“Los Angeles” is the reflective, poignant opening track to HAIM’s third album Women in Music Pt. III about the city the sisters have grown up in. Lyrics from its first verse were first previewed on Rolling Stone’s album review; NME also revealed a segment of a later verse in their own album review a...
[Verse 1]
Los Angeles
Give me a miracle, I just want out from this
I've done my share of helping with your defense
But now I can't dismiss
It's killing me
Hometown of mine
Just got back from the boulevard, can't stop crying
The guy at the corner shop gave me a line and a smile
I know he was trying
But a lie is a lie
[Chorus]
On these days, these days, I can't win
These days, I can't see no visions
I'm breaking, losing faith
These days, these days
(These days, these days)
These days, these days
(These days, these days)
[Verse 2]
New York is cold
I tried the winter there once, nope
Clearly the greatest city in the world
But it was not my home
I felt more alone
[Chorus]
These days, these days, I can't win
These days, I can't see no visions
I'm breaking, losing faith
These days, these days
(These days, these days)
I'm thinking about leaving
[Outro]
Sometimes I speed down Crescent Heights
I can't hardly feel it running every light
But I wasn't fazed 'cause it wasn't mine
Was I just dreaming?
And every time I think I might (Send my love, send my tears)
(Waving back to my fears)
Leave this city for the first time (City of mine)
I wake up on the other side (Send my love, send my tears)
Oh-oh (Waving back to my fears)
Wondering, "Was I just dreaming?" (City of mine)
"Was I just dreaming?" (Send my love, send my tears)
Oh-oh (Waving back to my fears)
(City of mine)
"Was I just dreaming?"
Los Angeles was written by Rostam & Ariel Rechtshaid & Danielle Haim & Este Haim & Alana Haim.
Los Angeles was produced by Rostam & Danielle Haim & Ariel Rechtshaid.
HAIM released Los Angeles on Fri Jun 26 2020.
This was one of the first songs we wrote for the album. It came out of this feeling when we were growing up that Los Angeles had a bad rep. It was always like, ‘Ew, Los Angeles!’ or ‘Fuck LA!’ Especially in 2001 or so, when all the music was coming out of New York and all of our friends ended up goi...