"Going to Sunny California" genre: Folk Rock
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	This is about getting old with the Reaper closing in, the personal sort of apocalyps most of us hope to go through.
	MP3.com CD: Sweet Lady of Flowers - buy it! Credits: (c) Tale 2002. Written by Theo Niessink. Acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drum computer, electric guitar, keyboards (organ), vocals - Theo Niessink.
	Story Behind the Song This song was inspired on an interview with Dennis Potter about "Cold Lazarus", who was talking about this company in California that freezes in people (or parts of people) after they die. Because growing old, and death that will ultimately follow it, seem to me a sort of personal apocalyps, you will find some links to Revelations from the Bible in this song. (If you know where to look for it, there's also a little Stephen King in this song, from "Golden Years" and "The Dark Half".) Lyrics GOING TO SUNNY CALIFORNIA I've sacrificed my watch to birds But I didn't really notice and I couldn't help Now time flies, but I kept up 'though I walked Soon I'll be miles behind can't you tell? Great age, the road that leads into the ravine I'm going 'way to sunny California I'm having my head freezed And I hope when ev'ry tear is wiped from my face There'll be a final medicine for my disease Great age, the disease of time Great age, king and fair haired conquerer Great age, bloody sword of fire Great age, black Lady of Fortune Great age, evil, pale faced prior The dead that are dressed up in white They're watching stars fall in the night like sparrows Dragging my soul away from my heart I'm going back to sunny California Like sparrows flying 'neath the blood red moon There's some heavy weather, but it's clearing at the horizon I'd leave today, any minute, or just soon Old age, but great it was at times

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