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Are you out there
Where the rainy days begin
To feel rather sad
And the walls are closing in
Like the darkness around me
It's so hard to look away
When the daylight doesn't ever stay
Above this dull apartment view
Oh, I will surround you
It's quite clear that I'm stuck here
So I'll devise a plan
And cut out a door in my new living room floor
The porch light is so bright
That I will quickly sneak down the dark metal shape
Of the rusty fire escape
I bought a one way ticket
'Cause I knew I'd never see the ground
Unless I was aboard a jet plane
And we were going down
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
Aloha, my happy West Coast friends
Do you feel alive
When the breaking waves arrive
And wash all around you
The beach homes and ocean side
Are quite well known by the evening tide
And we can sleep where we reside
With redwoods around us
The blue air is up there
And could I bring it down
I'd bottle it up, and save it for a sweet summer night
I bought a one way ticket
'Cause I knew I'd never see the ground
Unless I was aboard a jet plane
And we were going down
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
I must be in California
Am I awake or is this just a dream'
The new year is out here
And I will make a lovely list
Of your charms
So I'll never feel alone in your arms
I must be in California
I must be in California
I must be in California
Where the rainy days begin
To feel rather sad
And the walls are closing in
Like the darkness around me
It's so hard to look away
When the daylight doesn't ever stay
Above this dull apartment view
Oh, I will surround you
It's quite clear that I'm stuck here
So I'll devise a plan
And cut out a door in my new living room floor
The porch light is so bright
That I will quickly sneak down the dark metal shape
Of the rusty fire escape
I bought a one way ticket
'Cause I knew I'd never see the ground
Unless I was aboard a jet plane
And we were going down
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
Aloha, my happy West Coast friends
Do you feel alive
When the breaking waves arrive
And wash all around you
The beach homes and ocean side
Are quite well known by the evening tide
And we can sleep where we reside
With redwoods around us
The blue air is up there
And could I bring it down
I'd bottle it up, and save it for a sweet summer night
I bought a one way ticket
'Cause I knew I'd never see the ground
Unless I was aboard a jet plane
And we were going down
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
I must be in California
Am I awake or is this just a dream'
The new year is out here
And I will make a lovely list
Of your charms
So I'll never feel alone in your arms
I must be in California
I must be in California
I must be in California
Lyrics submitted by factoryphysics
Track duration: 04:07
"West Coast Friendship" as written by Adam R. Young
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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"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 first heard this song on a mixtape (well, mix CD) in my friends car while on senior week, so it always makes me think back to when I was still with all my high school friends and for a short time we had nothing to worry about :)
DUDE, IT'S LIKE MY FAVORITE SONG NOW.
I love the beat for the "I bought a one way ticket..."
The song could be ostensibly about visiting the writer's girlfriend, but I think it is really about escapism. He feels the need to cut a hole in the living room floor (instead of leaving the front door) and slide down a fire escape so as to not be discovered (the porch light is too bright). The writer is also using his dreams as a method of escaping from reality. In the verses discussing flying and a plane crash, the writer is never quite sure if he is sleeping or not. Flying is also a typical dreaming scenario.
I also think the writer may be writing about his friendship with the state of California, not about a friendship with someone living there (or maybe also about a person).
but just so u know the "writer" is
Adam Young
:)
And could I bring it down
I bottle it up and save it for a sweet summer night"
Great line, kind of adds to the whole S.A.D. thing. Kind of how you just want to get up and run away from bad weather and just be in a happy, warm atmosphere.
I think the song is about living in Washington and getting so fed up with the weather that you leave, go down to Oregon [the rusty fire escape?] and end up in California.