▁The ▁tri o ▁made ▁a ▁demo ▁of ▁the ▁track ▁and ▁forgot ▁about ▁it ▁until ▁Mc M ah on ▁later ▁re - list ened ▁to ▁the ▁demo ▁and ▁re - w rote ▁parts ▁of ▁it . ▁Though ▁Mc M ah on ▁said ▁the ▁song ▁wasn ' t ▁about ▁him ▁directly , ▁it ▁tal ks ▁about ▁a ▁person ▁leaving ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁manner ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁after ▁dis band ing ▁Jack ' s ▁Man ne quin . ▁" C ec ilia ▁and ▁the ▁Sat ellite " ▁was ▁written ▁with ▁the ▁for es ight ▁that ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁were ▁expecting ▁their ▁first ▁child . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁songs ▁written ▁for ▁the ▁album , ▁and ▁summar izes ▁Mc M ah on ' s ▁life ▁up ▁to ▁that ▁point . ▁While ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁a ▁studio , ▁Mc M ah on ▁heard ▁Don ▁Hen ley ' s ▁" The ▁Boys ▁of ▁Summer " ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁pick ▁apart ▁its ▁an atom y ▁with ▁Vi ola . ▁After ▁not icing ▁how ▁v ivid ▁the ▁song ' s ▁lyr ics ▁were , ▁they ▁began ▁writing ▁" High ▁D ive ". ▁Mc M ah on ▁tack led ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁view point ▁of ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁splitting ▁up ▁and ▁her ▁moving ▁on , ▁he ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁about ▁lov ing ▁a ▁person ▁" so ▁much ▁that ▁you ' ll ▁take ▁anything ▁they ' re ▁willing ▁to ▁give ▁even ▁if ▁it ' s ▁not ▁enough ." ▁ ▁Mc M ah on ' s ▁week