Catalina
Catalina Dreams: Navigating Life's Turbulence with Keep Off the Grass
Lyrics
Everything’s on sale
Expressing that everything is available for acquisition.
Business hasn’t faired too well for us
Indicating that the business has not been prosperous.
When I move on the houseboat
Planning to move to a houseboat.
I’ll keep those one line post-its dry
Intending to keep short notes dry on the houseboat.
Good morning, good morning
A sarcastic wish for a negative day in the morning.
I sincerely hope your day is shit
Expressing a negative sentiment about the listener's day.
Keep those files in order
Advising to keep files organized.
What folders gonna come back and haunt me the most
Reflecting on the potential consequences of past actions.
I’m going away
Announcing the decision to go away.
Gonna spend the year in Catalina
Planning to spend a year in Catalina.
Waiting for the ocean to change
Anticipating a change in the ocean.
I was doing okay
Stating a previous state of well-being.
‘Till tourist season came and fucked things up
Describing the negative impact of tourist season.
They’ll always stay the same
Emphasizing the permanence of certain aspects.
And I’m sorry but I’ll always stay the same
Apologizing for a consistent self.
Ran out of SD cards
Running out of storage (SD cards).
They didn’t take too long to fill up
Quickly filling up available resources.
So I looked through my mental stills
Searching through memories for negativity.
In everyone you wanna kill me off
Feeling targeted by others' thoughts.
I love you, I hate you, and fuck you
Expressing mixed emotions - love, hate, and frustration.
By the way, could you pick me up at 8
Requesting a pick-up time at 8.
I traded the car for a houseboat
Exchanging a car for a houseboat.
Just leave me a post-it if our court date changed
Leaving a note about a possible change in a court date.
I’m going away
Reiterating the decision to go away.
Gonna spend the year in Catalina
Repeating the plan to spend a year in Catalina.
Waiting for the ocean to change
Anticipating a change in the ocean again.
I was doing okay
Recalling a previous state of well-being.
‘Till tourist season came and fucked things up
Reiterating the negative impact of tourist season.
They’ll always stay the same
Emphasizing the permanence of certain aspects again.
And I’m sorry but I’ll always stay the same
Apologizing for a consistent self again.
God, I wish I could sleep out on the trampoline
Expressing a desire for carefree moments.
Like it’s summer in the backyard
Recalling enjoyable moments in the past.
And we were getting drunk on Sunday drives
Remembering carefree activities on Sundays.
And breaking bones on slip-n-slides
Reflecting on playful and potentially risky activities.
And forget what we’re talking about after three or four boxes of wine
Describing the effects of consuming a significant amount of wine.
And you told me I was wasting my time
Recalling criticism received about time-wasting.
Truer words have never been spoken before
Acknowledging the truth in received criticism.
You’re just that considerate girl
Describing a considerate girl.
And you’re hanging out with that considerate boy
Mentioning a considerate boy in the girl's company.
I’m going away
Reiterating the decision to go away once more.
Gonna spend the year in Catalina
Repeating the plan to spend a year in Catalina again.
Waiting for the ocean to change
Anticipating another change in the ocean.
I was doing okay
Recalling a previous state of well-being once more.
‘Till tourist season came and fucked things up
Reiterating the negative impact of tourist season again.
They’ll always stay the same
Emphasizing the permanence of certain aspects once again.
And I’m sorry but I’ll always stay the same
Apologizing for a consistent self for the final time.
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