Verse 1
You gotta be flawless
Or you don’t count
Spending what you don’t have
Just to look like you belong
But what you don’t see
Is where it all breaks down
Behind the curtain
Is nothing like this town
Chorus
Life’s not a movie
That stuff is not real
It’s all pretending
Gold-plated surface
Not who I wanna be
I’m starting to see it—
Hollywood burning
Verse 2
They hand you a script
But the words don’t fit
I tried to play perfect
It hollowed me out
Now I’d rather be messy
Than polished and fake
I’d rather be me
Than something I ain’t
Chorus
Life’s not a movie
That stuff is not real
It’s all pretending
Gold-plated surface
Not who I wanna be
I’m starting to see it—
Hollywood burning
Bridge
If there’s no set
And the spotlight’s off
And I’m just myself
Isn’t that enough?
Chorus
Life’s not a movie
That stuff is not real
It’s all pretending
Gold-plated surface
Not who I wanna be
I’m starting to see it—
Hollywood burning
Outro
Hollywood burning
It’s all pretending
Hollywood burning
Not who I wanna be
It’s just on the surface
Hollywood burning
Written by Jon-Yngve Bakke. All Rights Reserved.