I'd die if I didn't see you there
So I don't think I'm going to go to L.A. anymore John Mayer – In Your Atmosphere (Live)
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John doesn’t want to go to Los Angeles anymore, because he’s conflicted between the joy of seeing his love and the heartbreak of knowing what used to be.
Los Angeles is presumably the site of this former relationship, and it’s difficult for John to go there without the reminder of this relationship.
Tell the sweetest story line
Your tears on these sheets
And your footsteps are down the hall John Mayer – Come Back to Bed
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Looking at his surroundings and the sensory of the scene, John describes the innocence of the woman he’s with. Meanwhile, he also further reveals the sadness of the situation.
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John starts the song by describing the somber setting. He goes on to reveal that he’s alone in this room because of an argument.
More literally, he’s revealing that the mood of John’s lover’s bedroom is unpleasant when the woman isn’t in it with him.
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Cozz and Effect is the debut album released in 2014 by J. Cole’s Dreamville Records signee Cozz.
Then it would end my whole world like a polar shift
I'm talking 'bout your love Classified (Ft. B.o.B) – Higher
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B.o.B needs marijuana, and if he had to go without it, his whole world would turn upside down.
The “ends” of the world, as B.o.B appears to see it, are the North and South Poles, hence why the ends of his Earth would shift if he was without weed.
Don't want to be with nobody if I can't be with you
That's my only chick, that's my only chick
If she's a good girl, won't let the homies hit Classified (Ft. B.o.B) – Higher
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I'm talking 'bout you girl
I'm talking 'bout her, that's my baby
You keep me elevated when life get crazy Classified (Ft. B.o.B) – Higher
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B.o.B gets high off weed, which is obvious, but “the climate” probably refers to a room or area that’s filled with weed smoke.
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This stanza is mostly a reiteration of the first one, but it gives a more vivid image of what used to be:
John would go to LA to see this woman and stay with her, and he doesn’t know how he ever survived the late nights in Hollywood through what might have been a tumultuous relationship.
“I’m not sure that I really ever could”
There is no L.A., as it exists to John, to return to without this woman with him.
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As mentioned the line is: “Hold on to a hotel key in your bedroom neighborhood”. And the next line is “Me sleepwalking in Hollywood”.
There are several live versions on YouTube where this is much clearer than on the live album.
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I’m pretty sure this says: “Hold on to a hotel key in your bedroom neighborhood” meaning every time he goes to LA he stays with her and now they’re not together he doesn’t think he can face a lonely hotel room in the same city they used to share a bed.