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Going to California
I was born in Bermuda, grew up on the east coast, and now I live in California. It wasn’t an easy transition to make, leaving all of my friends, family, and band-mates past and present, but it was completely worth it. I’ve grown more in the past two years than any point in my life. I’ve met so many amazing and talented people out here. None of this would have happened if I had just accepted my situation and disregarded the urge to change my life for the better. This is what the song “Going to California“ is about to me.
.Led Zeppelin – “Going to California“
Lyrics:
Spent my days with a woman unkind, Smoked my stuff and drank all my wine.
Made up my mind to make a new start, Going To California with an aching in my heart.
Someone told me there’s a girl out there with love in her eyes and flowers in her hair.
Took my chances on a big jet plane, never let them tell you that they’all are the same.
The sea was red and the sky was grey,I wondered how tomorrow could ever follow today.
The mountains and the canyons started to tremble and shake
as the children of the sun began to awake.
Seems that the wrath of the Gods
Got a punch on the nose and it started to flow;
I think I might be sinking.
Throw me a line if I reach it in time
I’ll meet you up there where the path
Runs straight and high.
To find a queen without a king,
They say she plays guitar and cries and sings… la la la la
Ride a white mare in the footsteps of dawn
Tryin’ to find a woman who’s never, never, never been born.
Standing on a hill in my mountain of dreams,
Telling myself it’s not as hard, hard, hard as it seems.
Nicky P is moving!
Hah, just thought I’d shock you. Truth is, my parents are just moving 40 miles south to Carlsbad at the start of summer next year. Even though by all accounts I’m an adult and I can do what I want, it’s still upsetting. Just goes to show you can’t really make assumptions about things. Being the bard that I am, I just had to write a song about it. Here is the incomplete version, I’ll explain more once I am magically teleported to your computer screen…!
(lyrics after the jump)
Purple sapling in the yard,
it’s been 5 years it struggled hard.
Now I’ll never see it grow,
and if it does I’ll know it was without me
I walked here before I could drive,
so many “firsts,” we took the dive
I didn’t know how soon the “lasts” would come…
Well, now it’s done.
When we were young we would whisper of the day
needles would rain down and burst the bubble
that made us stay
But now, how to say goodbye
to Laguna?
Comment with any questions, comments. Much love!
—Nicky P—
