California-The Airborne Toxic Event

[ti:California] [ar:The Airborne Toxic Event] [al:Songs of God and Whiskey] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]California - The Airborne Toxic Event [00:03.43]Someday they're gonna write about us [00:06.24]Living here in the shadow of this gathering dust [00:09.38]As the waves build up and drown the light [00:12.56]While we're hanging from buildings on a Saturday night [00:16.00]And the words she said [00:17.22] [00:17.74]I could barely hear over the blare of the speakers [00:20.81]And the smell of beer [00:22.13]When she got up to speak [00:23.73]She lifted her dress [00:25.39]I remember her face but I forget the rest [00:29.95]Here in California I was [00:36.01]Just a name and a number [00:39.55]A face in a tumbler [00:42.84]Here in California [00:46.86]We're all stuck in the same scene [00:52.43]All nightmares and daydreams [00:55.36] [00:56.24]In California [01:00.82] [01:03.05]She said I got money but I got no friends [01:05.93]As we drove through the valley in her daddy's Benz [01:08.88]She said These pills wear off [01:10.35] [01:10.98]But the pain don't end [01:12.18]I never thought it would matter so much to pretend [01:17.18]And the thing about her that haunts me still [01:20.44]As her hands fell down to the steering wheel [01:23.52]And a shock of light fell across her face [01:26.63]She said there's only two ways out of this place [01:31.07]Here in California I was [01:37.39]Just a name and a number [01:40.77]A face on a tumblr [01:43.98]Here in California [01:48.06]We're all stuck in the same scene [01:53.55]All nightmares and daydreams [01:56.73] [01:57.65]In California [02:01.79] [02:04.40]Oh I hope it's clear [02:09.32] [02:10.41]There's no room for us anymore in the atmosphere [02:16.28] [02:17.10]But darling I always liked the desperation in your eyes [02:23.28]The way you'd dance [02:24.21]In the glow of the Hollywood Freeway lights [02:28.10] [02:30.40]Someday they're gonna forget about us [02:33.22]And we'll wonder if we were ever good enough [02:36.62]It hit me last night in this song I heard [02:39.58]I remember the feeling but forget all the words [02:44.65] [02:45.71]Here in California [02:49.77]I was just a name and a number [02:55.35]A face on a tumblr [02:58.74]Here in California [03:02.75]We're all stuck in the same scene [03:08.35]All nightmares and daydreams [03:11.80] [03:12.44]In California [03:16.81] [03:19.18]In California