Given the repeated religious metaphors and the subject of the song eventually escaping to California this song could be about Kelsey Lu’s escape from her controlling, religious parents to go to music school as mentioned in her StyleLikeU interview
[Verse 1]
Worship the ground that you walked on below your pedestal
My mind put you onto a throne, soon enough, I'll outgrow
[Pre-Chorus]
Didn't know my feet were too big for my shoes
Running in them led me to bruise
Falling over, running home to you
You had both my fingers and toes turning blue
So afraid of cutting me loose
You're holding onto me
You're holding on
[Chorus]
Due west, I'm headed on this road
Due west, just cruise as far as I can go
To California, California, California
Never looking back, goodbye
A list of all the reasons why I weather through
I do it all for you
Ooh-ooh, oh, ooh-ooh, oh
[Verse 2]
Bare feet against all the broken cement left untended
Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh
Picking the flowers of the old picket you've mended
Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
Didn't know my feet were too big for my shoes
Running in them led me to bruise
Falling over, running home to you
You had both my fingers and toes turning blue
So afraid of cutting me loose
You're holding onto me
You're holding on
[Chorus]
Due west, I'm headed on this road
Due west, just cruise as far as I can go
To California, California, California
I'm never looking back, goodbye
A list of all the reasons why I weather through
I do it all for you
[Bridge]
Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh, ooh-ooh, oh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh, ooh-ooh-ooh, oh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh, ooh-ooh, oh
(Do it all, do it all, do it all, do it all)
Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh, ooh-ooh-ooh, oh
(Do it all, do it all, do it all, do it all)
[Outro]
Due west, on route
(Do it all, do it all, do it all, do it all)
Due west, for you
(Do it all, do it all, do it all, do it all)
Due west (Cali, Cali, Cali)
(Do it all, do it all, do it all, do it all)
As far as I can go
To California, California, California
(Do it all, do it all, do it all, do it all)
Due West was written by Will Boston & Sarah Aarons & Rodaidh McDonald & Michael Ozowuru & Jeff Kleinman & Kelsey Lu.
Due West was produced by Rodaidh McDonald.