[Verse 1] I hitchhiked into Laurel Canyon with a guitar on my back Summer ’73, hair still smelling like the Midwest track He lived in a house with walls made of vinyl and weed Said “baby, you’re the echo that my songs need” We’d lie on the roof while the city burned gold Jacaranda petals falling like secrets never told [Pre-Chorus] The needle drops, the room starts to spin He calls me his angel, then calls me his sin [Chorus] Jacaranda static, purple rain on the floor I’m the muse in the mirror that he doesn’t love anymore Every chord he plays cuts a little bit deeper Love me like the radio when the signal gets weaker Jacaranda static, fading into the night We were gods in the canyon till the morning light Hold me closer while the tape deck dies This is how the pretty ones say goodbye [Verse 2] Backstage passes and lines on the glass His manager says “she’s just another girl who won’t last” I wore his leather jacket like a second skin While he wrote about freedom and leaving again The parties blurred into one long violet haze I learned how to smile while the music played [Pre-Chorus] The amps hum low like a dying prayer I taste the static in the California air [Chorus] Jacaranda static, purple rain on the floor I’m the muse in the mirror that he doesn’t love anymore Every chord he plays cuts a little bit deeper Love me like the radio when the signal gets weaker Jacaranda static, fading into the night We were gods in the canyon till the morning light Hold me closer while the tape deck dies This is how the pretty ones say goodbye [Bridge] If they find me sleeping in the back of the van Say I looked like heaven with a joint in my hand Say the canyon finally swallowed what it craved A girl who traded tomorrow for the songs he gave [Final Chorus – soft, almost spoken over crackling vinyl] Jacaranda static… slowing down Nothing left but petals scattered on the ground We burned so bright in that ’70s glow Now the music’s over and nobody knows Jacaranda static… [Outro] Play the last track when they bury me Leave the needle running so he hears me
