Ever feel like you need to escape to find yourself? This song captures that sentiment perfectly. The narrator is weary from a toxic relationship and craves a fresh start. With dreams of a mystical California girl, he embarks on a journey, flying across the country for a new beginning. As he faces the uncertainties of life—the red sea, trembling mountains, and awakening “children of the sun”—he reassures himself that the path to dreams might not be as challenging as it seems. Symbolisms like the queen without a king and riding a white mare suggest a quest for something unique and unattainable, reflecting the inner struggle and hope for better days ahead. It's about seeking a new horizon and the belief that even the most daunting journeys can lead to beautiful destinations.
Going to California
Lyrics
Spent my days with a woman unkind
Smoked my stuff and drank all my wine
Made up my mind to make a new start
Going To California with an aching in my heart
Someone told me there's a girl out there
With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair
Took my chances on a big jet plane
Never let them tell you that we're all the same
Oh, the sea was red and the sky was grey
Wondered how tomorrow could ever follow today
The mountains and the canyons started to tremble and shake
The children of the sun began to awake, watch out
Seems that the wrath of the Gods
Got a punch on the nose and it started to flow
I think I might be sinking
Throw me a line if I reach it in time
I'll meet you up there
Where the path runs straight and high
To find a queen without a king
They say she plays guitar and cries and sings
La la la
Ride a white mare in the footsteps of dawn
Tryin' to find a woman who's never, never, never been born
Standing on a hill in my mountain of dreams
Telling myself it's not as hard, hard, hard as it seems, mmh oh
(Ahh, ahh, ahh)
Writer(s): Robert Anthony Plant, James Patrick Page
Copyright(s): Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Tratore, Songtrust Ave, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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