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Mr. California and the Mr. California Band Lyrics

There she is again
Referring to the woman who caused the singer harm and is the subject of the song

The woman who tried to destroy me
The singer's personal feelings towards the woman who hurt him

Using her precious time machine
Imagery for the woman's ability to manipulate time and space

Expanding time and space
Further imagery describing what the woman can do with her time machine

Was there anything she couldn't erase
Questioning the extent of the woman's power to manipulate time and memory

My mind was beginning to unwind
The mental toll the woman and her time machine have taken on the singer

How could she be so hard to find
The singer's difficulty in getting over the woman who hurt him

And yet so unkind
The woman's lack of empathy towards the artist

She is always on my mind
The recurring thoughts and memories of the woman who hurt him

If love is an illusion then why i am from so many delusions
Rhetorical question about the nature of love and why the artist can't move past his feelings for the woman

I am under you're spell
Metaphorically stating that the woman has control over the singer's emotions and thoughts

I know you can tell
The artist acknowledging that the woman knows the hold she has over him

That i dwell on the love of the past
The singer can't move on from the past love he shared with the woman

That's why i want us to last together
The singer still hopes for a reconciliation with the woman

Forever and ever
The singer hopes for a long-lasting relationship

Until the end
Further emphasizing the artist's desire for a long-lasting relationship

You fucked about with my soul
The woman has hurt the artist deeply

Now you have left a hole to fill in my life
The woman's absence has left the singer with a sense of loss and a need for something, or someone, to fill the void

A hole in my body
Metaphorically, the singer feels a physical emptiness that can't be ignored

And scars in my heart
Still feeling the pain of what the woman has done to him

Where do i start
The artist doesn't know where to begin to process his emotions and move on

Is this how it needs to be
Questioning whether the relationship with the woman was meant to end in such a painful way

Why can't you change
The singer wishes the woman could fix what she's done to him

Let use every minute that time sends us
The artist wants to fully embrace their time together

Computer based universe
A metaphor for the world we live in and the technological advancements that have influenced people's emotions and relationships

What on earth
Expressing disbelief over the situation the singer finds himself in

Is it really necessary to send me mad
Expressing frustration over the effect the woman has had on his mental state

Just because you need me so bad
Seeing the woman's actions as selfish and manipulative

Why do you have to use my fears to control me
Feeling as though the woman has taken advantage of the artist's vulnerabilities

I only need you with me
Despite everything, the singer still wants to be with the woman

That is how it should be
This is what the singer believes should happen between him and the woman