Kina Grannis - California (Album Version)

"California" is song I wrote during my 100 days trapped in Jakarta facing 5 years in jail. It&a song about longing and acceptance, missing the people and places I loved and not knowing when or if I would return home to them. When it came to making a video for this song, the idea of trying to do anything particularly complex or creative felt wrong, much in the same way adding any production to the song felt wrong when I recorded the album version. Instead all I could picture was this--sitting by the ocean at home in California, singing the song, and honoring all the memories and feelings from my time in Jakarta. Say Hello! California Lyrics Hey there, California I can hear you when I wake up In the distance, like the ocean You calling me back to your side Holding my breath in the night I listen again for your song At the table I am sitting I know nothing but the meaning Of the ones that I am missing I hold on to each little time You say a name and it&mine I listen again for your song I am open I am ready I am forging through the mornings Am I broken or unyielding Am I some kind of fumbling light Perfectly strung in your sight I listen again for your song And in the mean time I&be alright I&be alright I will be fine Hey there, California I can hear you when I wake up In the distance, like the ocean You calling me back to your side Holding my breath in the night I listen again for your song