[Verse 1]
Someday they’re gonna write about us
Living here in the shadow of this gathering dust
As the waves build up and drown the light
While we’re hanging from buildings on a Saturday night
And the words she said, I could barely hear
Over the blare of the speakers and the smell of beer
As she got up to speak, she lifted her dress
I remember her face, but I forget the rest

[Chorus]
Here in California, I was
Just a name and a number
A face on a tumblr
Here in California, we’re all
Stuck in the same scene
All nightmares and daydreams
In California

[Verse 2]
She said, “I got money, but I got no friends”
As we drove through the Valley in her daddy’s Benz
She said, “These pills wear off, but the pain don’t end
I never thought it would matter so much to pretend”
And the thing about her that haunts me still
As her hands fell down to the steering wheel
And a shock of light fell across her face
She said, "There’s only two ways out of this place"
[Chorus]
Here in California, I was
Just a name and a number
A face on a tumblr
Here in California, we’re all
Stuck in the same scene
All nightmares and daydreams
In California

[Bridge]
And oh, I hope it’s clear
There’s no room for us anymore in the atmosphere
But darling, I always liked
The desperation in your eyes
The way you’d dance in the glow
Of the Hollywood Freeway lights

[Breakdown]
Someday they’re gonna forget about us
And we’ll wonder if we were ever good enough
It hit me last night in this song I heard
I remember the feeling but forget all the words

[Chorus]
Here in California, I was
Just a name and a number
A face on a tumblr
Here in California, we’re all
Stuck in the same scene
All nightmares and daydreams
In California
[Outro]
In California