In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
You're on the outside
You're lookin' in
You're takin' pictures
Of what you've never been
So kill to kill
So you want to die?
You're burnin' slowly
With seven lies
Blow up the bitch
With the firecracker smile
Switchblade in her suitcase
Loves to drive them wild
So kill to kill
Yeah you're gonna die
Everybody's searchin'
Every single night
You'll never keep it
'Cause you sold yourself
And by the way-i-ay-i-ay
You'll never lose it
'Cause you never had it
It's all the sa-i-ay-i-ame
Rock star life
Turn off the switch
Hollywood bitch
So fake that she seems real
(She goes again)
Rock star life
Turn off the switch
Hollywood bitch
So fake that she seems real
(She goes again)
She's from the Westside
She's lookin' thin
She fills her body
With what she'll never be
So kill to kill
So you want to die?
Everybody's searchin'
Every single night
You'll never keep it
'Cause you sold yourself
And by the way-i-ay-i-ay
You'll never lose it
'Cause you never had it
It's all the sa-i-ay-i-ame
Rock star life
Turn off the switch
Hollywood bitch
So fake that she seems real
(She goes again)
Rock star life
Turn off the switch
Hollywood bitch
So fake that she seems real
(She goes again)
Rock star life
Turn off the switch
Hollywood bitch
So fake that she seems real
(She goes again)
You're lookin' in
You're takin' pictures
Of what you've never been
So kill to kill
So you want to die?
You're burnin' slowly
With seven lies
Blow up the bitch
With the firecracker smile
Switchblade in her suitcase
Loves to drive them wild
So kill to kill
Yeah you're gonna die
Everybody's searchin'
Every single night
You'll never keep it
'Cause you sold yourself
And by the way-i-ay-i-ay
You'll never lose it
'Cause you never had it
It's all the sa-i-ay-i-ame
Rock star life
Turn off the switch
Hollywood bitch
So fake that she seems real
(She goes again)
Rock star life
Turn off the switch
Hollywood bitch
So fake that she seems real
(She goes again)
She's from the Westside
She's lookin' thin
She fills her body
With what she'll never be
So kill to kill
So you want to die?
Everybody's searchin'
Every single night
You'll never keep it
'Cause you sold yourself
And by the way-i-ay-i-ay
You'll never lose it
'Cause you never had it
It's all the sa-i-ay-i-ame
Rock star life
Turn off the switch
Hollywood bitch
So fake that she seems real
(She goes again)
Rock star life
Turn off the switch
Hollywood bitch
So fake that she seems real
(She goes again)
Rock star life
Turn off the switch
Hollywood bitch
So fake that she seems real
(She goes again)
Lyrics submitted by thewhitepony33
Hollywood Bitch Lyrics as written by Robert Emile Deleo Dean Deleo
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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