Grimes - California Lyrics






This, this music makes me cry
It sounds just like my soul, oh
Oh I'm not ready to win
Oh lord cause I don't wanna know what they say
Cause I get carried away
Commodifying all the pain

The things they see in me, I cannot see myself
When you get bored of me, I'll be back on the shelf
And when the ocean rises up above the ground
Baby I'll drown in...

California
You only like me when you think I'm looking sad
California
I didn't think you'd end up treating me so bad

Oh, I, I, I
Come Monday, it's a dream
Oh, I, I, I
Broken my own heart again
Chasing something beautiful
Oh, but I don't understand what they say
Cause I get carried away
Commodifying all the pain

The things they see in me, I cannot see myself
When you get bored of me, I'll be back on the shelf
And when the ocean rises up above the ground
Baby I'll drown in...

California
You only like me when you think I'm looking sad
California
I didn't think you'd end up treating me so bad
California
You only like me when you think I'm looking sad
California
I didn't think you'd end up treating me so bad

Oh, I, oh, I
Oh na, na, na, ne





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  1. A.... M....

    Trisha paytas in a wig on the bottom hanging on the wall at 0:18

  2. H.... I....

    how love the way she screams Caaalifornia

  3. A.... ....

    Not too into it, but that's just my taste. The beat feels a bit off and jarring.

  4. T.... R....

    THE FUCKING DIVERSITY BRO! Wtf GRIMES THIS IS GOOD AF im astonished

  5. S.... G....

    My 🇲🇳 Mongolian soul started quacking when I saw the flag

  6. J.... O....

    Why is this so different to the album V?? its the exact same take of the vocals tho so not a demo really...?

  7. L.... D....

    The one good thing that I can say about her is that she's got a very 80's clothing style. Which is cool I guess, because no one currently living still thinks the 80's look works.

  8. M.... B....

    https://youtu.be/EO9x0y5lqD0

  9. K.... Y....

    i love this video so much!!! whoever directed and edited did a lovely job. its nice when a pop song is not just a close up of the girls face because that is so boring and i dont care how pretty their face is. its irrelevant and extremely boring. something like this is so much more fun to watch.

  10. l.... s....

    I dont like Elon

  11. H.... ....

    yes yes yes I’m in the dream
    walked right in

  12. A.... ....

    we had hi expectations of grimes, but actually, this sucks, even miley cyrus have better flicks
    maybe the new stuff will be better....

  13. J.... L....

    If she was obese and looked like she had dropped from the ugly tree and hit every branch!, I wonder where she would be? Society is so shallow isn’t it!

    J.... L....

    Shallow or honest?

  14. T.... S....

    666th comment. Using this unholy real estate to say BUY THE CYBERTRUCK

  15. l.... ....

    best pop artist of the decade

  16. C.... p....

    with most of her songs too much autotune
    which people like ig but not in my region of mental awareness

    C.... p....

    She has a lovely natural voice. Which sounds like autotune, because of the tone of it. She's a very gifted singer. Go and check out some of her live performances.

  17. M.... N....

    This is a really a nice song.

  18. W.... ....

    taught me how to dance. better than money. I got it good. them legs are magic dance machines, thx you grimmy angel

  19. E.... ....

    I LOVE THIS VIDEO

  20. E.... A....

    səsi yoxdu

    E.... A....

    zilə qalxmasın onda

  21. A.... G....

    Aahhhh ahhhh ahhhh Califorña aaaahhhhh XD!
    So awesome!!

  22. F.... ....

    Totally different from this though, the version I first heard : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSS1uPC6dnA

  23. F.... ....

    wait, this is a totally different version from the one I heard aroun the time this came out?

  24. J.... R....

    AAaaaahhh! Califrññiaaa!

  25. c.... ....

    ok grimes, where is this version? the start is very anime pixel summer type of track then slowly become upbeat of the album version.

  26. D.... B....

    California is on fiya 🔥

  27. S.... S....

    I love you claire you are beautifull :3

  28. w.... i....

    I bet she smells terrible

    w.... i....

    No, she always smells wonderful. Like peaches and vanilla. Or lilac flowers on a Sunday Afternoon. Or sandlewood and pot. Like a Hippy Chic. Only when she has been in the lab for a few weeks working straight, without sleep, does she have a slight smell of Heavy Metal.

  29. S.... 3....

    I love how sadistic this song is.

  30. D.... A....

    AWESOME!!!

  31. S.... P....

    Producer: so how much hair dye do you want?


    Grimes: yes

  32. M.... D....

    Algum Br? 🎶

  33. T.... A....

    Best song named California since I dropped California Love back n da days

  34. M.... J....

    She'd be so pretty if only she didn't try so hard to look ugly.

  35. d.... ....

    She is always downplaying her vocal abilities but I think she's a decent singer.

  36. C.... C....

    Lol. Well lookie here, another song about california... it has got to be one hell of a state for so many artist to sing about whether for good or bad

  37. s.... ....

    te amo mamãe

  38. b.... ....

    Grimes was right about california. Now you got heroine needles, human feces, homeless tents, intentional power shut offs, every where.

  39. S.... S....

    1:20 cute curls

  40. A.... L....

    Absolutely love Grimes. She is Brilliant <3

  41. N.... B....

    This. This music makes me cry. In a good way ❤️

  42. L.... ....

    I think what is so endearing about Grimes is she very often looks like a little girl dancing and playing in a free somewhat awkward and pure way. It's unusual, imperfect, fun. (:

  43. A.... G....

    Direct dis..

  44. J.... S....

    She's really hot . Just saying

  45. V.... P....

    When almost one tenth of the population has seen this video.. and she chills with Elon... l've loved grimes for years gd keep getting it..keep sharing your music with us :)

  46. �.... ....

    My friend ..

  47. N.... A....

    Esta, esta musica me hace llorar
    Suena justo como mi alma, oh
    Oh no estoy lista para ganar
    Oh señor porque no quiero saber lo que dicen
    Porque me dejo llevar
    Confortando todo el dolor

    Las cosas que ven en mi, no puedo verlas yo
    Cuando te aburres de mi, regresare del estante
    Y cuando el océano salga arriba del suelo
    Nene lo ahogare

    California
    Solo te gusto cuando crees que me veo triste
    California
    No crei que terminarias tratándome tan mal

    Oh yo yo
    Vengo el lunes, es

    un sueño
    Oh yo yo yo
    Rompi mi propio corazón de nuevo
    Persiguiendo algo hermoso
    Oh, pero no entiendo lo que dicen
    Porque me dejo llevar
    Confortando todo el dolor

    Las cosas que ven en mi, no puedo verlas yo
    Cuando te aburres de mi, regresare del estante
    Y cuando el océano salga arriba del suelo
    Nene lo ahogare

    California
    Solo te gusto cuando crees que me veo triste
    California
    No crei que terminarias tratándome tan mal
    California
    Solo te gusto cuando crees que me veo triste
    California
    No crei que terminarias tratándome tan mal

    Oh, I, oh, I
    Oh na, na, na, ne

  48. L.... H....

    Please can you add this version on spotify <3

  49. M.... P....

    This song needs work. For some reason the tune does not do it for me, however Grimes voice and her pronunciation are spectacular.

  50. T.... ....

    Nba2k17 boiiiiii 🔥🔥😂😂😂

  51. E.... A....

    When you get bored of me....

  52. A.... ....

    I am a Grimes fan. My friends, who else will "me too" this?

  53. s.... ....

    This video is too random for me right now. I liked the album version better but I like the added synth at the same time. the other song made me cry for a girl that catfished me in california

  54. g.... ....

    I love how it shows her playing guitar in the video when there’s clearly no guitar playing in the song. She’s such a trip, I love her

  55. M.... T....

    Never touched Cali.. Makes me wonder! Yo.. I love this song! So so darn cute! 💯💯💯💯💘 yesss lil love

    M.... T....

    I'm from California and I fucking love it and miss it. Living japan now and I miss home dearly but I can see why some nee movers might not like it now. It was amazing once but recently with all the prices being raised and stupid laws, I can see why California can be harsh to them.

  56. c.... ....

    Grimes is the most beautiful woman alive

  57. M.... J....

    Another fun-tastic music video by Grimes!!!!

  58. P.... ....

    0:18 Beethoven was part of California very doubtful.

  59. T.... O....

    Trash music. going to synthwave.

  60. J.... ....

    1:42 is the beat from pon de replay by Rihanna

    J.... ....

    she sampled it

  61. A.... G....

    I love dis song

  62. H.... ....

    The "caAaAaAlifornia" part reminds me of Rain and This Boy by The Beatles :D

  63. L.... R....

    here I am listening to this while elon musk gets to pound her ass

    L.... R....

    Lide Rutkowski bro just vibe to the best pop artist of the 2010s

  64. A.... P....

    Something about the way she sings the California part is super catchy and pleasing to listen to.

  65. M.... C....

    CAAAAAAAAAAAAALIFORÑIA

  66. a.... B....

    I've been using "the sword of truth" as a sort of filter on her art___. This artist is one of the absolute best.... Un_real. art angels :/

    She's like a Mord-Sith with additive and subtractive magic. She put BOT as a bio...lol, not a location. UGH (which was cool because Lalalalike omg? what. ....

  67. D.... Z....

    this reminds me of when i was a kid in art school and my parents put me on Adderall and dex and all that lolol

  68. K.... B....

    God
    tHamk

  69. S.... ....

    Who is from that weird ass naked costume girl and butchered farm animal dance video?

  70. J.... ....

    grimes will always be here with me, wherever i am.

  71. E.... N....

    Love the ASMR at the end

  72. J.... M....

    Anyone here because of Supergirl Season 3??

    J.... M....

    No. But I can say I never thought they would play a song like this in that show. I'm quite surprised honestly.

    J.... M....

    Jenny Martinez me😭😭😭😭😭😭

  73. r.... ....

    ThankYOU grimez! For this

  74. s.... ....

    ya'll hear tht pon de replay beat tho????

  75. C.... P....

    Anthony kiedis' favourite song

  76. P.... n....

    I am happy with this song!!!!!! Thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  77. S.... O....

    Claire knows about clone club lol

  78. M.... S....

    She's so precious

  79. M.... ....

    I love it 😊🌻

  80. C.... O....

    Love my butter.

  81. S.... T....

    2k17 😢

  82. m.... a....

    TBH ide rather have a grainy snap music video than these try too hard ones

  83. a.... x....

    im in love with that mermaid 💗

  84. S.... T....

    omg grimes at bean

  85. s.... ....

    ...that girl has made out with elon musk

    s.... ....

    sophiethepegasus Yes... :(

  86. J.... H....

    Grimes is an interesting artist...
    She just goes for it...that is heat.🔥I like the worldly uniqueness of it.

  87. v.... c....

    I'm just watching this video without knowing is 2 years old now

  88. M.... P....

    Love her style! ❤️🎶🌹🌈

  89. r.... ....

    3:13 This is definitely her mistake on glasses, but it was natural :)

  90. P.... ....

    33 year old lady here feeling just as gitty listening to Grimes right now as I did listening to Cindy Lauper on the radio as a little girl ❤ pure fun and love!!!!

  91. I.... C....

    Is this song about loving something and getting disappointed by it and feeling absolutely miserable?. In her case its California ?

  92. B.... J....

    It's like Debbie Gibson of the 21st Century.

  93. A.... ....

    I just discovered Grimes, she's so fun and original. We should all be more care free like this, life's too short to be serious.

  94. s.... ....

    Best diss track ever

  95. S.... H....

    Still can’t decide if I find her attractive or not

    S.... H....

    ive been debating this for years.