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Intro : [][][][] [][][]> let ring (  )                                       1st verse :                                         long December and there’s reason to believe Maybe this year will be better than the last                                                             (  ) I can’t remember the last thing you said as you were leavin’                        > let ring  ( ) Now the days go by so fast          Chorus: And it’s one more day up in the canyons     And it’s one more night in Hollywood                                                       X           ( ) If you think that I could be forgiven...         I wish you would Na na na na Na na na na na na na na na ( )              >let ring  (  )   Na na na na yeah           2nd verse :                                 The smell of hospitals in winter And the feeling that it’s all a lot of oysters but no pearls   All at once you look across a crowded room                                          >let ring     ( ) To see the way that light attaches to a girl             Chorus: And it’s one more day up in the canyons     And it’s one more night in Hollywood                                                  >let ring          (  ) If you think you might come to California...      I think you should Na na na na Na na na na na na na na na ( )              >let ring  (  )   Na na na na yeah           Solo: [][][][] [][][]> let ring (  )                                       3rd verse :                    Drove up to Hillside Manor sometime after two a.m. And talked a little while about the year      I guess the winter makes you laugh a little slower Makes you talk a little lower about the things you could not show her And it’s been a long December and there’s reason to believe Maybe this year will be better than the last     I can’t remember all the times I tried to tell myself                                 >let ring   ( )   ( )   ( ) To hold on to these moments as they pass                  Bridge :                                                    | And it’s one more day up in the canyons            | LET                                                    | RING And it’s one more night in Hollywood               |                                                    | It’s been so long since I’ve seen the ocean...     |                     ( )  I guess I should     Na na na na Na na na na na na na na na ( )                       Na na na na yeah   Outro (x3) :                                                    Na na na na Na na na na na na na na na ( )                       Na na na na yeah     >let ring (  )    >let ring (  )         | only Yeah             yeah           yeah     | 3rd time

La chanson évoque une période de réflexion et de mélancolie, où l'on se demande si l'année à venir apportera du réconfort après des moments difficiles. Le narrateur se remémore des souvenirs fugaces tout en faisant face à l'imprévisibilité de la vie. Les paysages de la Californie, avec leurs canyons et Hollywood, servent de toile de fond à cette quête de sens et de mieux-être. Le contexte évoqué semble être celui d'une période hivernale, marquée par des souvenirs nostalgiques et une certaine solitude. La mention d'hôpitaux et le sentiment de passer à côté de ce qui est véritablement précieux montrent une lutte intérieure, tandis que l'espoir persiste, offrant une lueur d'optimisme.