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Dream Surfing (Dream Version) on Wave 1: Echoes.
Wave 1: Echoes track 05
Dream Surfing (Dream Version)
Less motion, more memory — a version that makes the longing underneath the song feel fragile, intimate, and close-up.
Lyrics
Sun-kissed mornings, waves crashing loud Beach boys on the radio, drawing a crowd Golden sands and endless skies Living the dream, under the Californian highs
But behind the scenes, it’s not all it seems Just a picture-perfect, Hollywood dream We chased the sun, we chased the waves But reality’s a different case
Na nah nah nah, nah nah The Beach Boys didn’t even really surf Na nah nah nah nah nah But a little California dreaming never hurt
Boardwalk nights, neon lights aglow Unsigned bands and the surfboard show We lived for the thrill, the sunburnt days Handling the white stuff would always amaze
But behind the scenes, it’s not all it seems Just a picture-perfect, Hollywood dream We chased the sun, we chased the waves But reality’s a different case
Na nah nah nah, nah nah The Beach Boys didn’t even really surf Na nah nah nah nah nah But a little California dreaming never hurt
Na nah nah nah, nah nah We could ride waves if we learn to swim first Nah nah nah nah, nah But the Beach Boys didn’t even, even really surf
We laughed, we played, we soaked up the sun Living in a world where the surf was fun But the waves we rode were just for show A dream we chased, but didn’t really know
Na nah nah nah, nah nah The Beach Boys didn’t even really surf Na nah nah nah nah nah But a little California dreaming never hurt (no it never really hurt)
Na nah nah nah, nah nah We could ride waves if we learn to swim first Nah nah nah nah, nah But the Beach Boys didn’t even really, really surf
About this song
Less motion, more memory — a version that makes the longing underneath the song feel fragile, intimate, and close-up.
Some songs feel like they were always meant to have another side to them. Dream Surfing was all about chasing a dream that never really existed—a sun-soaked fantasy that, underneath the surface, wasn’t quite real. When revisiting the song, the idea of stripping it down to something more intimate just made sense.
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