Stop marching 'cause you think you're on the silver screen Counting days and skipping stones in this manufactured scene Over age and under lights, oh, does the fame machine Weigh a ton? I'll be yours tonight Living the dream of a meteorite, a flash and gone Stop jumping 'cause we got something real to say, yeah Young lovers keep it burning bright in shallow L.A., yeah Short attention doesn't fly, gotta go for broke and bold What you craving? That plastic fame? Does it leave you cold? Jumping the fence, riding the hype, can you take the truth untold? I'll be yours today Living the dream with a capital K, like Kardashian's sway Stop jumping 'cause we got something real to say, yeah Young lovers keep it burning bright in shallow L.A., yeah Tell me now, I'll tell you how, in this land of make-believe Just show me where to send your broken heart, maybe we can weave Make time for love and realness, not just flashing lights The mothers of invention tried their best in these strange nights We all know and struggle in this gilded loneliness A tender mess for everyone, I guess, Hollywood stress Half-blinded by the glare, I'm reminded where the real stairs Are hiding, nickel and dimin', think, it's time for musical chairs Dirty laundry in the hills, what a quandary of cares Ask her if she cares I'll be yours and more Better than scripted, like never acted before Stop jumping 'cause we got something real to say, yeah Young lovers keep it burning bright in shallow L.A., yeah Make time for love and realness, not just flashing lights The mothers of invention tried their best in these strange nights We all know and struggle in this gilded loneliness A tender mess for everyone, I guess, Hollywood stress Sweet talking, as I'm walking through your part of town, Never again will true voices in this fake place be found Is real connection meant to be in this synthetic ground? Is it you and me? A billion to one against the Hollywood sound, a sound… Said yeah, oh, yeah Said yeah, oh, yeah I said yeah, oh, yeah