Hollywood's Dead
Lana Del Rey · Other Songs - Lana Del Rey
It was once in a lifetime.
It couldn't last,
It was doomed from the first time.
And you were 50's cool,
In blue suede shoes,
But it was a cover for,
All of the trouble,
You got into.
I always fall for the wrong guy,
Things that are bad always taste nice,
That's what girls like me do, lose you.
Don't tell me it's over!
Don't tell me it's over!
Hollywood's dead,
Elvis is crying,
Vicious in flames,
Roland is dying.
And in the light, you're,
Sickeningly beautiful.
Say goodbye, you're,
Sickeningly beautiful.
This kind of life,
Wasn't meant for the good girl.
Try as I might,
In the end it's a cruel world.
And you are living proof,
Sinatra aloof,
That you were an actor,
Who only went after,
The ones who swooned.
I always fall for the same type,
Gangsters in Vegas on game night,
That's what girls like me like,
The limelight.
Don't tell me it's over!
Don't tell me it's over!
Hollywood's dead,
Elvis is crying,
Marilyn's sad,
Hendrix is lying there.
In the light, you're,
Sickeningly beautiful.
Say goodbye, you're,
Sickeningly beautiful.
If you should go,
Before me then know,
That I always loved you,
There's no one above you, baby.
Don't tell me it's over!
Don't tell me it's over!
Hollywood's dead,
Elvis is crying,
Lennon wake up,
Cobain stop lying there.
In the light, you're,
Sickeningly beautiful.
Say goodbye, you're,
Sickeningly beautiful.
Say goodnight, you're,
So beautiful!
Hollywood's dead,
Hollywood's dead,
Hollywood's dead, yeah.
Hollywood's dead,
Hollywood's dead,
Hollywood's dead, yeah.
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Hollywood's Dead
Lana Del Rey's 'Hollywood's Dead' stands as a haunting centerpiece on her 2012 album *Born to Die*, embodying the melancholic aesthetic that defined her early career. The track utilizes a slow, atmospheric production style characteristic of her work, blending elements of baroque pop with a sense of cinematic decay. Thematically, the song explores the fading glamour and disillusionment of the American dream, a recurring motif in Del Rey's discography that reflects on the passage of time and the inevitable decline of cultural icons. Released during a pivotal period for her artistry, the recording helped solidify her reputation as a chronicler of nostalgia and lost romance, influencing a generation of artists to adopt a similar dreamy, retro-futuristic sound. The song remains a defining track for fans of her early work, capturing the essence of a bygone era with poetic precision.