HOLLYWOOD
Hello, my name is Hollywood,
and I am not a victim
No, I am not a victim,
but I play one in real life
Hello, my name is Hollywood,
my life is not as scripted
My life is not as scripted,
and someone’s going to pay
Hollywood, you broke my heart,
you said that we would never part
Unless things changed, and then they did.
You believed the lies, what the tabloids said
Hello, my name is Hollywood,
I’m a prisoner of the system
I do what all the glamour girls do,
exactly what I want
Hello, my name is Hollywood,
I’m fearful of commitment
When life gets hard I sail away,
to where no one knows my name
Hello, my name is Hollywood,
my plot’s a little twisted
And if you sit too close to me,
then you’ll be twisted too
Hello, my name is Hollywood.
My god, I should have listened
My mind got lost in fantasy,
and then the lights came on
credits
from Tolerance Ends, Love Begins,
released February 7, 2017
Jesse James DeConto: vocals, bass
Katie DeConto: vocals
Steven DeConto: acoustic guitar
Eric Johnson, Michael Depue & Wilson Greene: electric guitars
Steve Anderson: drumkit
Mailande Moran: vocals
Mark Simonsen: toy piano
Recorded in 2016 at the Fidelitorium, Kernersville, N.C.,
with additional recording at Studio M, Durham, N.C.
Engineered and mixed by Thom Canova
Produced by Mark Simonsen
Production assistant: Kelcy Dial
Mastered by Morgan Sizer at Mozu Mastering, New Haven, Conn.
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