[Verse 1]
Here's your gold rush, your triple cherries
Here's the moment you've waited for
[Chorus]
Oh, I know we're changing
The roots have split the pavement
The saints of teenage wildlife
Don't leave us dying on the vine
[Verse 2]
I remember California
Watching smoke come through the floor
[Chorus]
Oh, I know we're changing
The roots have split the pavement
And we are coursing through to find
A vein, a fire to light the fire
[Bridge]
The saints
(They're lined along the main drag)
Of teenage wildlife
(You turn away to look back)
Don't leave
(And crossing into Eden)
Us dying on the vine
(You wonder if you missed out)
And we
(Turning over stones and)
Are coursing through to find
(All our wriggling history staring back)
A vein
(I breathe out when you breathe in)
A fire to light the fire
(I breathe in when you breathe out)
[Outro]
How could I know that you'd waste all this?
How could I know that you'd waste it all?
How could I know that you'd waste all this?
How could I know that you'd waste it all?
Gulf Shores was written by Taylor Rice & Ryan Hahn & Nik Ewing & Matt Frazier & Kelcey Ayer.
Gulf Shores was produced by Shawn Everett.
Local Natives released Gulf Shores on Fri Apr 26 2019.
I’m pretty sure the synth that Nik used to play the bass line in the verse is the same one used to make the goofy bass sounds from Seinfeld. The lyrics are about realizing how much you need somebody and how closely linked you are with them, so much so that if they walked away, your world could come...