In California Lyrics

Lyric discussion by hearthatsongagain 

Cover art for In California lyrics by Joanna Newsom

Some parts of this song confuse me (I don't think any JN song doesn't confuse me... i love it), but I feel like, at times, it is a testament to how geography can play a part in the way you love someone. California is her home and her heart, and her lover (living somewhere that isn't CA) doesn't translate to that part of her life. "When you come and see me in California, you cross the border of my heart." It's almost like there's the California side of her and the other side, and they don't really go together due to timing. I think we all have different sides to us, especially when it comes to being at home versus being out in the world by yourself. I don't know, though, there are probably a million possible meanings to this song... But this is just what I took from it!

"a testament to how geography can play a part in the way you love someone."

oh this, this.