Calafia
Album: Dinosaur Killer
By: River Jetty
By: River Jetty
Duration
2:54
Genres
Description
Calafia came about during a past dry season when all of California was burning. I remember thinking how ironic it would be if we died by the flames. I have always thought that I'd 'go' by either the constant influence of smog on my lungs or of the result of some violent, gang happening. As in all of my songs, I have tried to juxtapose the sad or serious against the light hearted; the reggae rhythm helps the mood maintain a happy vibe regardless of lyrical content.
Lyrics
I'm driving into the cloud but I aint worried, People rush away, hey I'm in no hurry, I gotta see what lies, lies beyond the dust, I gotta see what ol' Santa Ana left us, hey, Calafia is burning, burning, All of the people say worry, worry, But I just don't live my life like that, no, What difference does it make, A little smoke in the sky when we all breath smoke every day of our lives, Hooray for gang violence, traffic and high rent, Los Angeles is a place where no man can rest, There's no rest for the weary, the ghetto bird roams freely, Blood on my door, tell the Spirit that He won't get one more, No, no, not from the family, not from the family, Calafia is burning, burning, All of the people say worry, worry, But I just don't live my life like that, no, What difference does it make, A little smoke in the sky when we all breath smoke every day of our lives, Hooray for gang violence, traffic and high rent, I see the pail rider on the 405 take the exit to go to 7/11 Guess he needs his caffeine fix He, like me, we like two birds in the tree.. except I don't harvest people for judgment, I just sing to them Calafia is burning, burning, All of the people say worry, worry, But I just don't live my life like that, no, What difference does it make, A little smoke in the sky when we all breath smoke every day of our lives, Hooray for gang violence, traffic and high rent,
