“Coral Springs,” the second track on Orange Earth, is an upbeat song about the nostalgia linked to visiting one’s hometown. The outro features a monologue from Joao where he explains the joy in coming home and being inspired again. It was produced, written, and arranged by Joao Gonzalez.
[Verse 1]
She just wanted to feel no shame
She remembers being twenty-three
All my world is at the age
Now she seems to fear the coming week
[Verse 2]
I know that fear all too well
I feel like buying one-way window seats
'Cause I, too, dream of Coral Springs
And the warm hug of its sandy streets
[Chorus]
But just wait, and you'll see
That the past ain't what it seems
[Verse 3]
I, too, dream of Coral Springs
And the warm hug of its sandy streets
[Chorus]
But just wait, and you'll see
That the past ain't what it seems
[Outro (Spoken)]
It's weird, but, like, the more, or like, the older I get
The more I enjoy coming home, you know?
'Cause, like, when I was younger, I had the whole world ahead of me
And, I was just...
And, you know, every— anything seemed possible
So, like, as you get older, obviously, you become a little more cynical
But whenever I go home, it's almost like
Just the nostalgia alone kind of, like, recharges my wonder, and my...
My belief that anything is possible, so...