Story Behind The Song

This song was written after an assault weapon massacre murder in an urban high-rise structure in San Francisco known as 101 California Street. It was the first of such murders on the West Coast in which the shooter killed and wounded multiple strangers and then shot and killed himself in the stairwell. His motivation, he was in a civil law suit. The structure housed the law office of the attorneys representing a civil suit he was involved in. It is written from the perspective of one of the victims.

Song Description

Long intro with moody sound effects.. artsy-fartsy, pink floydish with very passionate female vocal with lots of range..written after an infamous assault weapon shooting at 101 California Street in San Francisco

Lyrics

101 California (Dream with the Angels)
Words and music by Claire Machado @2003

(Verse)
What's happened to my city filled with so much crime
Stress and competition. What a way to die..

(Verse)
Mother, can you tell me now, was it just a lie?
Too much love for money? Not enough for life?

(Chorus)
Dream with the Angels
of the evening sky
and I'll think of you, angel,
as I wave goodbye..

(Verse)
Could happen in the instant someone blows their mind,
decides to take you with them, leave your past behind..

(Verse)
Brother, can you feel it? the anger from inside?
Hard to just ignore it, let it pass you by...

(Chorus)
Dream with the Angels
of the evening sky
and I'll think of you, angel,
as I wave goodbye..
(Chorus)
Dream with the Angels
of the evening sky
and I'll think of you, angel,
as I wave goodbye..

(Verse)
Gotta keep on livin', got to just survive
and keep alive the memory, someone has to try

(Chorus)
Dream with the Angels
of the evening sky
and I'll think of you, angel,
as I wave goodbye..

(End)
Too much love.. too much love for money..
What's happened.. What's happened to my city..
As I wave goodbye.. As I wave goodbye..wave goodbye...