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“Greetings from Califournia” brings up the specialty of The Neighbourhood’s golden-state roots, a prevalent topic throughout their discography.
In an interview with The Seventh Hex, guitarist Jeremy Freedman said the following about the song’s origins:
The meaning is a blur for me. I always though...
[Chorus]
Ooh, I know once you come to California
You won't ever look back
Ooh, just a little bit can make you wonder
You got it in
[Verse 1]
Hands up, it's a stick up
Nobody's leaving this room for a minute
Everyone's breathing these fumes that are in it
Sick of the people who make the decisions
Put your hands up, it's a stick up
Hopefully God is still down to forgive us
Nobody's breathing, who let the evil in?
[Pre-Chorus]
What's in the water?
Are you bothered?
What's the problem here?
[Chorus]
Ooh, I know once you come to California
You won't ever look back
Ooh, Just a little bit can make you wonder
You got it in
[Break]
I can feel it go down
I can feel it go down all the way, all the way
Give it to me slow now
Give it to me slow then wash away
It comes and comes away
[Chorus]
Ooh, I know once you come to California
You will never look back
Ooh, just a little bit can make you wonder
[Bridge]
Handcuffed and I thought of you
I made love and I thought of you
My daddy died, I just thought of you
My sister cried and my mama too
I got a place and I thought of you
I tried to decorate and I thought of you
I'm seeing red but I'm singing blue
I never knew what black and white would fade into
Anybody, somebody, please
I'm begging, I'm even on my knees
I've got a dozen insecurities
But I don't think you should be worried for me
No, I don't think you should be worried for me
[Chorus]
Ooh, I know once you come to California
You won't ever look back
Ooh, just a little bit can make you wonder
You got it in
Greetings from Califournia was written by Zach Abels & Mikey Margott & Jono Dorr & Jesse® & Jeremy Freedman & Cecil Bernardy & Brandon Fried & Justyn Pilbrow.
Greetings from Califournia was produced by 4e & Justyn Pilbrow & Cecil Bernardy & Jono Dorr.
The Neighbourhood released Greetings from Califournia on Fri Oct 30 2015.