California Lyrics – Lana Del Rey , Zach Dawes

California Lyrics – Lana Del Rey , Zach Dawes


[Intro]
(One, two, three, four)
[Verse 1]
You don’t ever have to be stronger than you really are
When you’re lying in my arms, baby
You don’t ever have to go faster than your fastest pace
Or faster than my fastest cars

[Pre-Chorus]
I shouldn’t have done it, but I read it in your letter
You said to a friend that you wish you were doing better
I wanted to reach out, but I never said a thing
I shouldn’t have done it, but I read it in your letter
You said to a friend that you wish you were doing better
I wanted to call you, but I didn’t say a thing
(Two, three, four)
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[Chorus]
Oh, I’ll pick you up
If you come back to America, just hit me up
‘Cause this is crazy love, I’ll catch you on the flip side
If you come back to California, you should just hit me up
We’ll do whatever you want, travel wherever how far
We’ll hit up all the old places
We’ll have a party, we’ll dance ’til dawn
I’ll pick up all of your Vogues and all of your Rolling Stones
Your favorite liquor off the top shelf
I’ll throw a party all night long

[Verse 2]
You don’t ever have to be stronger than you really are
When you’re lying in my arms, and, honey
You don’t ever have to act cooler than you think you should
You’re brighter than the brightest stars

[Pre-Chorus]
You’re scared to win, scared to lose
I’ve heard the war was over if you really choose
The one in and around you
You hate the heat, you got the blues
Changing like the weather, oh, that’s so like you
The Santa Ana moves you
(Two, three, four)



Produced By:Lana Del Rey & Zach Dawes
Written By:Zach Dawes & Lana Del Rey
Performance Rights:SESAC & ASCAP
Publisher:EMI April Music, Smokestack Lightening Songs, EMI Music Publishing Group & Kobalt Music
Mellotron:Ex Reyes & Kieron Menzies
Piano:Ex Reyes & Zach Dawes
Mastered at:Sterling Sound Studio
Recording Engineer:Dean Reid, Kieron Menzies, John Congleton, Laura Sisk & Jack Antonoff
Mixing Engineer:Jack Antonoff & Laura Sisk
Mastering Engineer:Chris Gehringer
Horns:Lana Del Rey
Harp:Woozy Biff
Drums:Loren Humphrey, Darren Weiss, Mike Riddleberger & Sean Hutchinson
Guitar:Evan Thomas Weiss & Benji Lysaght
Hammond Organ:Tyler Parkford
Label:Interscope Records, Universal Music Group & Polydor Records
Bass Guitar:Dean Reid
Recorded At:Valentine Recording Studios in Los Angeles, CA, USA, Hampsted Studios in London, UK, Electric Lady Studios in New York, NY, USA & Conway Recording Stu…
Release Date:August 30, 2019