Hollywood Schmollywood

by David Torok

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I loved movies like The Graduate, Easy A and The Spectacular Now growing up...BUT they instilled a false sense of reality in my head. These are movies that depicted the phenomenons of finding love, finding loyal friends and figuring out who you are supposed to be in 5 - 10 years as things that just immediately fell on your head once you turned 17 or 18 years old. So, when I got to be that age and did not have those things magically happening for me, I was pissed off that I was lied-to and decided to write a song expressing my displeasure!

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[Verse 1]
Hollywood said, "You can make your dreams come true."
Hollywood said, "Fame and glory await you...
Passion and smarts are the two keys to success
With them, you'll be on Easy Street with the rest."

So, just where are the prosperous ones now?
I can pick one or two out of the crowd.

[Chorus]
Take a look in that mirror (Oh no, that's me!)
I had youth and ambition (It's gone, you see!)
You could be the next Spielberg is heard at every turn
A promise that's only good for as long as solvent burns

Guess what, Hollywood Schmollywood?
You lied to me!

[Verse 2]
Remember you said "Don't worry, little one...
When you're full-grown, love and good friends, they will come."
But I see no friends, nor lovers in my sight
I stand alone, solitary in my life

I am desperate for some company
But the weather's adverse, not sunny

[Bridge]
Where to go from here? I just don't know at all
This confusion surrounding me
Who's gonna be there to catch me when I fall?
Why, oh, why is this happening?!

[Repeat Chorus, then End]

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released August 12, 2021

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