Ilsey - No California (Official Visualizer)

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LYRICS

We used to drive to the ocean
Lie by the waves
Bathe in the moment
Now I’m alone I pray for rain to come
Take me away

Away from the hills full of sorrow
Streets full of pain
Even in winter
Bright sunny days I pray for rain to come
Oh but it never does

I gotta get outta here
Start a whole new life
Gotta go somewhere where the sun don’t shine so bright
Everything around here
Everything bout this place just brings me down ooo
Cause there ain’t no California without you
Without you
There ain’t no California
There ain’t no California without you
Without you
There ain’t no California
Ooooo

It’s cold in your shadow all that remains
Are ghosts in the dessert
Should I run away or pray for strength to come
I’ll run away

I gotta get outta here
Start a whole new life
Gotta go somewhere where the sun don’t shine so bright
Everything around here
Everything bout this place just brings me down ooo
Cause there ain’t no California without you
Without you
There ain’t no California
There ain’t no California without you
Without you
There ain’t no California
Ooooo

I’ll keep running baby
I’ll keep runnin till you stop runnin through my mind
And I’ll keep loving you I’ll keep loving you
I don’t even know why
I know that I

Gotta get outta here
Start a whole new life
Gotta go somewhere where the sun don’t shine so bright
Everything around here
Everything bout this place just brings me down ooo
Cause there ain’t no California without you
Without you
There ain’t no California
There ain’t no California without you
Without you
There ain’t no California
Ooooo

#Ilsey #NoCalifornia #FromTheValley

[thompdude]

This song is a real breath of fresh air. Anyone who has a voice reminiscent of Stevie Nicks is hugely talented.

[Plutoliz]

I grew up in Texas but my dad and I always promised to live in California together. I never made it to California and he passed away there so I don’t feel the need to ever return if he’s not by my side. Thank you for such a beautiful song. I know he would have loved it.

[Dead-Ball-Situation]

Bit of a throwback to Stevie Nicks and the 80's. You did everything spot on here, with the track. That this only has 180K views is a crime.

[darrenporter]

Heard this in UK on radio. Really like it.

[frankhamil]

80 year old man here. I, too, am obsessed with this song. I love my annual trips to Cali. I also love how she is driving a Skylark similar to my daughter's first car.

[betsybennington]

I am obsessed with this song, best new song I have heard in years. I heard it on Pandora yesterday and downloaded it immediately. I love the nod to the Crosby Stills Nash sound and the Miley Cyrus/Stevie Nicks/but even better vocals. The layers of instrumentation are fabulous and the production quality is amazing. I'd say it's way past time to come out from behind songwriting to be an artist in her own right!

[Matty]

This song is so criminally underrated. I absolutely love it. Her voice is amazing.

[nicolaharris]

Best song I've heard for a long time. Just wonderful and what a voice ❤❤😊

[Darko_Milosevski]

This song is amazing
Deserves to reach Number 1 on the charts

[bennyseegz]

Here because of Orebolo (Goose) and super grateful to have found this incredible song!

[janewestcountry]

Just heard this on the radio in grey, rainy England ! Now I'm hooked on this beautiful

[mattchurch]

1992 San Diego I had it all. Met the girl of my dreams, had gotten engaged, had twin baby girls on the way. Just been drafted into the nfl. Could see this whole perfect life laid out in front of me white picket fence etc. Lost her to a drunk driver on Valentines Day 1993. Tried to hang in there had tons of people by my side encouraging me to stay the course. Couldn’t do it. Threw all my possessions in my truck one night, took off, left everything behind, and never looked back. Thank you baby you sent me on the adventure of a lifetime. But I’d trade it all in an instant to have you back, even for just one day - cause there ain’t no California without you 💔

[Luisalonzo]

I could’ve swear it was Stevie Nicks.
My new favorite song

[canedtoad]

Goosebumps each time I hear this... beautiful song

[paulmundy]

Such a beautiful song. Heard it on my way home from work & actually thought it was Stevie Nicks singing. What a great voice

[leonamckay]

I heard this on radio 2 and had to turn up the radio and was totally transported back to sunny Southern California where I lived for 2 years. The melody is wistful and beautiful and I love it!

[DenisTunkin]

Waking up to this song on BBC radio every morning - super catchy! Surprised there are 1.52k subscribers so far. A great song and a talented singer - I could wish nothing but success

[ornentertainment]

This song takes me back to the best days on earth the late eighties 😔🖤😎💯

[cyates]

One of the best songs I have ever heard. It cuts so deep, but beautifully so.

[ScottMacDonald]

This song and video is just damn near perfect. The song is such a compelling evocation of the promise of love in 70’s California and the video perfectly reflects that era with its grainy film quality and the dry brown tones, and the sad brown van on the side of the road really clinches it. Even the guitar intro echoes vintage America tunes like Ventura Freeway. I’m an old man now and this beautifully sad song is dredging up fifty year old regrets. Love it.