June On The West Coast Lyrics - Letting Off The Happiness - Bright Eyes

I spent a week drinking the sunlight of Winnetka, California 

Where they understand the weight of human hearts 

You see sorrow gets too heavy and joy it tends to hold you 

With the fear that it eventually departs 

And the truth is I've been dreaming of some tired tranquil place 

Where the weather won't get trapped inside my bones 

And if all these years of searching find one sympathetic face 

Then it's there I'll plant these seeds and make my home 

I spent a day dreaming of dying in Mesa, Arizona 

Where all the green of life had turned to ash 

And I felt I was on fire with the things I could have told you 

I just assumed that you eventually would ask 

And I wouldn't have to bring up my so badly broken heart 

And all those months I just wanted to sleep 

And though spring, it did come slowly, I guess it did its part 

My heart has thawed and continues to beat 

I visited my brother on the outskirts of Olympia 

Where the forest and the water become one 

And we talked about our childhood like a dream we were convinced of 

That perfect peaceful street that we came from 

And I know he heard me strumming all those sad and simple chords 

As I sat inside my room so long ago 

And it hurts that he's still shaking from those secrets that were told 

By a car closed up too tight and a heart turned cold 

And I went to San Diego, the birthplace of the summer 

And watched the ocean dance under the moon 

And there was a girl I knew there, one more potential lover 

I guess that somethings gotta happen soon 

Because I know I can't keep living in this dead or dying dream 

As I walked along the beach and drank with her 

I thought about my true love, the one I really need 

With eyes that burn so bright, they make me pure 

They make me pure, they make me pure 

I long to be with you 

They make me pure, they make me pure 

I long to be with you