Californication Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Californication" by Red Hot Chili Peppers, released in 1999, is a #Rock song exploring themes of the American Dream, the superficiality of Hollywood, and the loss of authenticity. Its unique blend of melodic guitar riffs and introspective lyrics critiques cultural phenomena, influencing music and pop culture significantly.

[Verse 1]
Psychic spies from China try to steal your mind's elation
And little girls from Sweden dream of silver-screen quotation
And if you want these kind of dreams, it's Californication

[Verse 2]
It's the edge of the world and all of Western civilization
The sun may rise in the East, at least it settled in a final location
It's understood that Hollywood sells Californication

[Pre-Chorus]
Pay your surgeon very well to break the spell of aging
Celebrity skin: is this your chin or is that war you're waging?
First born unicorn
Hardcore soft porn

[Chorus]
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication

[Verse 3]
Marry me, girl, be my fairy to the world, be my very own constellation
A teenage bride with a baby inside getting high on information
And buy me a star on the boulevard, it's Californication

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