a hobby that he has full control of.
"Isolations, dotted lines Seas of concrete, wild eyes Streaking colors, blurred to one Always moving, blinding sun Blinding sun Cold discomfort, safety glass Seasons turning, dying grass California, gilded crowns Mile markers, counting down"
Pretty sure this is an obvious metaphor for his life on the road as a musician. "Isolations" is probably about how lonely he feels, not being in touch with the outside world. "Dotted lines, and seas of concrete" are quite clearly a metaphor for the road. "Streaking Colors" and "Blinding Sun" are things you'll probably see a lot of on the road. "Cold discomfort" probably has a double-meaning, as I can't imagine the tour bus is all the lively or warm (air conditioning). "Safety glass"...I'm pretty sure tour busses have safety glass for windows, due to the fact that they want to remain safe from either car crashes, or God forbid, some crazed gunman on the interstate (unlikely, I know). I'm sure he sees "California" often, given his career. "Gilded Crowns" probably means he feels as some people make the band into something that it isn't, as I'm pretty sure "gilding" means you are making decorative fixtures out of objects that aren't really worth all that much. "Mile markers, counting down"? Yeah, he's definitely talking about being on the road traveling.
"Somewhere down, down, down in the ocean of Sound"
This goes along with the tour bus theory. He's talking about his career as a musician.
"We'll live in slow-motion, And be free"
Here is where it gets tricky for me. I'm not sure if he is suggesting that he feels as if he is living in slow motion and wants others to do the same, or if he is desiring to get to that point where life is slowly passing him by. As in, he feels like everything is moving to fast for him at his current stage in his career. Maybe. Like I said, that part's tricky for me.
"With doors unlocked an opened"
If he is still talking about his career, this is undoubtedly his remorse for signing to a label. Major labels tend to fuck musicians over in a lot of ways (that I don't necessarily care to elaborate on at the moment), and he wants to reach that point where he no longer is required to do certain things with his music. It seems like he made Music into an occupation just to become more well-known, and he is certainly looking forward to it returning to a hobby that he has full control of.