Marquee
Hollywood Dreams: Unveiling the Dark Allure of Fame
Lyrics
They will know me
Expressing a desire for recognition and acknowledgment.
They will love me
Anticipating affection or admiration from others.
They will praise me
Expecting to receive commendation or approval.
They will know my name
Desiring widespread awareness of one's identity.
Fembots meet in Hollywood colliding
Depicting a meeting of artificial female entities in Hollywood.
With their carved out sides and their plastic smiles
Describing the superficiality of these entities, marked by plastic surgery and insincere smiles.
Drugs don't work because they took them all
Suggesting the ineffectiveness of drugs due to excessive use, leading to a state of dryness.
And now they're dry
Referring to a lack of available drugs, possibly due to overconsumption.
The shuffle of the dimes who come by the dozen
Highlighting the abundance of individuals (dimes) seeking connections with influential figures.
To latch to the suits that give and take, exploit, control
Commenting on the exploitative nature of powerful figures who both give and take, exercising control.
And toxify their conducts, pacify their intellect
Indicating the toxic impact of influential people on the behavior and thinking of others.
For the right place we can fake this all night
Suggesting a willingness to fake appearances for the sake of being in the right place.
More for less, to pad their pocketbooks keep them smiling
Emphasizing the pursuit of material gain at the expense of authenticity.
Bleach their roots, till bright-eyed girls
Describing the transformation of innocent girls into jaded professionals through artificial means.
Are all blown out pros
Portraying the commodification of bright-eyed girls into seasoned professionals.
One and two and three is for the show
Introducing the theme of performance and appearance as the primary focus.
With looks to kill it's all they know
Stating that the primary goal is to impress and captivate with looks that can be lethal.
It's one and two and three is for the show
Reiterating the importance of appearance and performance.
Self-absorbed they learned it from Monroe
Implies a self-centered attitude learned from the iconic figure Marilyn Monroe.
To live and die in Hollywood's the dream
Describing the aspiration to live and die in Hollywood, portraying it as a dream.
Sold herself to be a tabloid queen
Narrating the selling of oneself to become a tabloid sensation.
To live and die in Hollywood's the dream
Repeating the dream of living and dying in Hollywood but with a different outcome.
She sold herself to suffocate the scene
Expressing the idea of selling oneself to dominate or stifle the entertainment scene.
They will know me
Repeating the desire for recognition, love, and praise.
They will love me
Reiterating the expectation of love and praise.
They will praise me
Emphasizing the desire for acknowledgment and commendation.
When they see my name in lights
Linking recognition and praise to seeing one's name in lights.
Time moves fast but in Hollywood it flies
Highlighting the accelerated pace of time in Hollywood.
You've gone past your prime, dying on the vine
Describing the decline of individuals past their prime in the entertainment industry.
The ones that fed you won't feed you now
Indicating that those who supported you in the past may abandon you in decline.
Because you're dry
Referring to a state of dryness or lack of support.
The retreat of the mimes that live on borrowed time
Describing the withdrawal or departure of mimes who live on borrowed time.
And cling to a trick that's brought and sold and getting old
Depicting a clinging to outdated and sold-out tricks that no longer hold value.
You knew it would destruct, now your moments up
Suggesting the anticipated self-destructive consequences of certain actions.
What a dirty end, Hollywood's revenge
Describing a grim ending as a form of revenge from Hollywood.
Locked and loaded
Expressing readiness and determination to see one's name in lights.
To see my name in lights
Reiterating the commitment to achieving recognition and fame.
Locked and loaded
Emphasizing the preparedness to see one's name illuminated.
I'll see my name in lights
Expressing the determination to achieve fame and recognition.
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