Deep inside of a parallel universe
It's getting harder and harder to tell what came first
I'm underwater where thoughts can breathe easily
Far away you were made in a sea, just like me
Christ, I'm a sidewinder
I'm a California King
I swear it's everywhere, oh
It's everything
Staring straight up into the sky, oh, my, my
A solar system that fits in your eye, microcosm
You could die but you're never dead, spider web
Take a look at the stars in your head, fields of space kid
Christ, I'm a sidewinder
I'm a California King
I swear it's everywhere, oh
It's everything
Christ, I'm a sidewinder
I'm a California King
I swear it's everywhere, oh
It's everything
Psychic changes are born in your heart, entertain
A nervous breakthrough that makes us the same, bless your heart, girl
Kill the pressure it's raining on, salty cheeks
When you hear the beloved song, I am with you
Christ, I'm a sidewinder
I'm a California King
I swear it's everywhere, oh
It's everything
Christ, I'm a sidewinder
I'm a California King
I swear it's everywhere, oh
It's everything
It's getting harder and harder to tell what came first
I'm underwater where thoughts can breathe easily
Far away you were made in a sea, just like me
Christ, I'm a sidewinder
I'm a California King
I swear it's everywhere, oh
It's everything
Staring straight up into the sky, oh, my, my
A solar system that fits in your eye, microcosm
You could die but you're never dead, spider web
Take a look at the stars in your head, fields of space kid
Christ, I'm a sidewinder
I'm a California King
I swear it's everywhere, oh
It's everything
Christ, I'm a sidewinder
I'm a California King
I swear it's everywhere, oh
It's everything
Psychic changes are born in your heart, entertain
A nervous breakthrough that makes us the same, bless your heart, girl
Kill the pressure it's raining on, salty cheeks
When you hear the beloved song, I am with you
Christ, I'm a sidewinder
I'm a California King
I swear it's everywhere, oh
It's everything
Christ, I'm a sidewinder
I'm a California King
I swear it's everywhere, oh
It's everything
Lyrics submitted by The Marine, edited by bobodude24
Parallel Universe Lyrics as written by John Anthony Frusciante Michael Peter Balzary
Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group
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California king and sidewinder are both kinds of snakes, if that helps.
I know this is obvious, but these are some puzzling lyrics. Perhaps about evolution and seeing the future.
@Alice_in_Soundweezer:<br /> <br /> Yup. "Sidewinder" usually refers to the horned rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, a small rattler that uses the eponymous form of motion. (It looks like they're rolling over the sand. Really fast — truly amazing if you've ever tried to walk on loose sand.)<br /> <br /> The CA Kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula californiae is a subspecies of of the common kingsnake. It's a Bayesian mimic of coralsnakes: that is, it pretends to be more dangerous than it really is by looking like these venomous snakes (the Sonoran Coral is the only one that far west). Kingsnakes are harmless to humans. The CA King is resistant to some degree to the venom of at least some rattlesnakes, but I don't know which ones (presumably those that have overlapping ranges, e.g., Western Diamondback, Mojave, Southern Pacific).<br /> <br /> (Just for the record, I have no idea what the snake references mean either!)