Tired of california

### Writer(s)

Evan Blair, Nessa Barrett, RYANN, Sean Kennedy, Solly, Suzanne Vega, Victoria Zaro

### Producer(s)

Evan Blair

**"tired of california"** is the third single and opening track from Nessa Barrett's debut album, *Young Forever.* It was released October 7, 2022 along with a music video. An official lyric video was released on October 21, 2022.

## Theme

"tired of california" finds Nessa reflecting on the toxic lifestyle of the Golden State and longing to leave, however, she added in a TikTok comment that she loves LA, and wouldn't live anywhere else. -Genius.

## Leakage

* A recording session was posted to Nessa's Instagram on February 16 [1]
* A snippet was posted to Nessa's tiktok on February 25, 2022 [2]
* A snippet and the tracks title were posted to Nessa's tiktok on March 10, 2022 [3]
* Two snippets was posted to Nessa's tiktok on September 26, 2022. One of the snippets had already been posted to her instagram back in february, One snippet was posted to Nessa's Instagram and Twitter, announcing the song. [4]
* The previous snippet was posted to Nessa's tiktok on September 29, 2022. She also posted the lyrics from "Can I Be Young Forever?" to twitter.
* Another snippet was posted to Nessa's tiktok on October 2, 2022 [5]

## Lyrics

**[intro]**

(I'm so tired of California I'm so tired of LA

Where the real thing comes as often as the California rain)

**[Verse 1]**

I get sick of sunshine on my perfect skin

Vapid conversation giving me the spin

Driving down Mulholland, closing both my eyes

'Cause they say you get more famous when you die

**[Pre-Chorus]**

And everyone seems fine, am I losing my mind?

**[Chorus]**

I'm so tired of California, I'm so tired of LA

Where the real thing comes as often as the Californian rain

I got all these legal toxins in my blood and in my brain

I keep saying that I'm leaving but it doesn't work that way

**[Verse 2]**

I can't feel my heartbeat way up in the Hills

Burning down my mansion, didn't write a will

Front row at my funeral, crocodile tears

Came here for the weekend, but I haven't left in years

(Is that weird)

**[Chorus]**

I'm so tired of California, I'm so tired of LA

Where the real thing comes as often as the Californian rain

I got all these legal toxins in my blood and in my brain

I keep saying that I'm leaving but it doesn't work that way

**[Bridge]**

Can I be young forever? Would it be fun forever?

Can I be young forever? Would it be fun forever?

**[Chorus]**

We're so tired of California, we're so tired of LA

Where the real thing comes as often as the Californian rain

We got all these legal toxins in our blood and our my brain

We keep saying that we're leaving but it doesn't work that way

**[Outro]**

I'm so tired of California, I'm so tired of LA

Where the real thing comes as often as the Californian rain

I got all these legal toxins in my blood and in my brain

I keep saying that I'm leaving but it doesn't work that way

## Trivia

* The album's title is mentioned in this song.
	+ *"Can i be young forever?"*
* The lyric *"Where the real thing comes as often as the Californian rain"* could be a reference to *"La Di Die"* where she sings *"Does it rain in California, only dream I've ever known."*

## Sources

1 - https://www.instagram.com/tv/CaD\_FAnFmeD/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D

2 - https://www.tiktok.com/@nessaabarrett/video/7068885351317818670?\_t=8YXbBpAa6Vm&\_r=1

3 - https://www.tiktok.com/@nessaabarrett/video/7073372444916223278?\_t=8YXbEWvp5Xa&\_r=1

4 - https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ci-yLQWjuhJ/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D

5 - https://www.tiktok.com/@nessaabarrett/video/7149951493171596590?\_t=8YXbYfVFx7u&\_r=1