Hollywood

Official lyrics, taken from Marina' blog:

American dream is the american queen American queen is the american dream

She is a polish girl in america tall, tanned hot blonde called Anya I asked her “Why would you want to be a Hollywood wife?” “Because I don’t wanna end up living in a dive on Vine”

Air hostesses doing gossip magazine crosswords on a flight to old L.A. 39 years old with a mile-high sheen trying to stimulate a mind that is slowly starting to decay I itch my skin to stand up and say “Lady, I know why your thoughts turned grey”

Hollywood infected your brain You wanted kissing in the rain Living in a movie scene Puking American dreams I’m obsessed with the mess that’s America I’m obsessed with the mess that’s America

A fat security making plays for me soon as I touch down in old LA He says “OH MY GOD, YOU LOOK JUST SHAKIRA NO, NO! YOU’RE CATHERINE ZETA!” “Actually, my name’s Marina”

Your mind is just like mine All filled up with things benign you’re looking for the golden light

Hollywood infected your brain You wanted kissing in the rain Living in a movie scene Puking American dreams I’m obsessed with the mess that’s America I’m obsessed with the mess that’s America

American dream is the american queen American queen is the american dream

Haha you know what's funny? I was just on youtube watching the video for this and some person posted a response saying "patriotic bullshit" ahahahaha. That's what I find so amazing about this song, to some people it sounds like she's pro-hollywood when she's really taking the piss out of hollywood culture and it's unrealistic representation of what your life should be and what you should look like. Yeah cause

"Hollywood infected your brain You wanted kissing in the rain Living in a movie scene Puking American dreams"

is soooooo patriotic. What a silly person. How funny is it going to be if this song catches on in America and you find girls singing to this thinking it's pro-Hollywood and then realise that it's not haha. "So, like, we're not supposed to like Hollywood??? I should love myself for the way I am and not have an unrealistic perception of life and my body image??? Oh my God!". Yes I really do hope Marina catches on and she reaches that much needed audience who need to realise that it's personality and not physical appearance that matters. When you love yourself you become physically attractive anyway! Confidence is sexy. Yes girls and boys, yes it is!

Both sets of lyrics are correct - the ones posted by AnalogTrash are the official lyrics off the album track, but it's been edited for the single, which is what the lyrics shown on here are for.

Bloody love this. Can't wait for the album...

She is a Polish girl in America Tall, tanned hot blonde girl called Anya I asked her why would you wanna be a hollywood wife? Because I don't wanna end up living in a dive on Vine I'll do anything for a dime Looking for the golden light

[Chorus] Hollywood infected your brain You wanted kissing in the rain Oh oh, Ive been living in a movie scene Puking American dreams Oh oh, Im obsessed with the mess thats America Im obsessed with the mess thats America

A fat security making plays for me As soon as I touch down in, oh, L.A., he said

Oh my god, you look just like Shakira No no, youre Catherine Zeta Actually, my names Marina

Your mind is just like mine All filled up with things benign Youre looking for the golden light

[Chorus] Hollywood infected your brain You wanted kissing in the rain Oh oh, I've been living in a movie scene Puking American dreams Oh oh, Im obsessed with the mess thats America Im obsessed with the mess thats America

American dream is the American queen American queen is the American dream Is the American dream Hollywood infected your brain You wanted kissing in the rain Oh oh, Ive been living in a movie scene Puking American dreams Hollywood infected your brain You wanted kissing in the rain Oh oh, Ive been living in a movie scene Puking American dreams Oh oh, Im obsessed with the mess thats America Im obsessed with the mess thats America

I don't know what it actually is, but it really doesn't sound like "because I don't wanna end up living with the fun". Or "girl called Ania". Anyway, it is an awesome song and I hope she actually does get big this year.

Can someone change the incorrect lyrics above? The lyrics is so wrong it's not funny. AnalogTrash posted the correct lyrics.

What Marina Diamandis said about "Hollywood" in the NME: "A bit of the message in the song is how we all aspire to achieve some part of the american dream. Yet a lot of the people who have achieved it are either not very content or their lives have ended in total tragedy, like Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson. We're led to believe that you'll only be happy if you live that kind of lifestyle and strive for fame, but that's often nonsense."

I absolutely love when she says, 'Actually, my name's Marina.', especially in the video. I just want to replay that over and over.

As for the meaning, I think that's clear. Everyone's chasing that Hollywood dream without realizing it's just as fake as they're trying to be.

um, u got JFK and LA mixed up, btw