This is a song of disappointment in the reality of California, upon experiencing it for oneself.
The singer, having come from a far away place where the Californian Dream is something every person seemed to yearn for.
However, even with the perfect weather and landscape, he realizes it can't be further from being the perfect haven, for home is where his heart actually belongs.
"The grass is always greener on the other side" seems to be the main theme for this song. Forsaking everything he had before in pursuit of the Californian Dream, the singer realizes all that he had lost upon getting home; relationships, familiarities, friends.
And sometimes I need someone to say, "You'll be all right. What's on your mind?"
But the water's shallow here and I am full of fear, and empty handed after two long years
Another sunny day in Californ-i-a
I'm sure back home they'd love to see it
But they don't know that what you love is ripped away
Before you get a chance to feel it
Back home I always thought I wanted so much more, now I'm not too sure
Cause sometimes I miss knowing someone's there for me and feeling free
Free to stand beside the ocean in moonlight
And light myself a smoke beneath the dark Atlantic sky
Another sunny day in Californ-i-a
I'm sure back home they'd love to see it
But they don't know that what you love is ripped away
Before you get a chance, before you get a chance to feel it
Everybody here is living life in fear of falling out of line
Tearing lives apart and breaking lots of hearts just to pass the time
And the eyes get red in the back of your head, this place will make you blind
Put it all behind me and I'll be just fine
Another sunny day beneath this cloudless sky
Sometimes I wish that it would rain here
And wash away the west coast dreaming from my eyes
There's nothing real for them to see here
Another starry night in Californ-i-a
I'm sure back home they'd love to see it
But they don't know that what you love is ripped away
Before you get a chance, before you get a chance to feel it
Why do you think the singer is willing to forsake everything back home when going to California is just a chance paradise?
ReplyDeleteHe must have believed in the California Dream so strongly, to the extent that he was willing to give up everything he had back home. Also, maybe he took for granted whatever he had at home (like many of us do, getting comfortable with what we actually have at the moment) and did not think much of it until after two years, he finally realizes what he had actually lost.
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