Kina Grannis - California (Album Version)

Kina Grannis - California (Album Version) with tags kina, kina grannis, kina grannis covers, singer songwriter, acoustic guitar, indie singer songwriter, california, kina grannis california, in the waiting, kina grannis in the waiting, california kina grannis, california songs, kina grannis jakarta songs

"California" is song I wrote during my 100 days trapped in Jakarta facing 5 years in jail. It's a song about longing and acceptance, missing the people and places I loved and not knowing when or if I would return home to them. When it came to making a video for this song, the idea of trying to do anything particularly complex or creative felt wrong, much in the same way adding any production to the song felt wrong when I recorded the album version. Instead all I could picture was this--sitting by the ocean at home in California, singing the song, and honoring all the memories and feelings from my time in Jakarta.

Say Hello!

California Lyrics

Hey there, California

I can hear you when I wake up

In the distance, like the ocean

You calling me back to your side

Holding my breath in the night

I listen again for your song

At the table I am sitting

I know nothing but the meaning

Of the ones that I am missing

I hold on to each little time

You say a name and it's mine

I listen again for your song

I am open

I am ready

I am forging through the mornings

Am I broken or unyielding

Am I some kind of fumbling light

Perfectly strung in your sight

I listen again for your song

And in the mean time I'll be alright

I'll be alright

I will be fine

Hey there, California

I can hear you when I wake up

In the distance, like the ocean

You calling me back to your side

Holding my breath in the night

I listen again for your song