Jack's Mannequin - Miss California Lyrics






I called Jesus but he didn't check his phone today,
Oh oh, there's my summer girl
I've been wanting her
I hear she's got a boyfriend
Thought I could leave her for a season but it just got cold
Yeah, it's a lonely hour in my cellphone tower,
Broken down transmission.

But I'm gonna take you to my boxcar on the beach
And I'm gonna hang the sun above your bed
And soak your hair in bleach

You'll be missed Miss California
You'll be kissed by only me
When they can't find you you'll turn into a mystery
but you're no mystery to me, Miss California

I called Jesus but he heard I hurt his little girl, yeah,
with my reckless stare, I've been so unfair
Misplacing my affections
She had a reason not to take me back into her care
Oh, I'm just a stray dog now, I can't beg or bow
Just give me some direction.

And I'm gonna take you to the mansion where I hide
and I'm gonna paint a diamond on your hand
And you will be my bride
You'll be missed Miss California
You'll be kissed by only me
When they can't find you you'll turn into a mystery
But you're no mystery to me, Miss California
Miss California
I'll be around, I'll be around.

You'll be missed Miss California.
You'll be kissed by only me.
When they can't find you you'll turn into a mystery
But not to me.

You'll be missed Miss California
We'll be married in the rain
When they can't find you I'm sure I'll be the one they blame
But they can't prove anything
Miss California
Miss California
I'll be around





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  1. j.... s....

    Here for the book :) ya'll know which i mean. Going down the list... Haven't liked many so far. Just the one (california in popular song). However, i love, love, love this one!

  2. E.... G....

    i'm pretty sure this is already true

  3. I.... /....

    +Noreen Mae there there Katie is a song for his sister because she donated her stem cells to him.

  4. B.... V....

    Throwback to 2008 feels..

  5. S.... W....

    the feelings are real

  6. T.... h....

    Amy & roger!!!!!! :)

  7. C.... M....

    Im here for the Amy and Roger's Epic Detour one of the best books I swear heehee xx

  8. D.... ....

    You're sure it's not about Psycho?

  9. h.... ....

    This kind of reminds me of the book "California Girl"... it's a mystery revolving around a girl from the wrong side of the tracks who became a beauty queen and was murdered

  10. S.... C....

    Okay, so I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought she got kidnapped/raped/murdered/all three. I heard this song for the first time today on Spotify radio and...yeah. No more Jack's Mannequin for me. DevCrom3 does not advocate the sort of skullduggery represented in this song.

  11. K.... M....

    So good

  12. L.... B....

    yeah...it definitely seems like that to me. If nothing else its still creepy.

  13. M.... S....

    A good tune, but the lyrics just really kind of freaked me out. They seemed very kidnapper-y and just creepy. But good melody.

  14. M.... B....

    I thinks it is about that.. Hmm.

  15. s.... ....

    I always thought kidnapping.

  16. I.... S....

    Favourite song off of the album tbh

  17. A.... ....

    ty for making me realize the lyrics loool pretty creepy now that i think about it...

  18. S.... ....

    I love Jack's Mannequin but this song is really creepy.... o.o

  19. n.... ....

    That's right. Unless he's a necrophiliac.

  20. s.... ....

    I see it more as he kidnapped her.

  21. M.... W....

    amy and roger :)

  22. p.... ....

    the feeling i get when i listen to jacks mannequin. omg im in love and would do anythig to meet andrew

  23. E.... 2....

    I think he kidnapped her, and they will suspect it was him the strange guy who lives in the cellphone tower, but still, they can't prove anything. So she became a mystery to everyone but to him, his new husband.

  24. I.... C....

    been listenin to this song for a couple of times now and i dont know i think its about killing miss california

  25. S.... ....

    Soak your hair in bleach :p

  26. K.... M....

    @Awesomeness219 I've always interpreted it as him like.. taking her. because he says "youll be kissed by only me" so I just think he takes her away so she'll be with him forever! A little less dark.. some of the lyrics are still a little creepy though..

  27. N.... M....

    for a first impression reading the comments and looking at the lyrics and looking at the suggestions on the side... this artist could be a secret serial killer.

    im not being weird, im being honest in my own opinions. O.O

    i mean 'la la lie' 'bruised' 'kill the messenger' 'there there katie' ... these all sound like things that i-could-kill-for-love serial killers would say.

    and these lyrics are creeeeeeeeepy.

  28. 2.... ....

    Excellent! A song about kidnapping someone to be your bride! And it's still better than all that pop trash!

  29. P.... H....

    When he sas you will e missed and all of that stuff i think it is because he is going to change her so that she is unrecognizable to everyone but him, or forgotten, not killed, lol.

  30. S.... ....

    I've only read a bit of Kiss the Girl's, but I can already tell that this is Casanova's theme song.

  31. C.... ....

    @jniin07 Me too!

  32. T.... ....

    @Awesomeness219 I don't remember why I feel like this is what the song is about, but I think that it's just a twist on marriage. It's looking at marriage through a new light and perspective.

  33. J.... F....

    Something Coproate :(

  34. B.... G....

    @originalfalloutgirl7 I got here from that book too! :)

  35. A.... M....

    @jniin07 DUDE. FINALLY! Someone else who came here cos of Amy & Roger's Epic Detour. That book showed me soooo many good songs.

  36. A.... ....

    @Awesomeness219 The song is about him basically stalking and kidnapping this girl. He doesn't kill her though, 'cause he loves her ;D

  37. b.... ....

    by "you'll be missed, Miss California, you'll only be kissed by only me," he means that he's going to marry her. in my opinion

  38. M.... H....

    @Awesomeness219 I think Andrew's tricky and wants us to think that, but I doubt that's what he meant by it

  39. g.... ....

    Whenever JM falls on the playlist a little bit, and is a bit neglected, out of nowhere I find myself humming this song and it brings them right back up to the top. Where they should be :)

  40. x.... ....

    I. LOVE. him <33

  41. K.... ....

    @Suzannnneeee ABSOLUTELY AGREE

  42. S.... ....

    definitely my favourite song in glass passenger :D <3 andrew mcmahon is a fricking genius

  43. j.... ....

    AMY AND ROGER'S EPIC DETOUR <3 :)

  44. S.... D....

    @Awesomeness219 No, you're not. I love this song but I can't help thinking of Nicole Brown Simpson (you know, OJ Simpson's wife that he killed)

  45. C.... ....

    i wish he made a music video to this! my cousin who's a sophmore in college right now and i looooooooveeee this song!!! we sing it and play it over and over and over again whenever we're together :) since she is white and blonde we're planning to do an unoffical music video to this with her super yummy friend lol. but nahhh seriously im sad that this isnt a popular song. it makes me happy for some reason

  46. N.... ....

    i love andrew! he is inspirational!

  47. J.... L....

    mmm jack's mannequin <3

  48. K.... ....

    Meaning? Someone, please?

  49. G.... J....

    i looove this song <333333

  50. C.... B....

    goooosh i do absolutely LOVE this voice *_*

  51. W.... ....

    @dover166 No problem at all! I'm just glad you like it and I have to agree that Jack's Mannequin is amazing. (: Thanks for the nice comment.

  52. d.... ....

    yo yo yo! =D , im so happy you put this up, i've been waiting for something like this, thank you so freakin much, great song, band, vocals, everything