Lyrical Breakdown of Say Goodbye Hollywood - A Journey through Words and Rhymes

Welcome to the detailed analysis of "Say Goodbye Hollywood" on Lazyjot. Here, we unravel the lyrical complexity and artistic brilliance that define this iconic song.

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Sayin' goodbye, sayin' goodbye to Hollywood

(Hollywood)

Sayin' goodbye, sayin' goodbye to Hollywood

(Why do I feel this way)

Sayin' goodbye, sayin' goodbye to Hollywood

I thought I had it all figured out, I did

I thought I was tough enough

to stick it out with Kim

But I wasn't tough enough

to juggle two things at once

I found myself layin' on my knees in cuffs

Which should've been a reason enough

for me to get my stuff and just leave

How come I couldn't see this shit myself

it's just me

Nobody couldn't see the shit I felt

Knowin' damn well she wasn't gonna be there when I fell

to catch me

The minute shit was heated she just bailed

I'm standin' here swingin' on

like thirty people by myself

I couldn't even see the millimeter

when it fell

Turned around saw Gary stashin' the heater in his belt

Saw the bouncers rush him and beat him to the ground

I just sold two million records

I don't need to go to jail

I'm not about to lose my freedom over no female

I need to slow down

Try to get my feet on solid ground

so for now I'm

Sayin' goodbye, sayin' goodbye to Hollywood

(Hollywood)

Sayin' goodbye, sayin' goodbye to Hollywood

(Why do I feel this way)

Sayin' goodbye, sayin' goodbye to Hollywood

Bury my face in comic books

'cause I don't wanna look

At nothin', this world's too much

I've swallowed all I could

If I could swallow a bottle of Tylenol I would

and end it for good

Just say goodbye to Hollywood

I probably should

these problems are piling all at once

'Cause everything that bothers me

I got it bottled up

I think I'm bottomin' out

But I'm not about to give up

I gotta get up

Thank God, I got a little girl

And I'm a responsible father

So not a lot of good

I'd be to my daughter layin' in the bottom of the mud

Must be in my blood 'cause I don't know how I do it

All I know is I don't wanna follow in the footsteps of my dad

'Cause I hate him so bad

The worst fear that I had

was growin' up to be like his fuckin' ass, man

If you could understand

why I am the way that I am

What do I say to my fans, when I tell 'em I'm

Sayin' goodbye, sayin' goodbye to Hollywood

(Hollywood)

Sayin' goodbye, sayin' goodbye to Hollywood

(Why do I feel this way)

Sayin' goodbye, sayin' goodbye to Hollywood

I don't wanna quit

but shit, I feel like this is it

For me to have this much appeal like this is sick

This is not a game

this fame, in real life this is sick

Publicity stunt my ass

conceal my fuckin' dick

Fuck the guns, I'm done

I'll never look at gats

If I scrap, I'll scrap like I ain't never whipped some ass

I love my fans

But no one ever puts a grasp on the fact

I've sacrificed everything I have

I never dreamt I'd get to the level that I'm at

this is whack

This is more than I ever could of asked

Everywhere I go, a hat, a sweater hood, or mask

What about math

how come I wasn't ever good at that

It's like the boy in the bubble

who never could adapt, I'm trapped

If I could go back, I never woulda rapped

I sold my soul to the devil

I'll never get it back

I just wanna leave this game with level head intact

Imagine goin' from bein'

a no one to seein'

Everything blow up

and all you did was just grow up emceeing

It's fuckin' crazy

'Cause all I wanted was to give Hailie the life I never had

But instead I forced us to live alienated, so I'm sayin'

Sayin' goodbye, sayin' goodbye to Hollywood

(Hollywood)

Sayin' goodbye, sayin' goodbye to Hollywood

(Why do I feel this way)

Sayin' goodbye, sayin' goodbye to Hollywood

Goodbye, goodbye Hollywood

(Goodbye)

Please don't cry for me

when I'm gone for good

(This shit is not for me)

So goodbye, goodbye Hollywood

(I'm not a fuckin' star)

Please don't cry for me

when I'm gone for good

(I'm goin' back home)

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