Hollywood Whore – English Lyrics

• By: Machine Gun Kelly
• Album: Hotel Diablo

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and 'Hollywood Whore' by Machine Gun Kelly offers a compelling lesson in modern English slang and emotionally charged vocabulary. The song's raw and direct lyrics provide a window into the complexities of betrayal and the pressures of fame, making it a unique and engaging way to expand your understanding of informal and expressive language.

[English]

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AM I WRONG FOR BEING LOST?

THE PRESSURES OF BEING BOSS EXHAUSTED

EVERY BONE IN MY BODY, I CAN'T WALK

I DON'T TALK, I SCREAM, I DON'T STOP TO THINK

I'M SO CLOSE TO THE DREAM THAT I CAN'T GO TO SLEEP

IRONIC, I KNOW, SO I NEED MORE CHRONIC TO ROLL

TRYNA FIND WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT, THE MONEY OR MY SOUL

IT'S COLD, I'M LOW, I'M CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROADS

UNDER THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN, YOU GET BLINDED BY THE GLOW, UH

YO

HOW COULD YOU LOOK ME IN THE FACE?

YOU SAT AT THE TABLE WITH MY DAUGHTER

PROMISIN' YOU GOT US RIGHT AFTER YOU FINISHED SAYIN' GRACE

WHY DON'T YOU TELL HER WHAT YOU'RE HIDIN' IN THE BANK?

IT'S TIME TO CUT MY LAWN AND SEE THE SNAKES

IT'S TIME TO TELL THE TRUTH TO EVERY FAN WHO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND

THAT IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU THEY HAD TO WAIT

WHILE YOU LEFT ME HERE TO DEAL WITH ALL THE HATE, AH

STILL SMILE BUT FEEL SO FAKE

IT'S NO SUN, THE CLOUDS ARE OPAQUE

SO MUCH SHADE I READ ON ONE PAGE

I CAN'T EVEN LOOK AT YOUR NAME WITHOUT GETTIN' THE SHAKES

WHAT A MISTAKE UH, LOOK AT HOW YOU TAKE UH

WHAT DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU, THIS WAS A RAPE

AND IF FATE SEND US BOTH TO HEAVEN

I'MA KEEP A BLADE IN MY LEATHER SO I CAN KILL YOU AT THE GATE, UH

(FIRST PLACE) IS IT WORTH IT WHEN YOU SEE US ALL?

(TWO FACED)

TRYNA FIT IN TO A WORLD WITH NO

(NEW SPACE)

COMMIT THIRD DEGREE MURDER

(WHAT FOR?)

TRYNA PLAY ME LIKE A HOLLYWOOD WHORE

(FIRST PLACE)

IS IT WORTH IT WHEN YOU SEE US ALL?

(TWO FACED)

TRYNA FIT IN TO A WORLD WITH NO

(NEW SPACE)

COMMIT THIRD DEGREE MURDER

(WHAT FOR?)

TRYNA PLAY ME LIKE A HOLLYWOOD WHORE

I WOKE UP SWEATIN', TRYNA FORGET I'M IN A MANSION

'CAUSE FANS ARE MAD AT MY EXPANSION

AND MY FRIEND I THOUGHT WAS FAMILY

WHO'D ALWAYS UNDERSTAND ME

GOT OFFENDED, 'CAUSE HE JEALOUS

WE SUPPOSED TO BE AT THE GRAMMYS

I'M ASKIN', WHEN DID PRIDE AND PASSION

GET MISTAKIN' FOR HANDOUTS AND ASS KISSIN'?

THE FACT IS I MADE IT FROM TRAILER TRASH TO SAKS FIFTH

TOOK IT FROM UNDERGROUND TO MASSIVE, AND THE COME UP WAS CLASSIC

BACK WHEN WHITE BOYS RAPPED, THEY GETTIN' THEY ASS KICKED

I WAS BATTLIN' PUTTIN' THESE RAPPERS IN CASKETS

I WAS WALKIN' HOME GETTIN' JUMPED AFTER CLASSES

TELL ME, WHY DON'T MY HATERS MENTION THAT SHIT?

NOW, MY RENT IS DUE AND I'M A TENANT GETTIN' BY WITH NO CREDIT

GOT RESIDUE FROM A SEDATIVE I AIN'T GET FROM THE MEDIC

MY SCHEDULE IS SO FUCKIN' HECTIC, BUT STILL I'M IN DEBT

I'D BE BETTER OFF DEAD SO LIFE INSURANCE KEEP MY FAMILY FED

IT'S BECAUSE OF Y'ALL, I COULDN'T SEPARATE FROM MY CAREER

'CAUSE OF Y'ALL, I HATED MYSELF FOR SO MANY YEARS

'CAUSE OF YOU, YOU AIN'T NEVER GONNA SEE ME TRUST

EVEN IF I GOT A WIFE, SHE JUST SOMEBODY I FUCK

(FIRST PLACE)

IS IT WORTH IT WHEN YOU SEE US ALL?

(TWO FACED)

TRYNA FIT IN TO A WORLD WITH NO

(NEW SPACE)

COMMIT THIRD DEGREE MURDER

(WHAT FOR?)

TRYNA PLAY ME LIKE A HOLLYWOOD WHORE

(FIRST PLACE)

IS IT WORTH IT WHEN YOU SEE US ALL?

(TWO FACED)

TRYNA FIT IN TO A WORLD WITH NO

(NEW SPACE)

COMMIT THIRD DEGREE MURDER

(WHAT FOR?)

TRYNA PLAY ME LIKE A HOLLYWOOD WHORE

...

THE CITY OF ANGELS, DANGER

THE CITY OF ANGELS, DANGER

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
exhausted /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ B1	adjective - completely worn out; drained of energy
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to experience images, thoughts, or feelings while sleeping
important /ɪmˈpɔːrtənt/ B1	adjective - of great significance or value
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal
caught /kɔːt/ A2	verb - to capture or seize
blinded /ˈblaɪndɪd/ B1	verb - to make unable to see
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ A2	verb - to assure someone that one will definitely do something or that something will happen noun - a declaration assuring that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being true
shake /ʃeɪk/ A2	verb - to move back and forth or up and down rapidly noun - a tremor or vibration
mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ B1	noun - an error or fault
blade /bleɪd/ B2	noun - the cutting edge of a knife or other weapon
murder /ˈmɜːrdər/ C1	noun - the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another verb - to kill (someone) intentionally
expansion /ɪkˈspænʃən/ B2	noun - the process of becoming larger or more extensive
jealous /ˈdʒeləs/ B1	adjective - feeling or showing envy of someone or their achievements and advantages
classic /ˈklæsɪk/ B2	adjective - judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality and outstanding of its kind
massive /ˈmæsɪv/ B2	adjective - extremely large
credit /ˈkredɪt/ B1	noun - the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on trust that payment will be made in the future
debt /det/ B1	noun - something, typically money, that is owed or due

Key Grammar Structures

• AM I WRONG FOR BEING LOST?

  ➔ Present Continuous, Modal Verb (be)

  ➔ The question uses the Present Continuous tense to ask about a current state, modified by the modal verb "**be**".

• I DON'T TALK, I SCREAM, I DON'T STOP TO THINK

  ➔ Simple Present, Verb Conjugation, Negative construction

  ➔ The sentence uses the Simple Present tense to describe habitual actions or states, with negative contractions "**don't**" and verb conjugation.

• TRYNA FIND WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT, THE MONEY OR MY SOUL

  ➔ Gerund, Comparative Adjective

  ➔ "**Finding**" acts as a gerund, and "**more important**" is a comparative adjective.

• YOU GET BLINDED BY THE GLOW, UH

  ➔ Passive Voice

  ➔ The passive voice construction ("get blinded") is used to emphasize what happens to the subject, rather than who does it.

• HOW COULD YOU LOOK ME IN THE FACE?

  ➔ Modal Verb (could), Interrogative Sentence

  ➔ This sentence uses the modal verb "**could**" to express astonishment or disbelief, and it's structured as an interrogative sentence.

• WHY DON'T YOU TELL HER WHAT YOU'RE HIDIN' IN THE BANK?

  ➔ Question with inversion, Present Continuous

  ➔ A question with inversion ( **Why don't you...**) and Present Continuous tense (you're **hiding**).

• IT'S TIME TO CUT MY LAWN AND SEE THE SNAKES

  ➔ Imperative clause, Simple Present

  ➔ "It's time to..." followed by an imperative phrase. "See" is in Simple Present.

• SO MUCH SHADE I READ ON ONE PAGE

  ➔ Inversion

  ➔ The phrase uses inversion to put emphasis on "**so much shade**", the object comes first and the subject and verb are reversed.

• I'M ASKIN', WHEN DID PRIDE AND PASSION

  ➔ Contracted form, Past Simple (did)

  ➔ The sentence uses a contracted form "I'm **askin'**" and the auxiliary verb "**did**" indicates the past simple tense.

• I'D BE BETTER OFF DEAD SO LIFE INSURANCE KEEP MY FAMILY FED

  ➔ Conditional clause (would be), Verb (keep)

  ➔ This sentence uses a conditional clause using the construction "I'd **be**" which is a short form of "I **would be**" . The word "**keep**" works as a verb in a sentence.