Tired of the Sunshine
California contradiction: blame Mercury retrograde, want alone-but-not-alone: tired of the sunshine on a beach record, feat. Bubby Lewis.
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Track five on Moonlight Beach. Luke wrote it; Bubby Lewis played on the track (feat. on the LP), a collaborator on a record that’s otherwise sunshine-and-bonfire California pop.
The chorus names the album’s shadow side as a clean paradox: I don’t wanna be alone / but I wanna be alone. It’s the honest counter-melody to Feels So Good and its commercial-perfect joy. The blame stays external (Mercury in retrograde) and the coping is theater: self-help books, trivia videos, what’s the capital of Bolivia?
California as obligation as much as gift. Pairs with golden state of mind on I as the later, easier answer.
Written by Luke Francis Walton. Performed by Scoobert Doobert featuring Bubby Lewis (Bubby Lewis on the track). Mixed by Luke Francis Walton.
Lyrics
I blame it all upon the weather It's some damn external thing Never an internal thing I blame it all upon another How could they treat me that way? Mercury in retrograde Ah, hanh, ah, hanh, ah, hanh I don't wanna be alone But I wanna be alone Don't wanna be wanting anyone In my home I don't wanna be home When I'm out, I get tired of the sunshine Ooo, tired of the sunshine Ooo, I'm tired of the heat Ooo, take me to a mountaintop Where I can rest Self-help books Make me feel productive Not like I change anything But I keep on reading Little educational videos Waste my days on trivia What's the capital of Bolivia? Ah, hanh, ah, hanh, ah, hanh I don't wanna be alone But I wanna be alone Don't wanna be wanting anyone In my home I don't wanna be home When I'm out, I get tired of the sunshine Ooo, tired of the sunshine Ooo, I'm tired of the heat Ooo, take me to a mountaintop Cause I'm tired of the sunshine But I can't be tired of the sunshine Why would I be tired of the sunshine Think I'm crazy tired of the light I'm tired I'm tired of the sunshine But I can't be tired of the sunshine Why would I be tired of the sunshine Think I'm crazy tired of the light I'm tired I'm tired of the sunshine But I can't be tired of the sunshine Why would I be tired of the sunshine Think I'm crazy tired of the light I'm tired Ah, hanh, ah, hanh, ah, hanh