California

Someday they’re going to write about us, living here in the shadow of this
gathering dust,
As the waves build up and drown the light, while we’re hanging from buildings
on a Saturday night.
And the words she said… I could barely hear over the blare of the speakers and
the smell of beer,
As she got up to speak, she lifted her dress. I remember her face but I forget
the rest.
Here in California, I was
Just a name and a number, a face on a tumblr.
Here in California, we’re all stuck in the same scene,
All nightmares and daydreams
In California.
She said, «I got money, but I got no friends,» as we drove through the valley
in her daddy’s Benz.
She said, «These pills wear off, but the pain don’t end. I never thought it
would matter so much to pretend.»
And the thing about her that haunts me still: as her hands fell down to the
steering wheel,
And a shock of light fell across her face, she said there’s only two ways out
of this place.
Here in California, I was
Just a name and a number, a face on a tumblr.
Here in California, we’re all stuck in the same scene,
All nightmares and daydreams
In California.
And oh, I hope it’s clear: there’s no room for us anymore in the atmosphere,
But darling I always liked the desperation in your eyes,
The way you’d dance in the glow of the Hollywood Freeway lights.
Someday they’re gonna forget about us and we’ll wonder if we were ever good
enough.
It hit me last night, in this song I heard, I remember the feeling but forget
all the words.
Here in California, I was
Just a name and a number, a face on a tumblr.
Here in California, we’re all stuck in the same scene,
All nightmares and daydreams
In California.