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    1) The song is about the dream-like allure and dark underbelly of California, specifically Los Angeles, and its influence on popular culture. 2) It references the music industry in Hollywood selling an idealized version of California ("Californication") to the world through movies and songs. 3) Beneath the glamor, it also hints at issues like population control, celebrity obsession, and natural disasters that threaten to destroy the fantasy of the California dream.

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    1) The song is about the dream-like allure and dark underbelly of California, specifically Los Angeles, and its influence on popular culture. 2) It references the music industry in Hollywood selling an idealized version of California ("Californication") to the world through movies and songs. 3) Beneath the glamor, it also hints at issues like population control, celebrity obsession, and natural disasters that threaten to destroy the fantasy of the California dream.

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    Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers

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    1) The song is about the dream-like allure and dark underbelly of California, specifically Los Angeles, and its influence on popular culture. 2) It references the music industry in Hollywood selling an idealized version of California ("Californication") to the world through movies and songs. 3) Beneath the glamor, it also hints at issues like population control, celebrity obsession, and natural disasters that threaten to destroy the fantasy of the California dream.

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    Californication – Red Hot Chili Peppers Am (4)

    Am (4) Cobain can you hear the spheres


    F (4)
    Psychic spies from China
    Singing songs off station to station
    F (4)
    C (2) G (2)
    Try to steal your mind`s elation
    And Alderon`s not far away
    Am (4)
    F (2) Dm (2)
    Little girls from Sweden
    It`s Californication 2x [Am (4) F (4)]
    F (4)
    Dream of silver screen quotations
    Am (4)
    C (2) G (2)
    Born and raised by those who praise
    And if you want these kind of dreams
    F Am
    F (2) Dm (2)
    Control of population everybody`s been here and
    It`s Californication 2x [Am (4) F (4)]
    F
    I don`t mean on vacation
    Am (4)
    It`s the edge of the world Am (4) F (4)
    F (4) First born unicorn
    And all of western civilization Am (4) F (4)
    Am (4) Hard core soft porn
    The sun may rise in the East
    F (4) C (2) G (2) Dm (2) Am (2)
    At least it settles in the final location Dream of Californication
    C (2) G (2) C (2) G (2) Dm (2)
    It`s understood that Hollywood Dream of Californication x4 / Intro: 2x [Am (4) F (4)]
    F (2) Dm (2)
    Sells Californication 2x [Am (4) F (4)] Am (4)
    Destruction leads to a very rough road
    Am (4) F (4)
    Pay your surgeon very well But it also breeds creation
    F (4) Am (4)
    To break the spell of aging And earthquakes are to a girl`s guitar
    Am (4) F (4)
    Celebrity skin is this your chin They`re just another good vibration
    F (4) C (2) G (2)
    Or is that war your waging And tidal waves couldn`t save the world
    F (2) Dm (2)
    Am (4) F (4) From Californication 2x [Am (4) F (4)]
    First born unicorn
    Am (4) F (4)
    Hard core soft porn Am (4)
    Pay your surgeon very well
    C (2) G (2) Dm (2) Am (2) F (4)
    Dream of Californication To break the spell of aging
    C (2) G (2) Dm (2) Am (4)
    Dream of Californication x4 / Intro: 2x [Am (4) F (4)] Sicker than the rest, there is no test
    F (4)
    Am (4) But this is what you`re craving
    Marry me girl be my fairy to the world
    F (4) Am (4) F (4)
    Be my very own constellation First born unicorn
    Am (4) Am (4) F (4)
    A teenage bride with a baby inside Hard core soft porn
    F (4)
    Getting high on information C (2) G (2) Dm (2) Am (2)
    C (2) G (2) Dream of Californication
    And buy me a star on the boulevard C (2) G (2) Dm (2)
    F (2) Dm (2) Dream of Californication x4 / Intro: 2x [Am (4) F (4)]
    It`s Californication 2x [Am (4) F (4)]

    Am (4)
    Space may be the final frontier
    F (4)
    But it`s made in a Hollywood basement

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