Page type: lyric reference
Artist: CHVRCHES
Canonical path: /chvrches/california
Related lyric paths: 6
Video embedded: yes
Lyric guide
California
Read California lyrics by CHVRCHES on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Lyrics
California
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
Waste a month, waste a year
Waste the time you could’ve been here
Count the debt, count the tears
Count the truths and all of my fears
I didn’t want to be cynical
Passing place for the soul
You were never predictable
Now I need to let it go
Found the song, played it back
Heard your voice under the feedback
Found a tape that was blank
Saw your face fading into black
I know love is delusional
And I hate when I'm wrong
Yours was never conditional
And now I need to get it gone
No one ever warns ya
You’ll die in California
Falling in a dream, you let, let go
No one ever seems to say, say so
No one ever tells ya
There’s freedom in the failure
Dying in a dream feels like home
No one ever seems to say, say so
Close my eyes, close my heart
Close the book I never meant to start
Say your name in the dark
No one said it would be this hard
I didn’t go to the funeral
Heard you cry on the phone
Your voice was so beautiful
And now I need to let it go
No one ever warns ya
You’ll die in California
Falling in a dream, you let, let go
No one ever seems to say, say so
No one ever tells ya
There’s freedom in the failure
Dying in a dream feels like home
No one ever seems to say, say so
God bless this mess that we made ourselves
Pull me into the screen at the end and
God bless this mess that we made for ourselves
Pull me into the screen at the end
Pull me into the screen at the end
Pull me into the screen at the end
To the screen at the end
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "California"?
CHVRCHES performs "California", and this lyric page sits inside the CHVRCHES catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "California"?
Yes. The related section below points to Bury It and Get Away with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by CHVRCHES?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through CHVRCHES's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on California yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.