[Chorus]
Fame will eat the soul
And you just can't fake it
Fame will eat the soul
And your heart will break
Fame will eat the soul
'Til you just can't take it no more

[Verse 1]
It doesn't have no meaning
When you're out on the street
Everyone you see
Is just trying to compete
And you're just trying to act
Like a normal Joe, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
Drank some darkness, didn't ya?
Drank some darkness, didn't ya?
'Gainst the light within you
'Gainst the light within you
Drank some darkness, didn't ya?
Drank some darkness, didn't ya?
Can't get back on the right track

[Chorus]
Fame will eat the soul
Down in Hollywood Town
Things are goin' swell
And you'll start breakin' down
Can't get control
When every clown wants to take you down, yeah, yeah
Alright, alright, alright
[Pre-Chorus]
You drank some darkness, didn't ya?
You drank some darkness, didn't ya?
Against the light within you
Against the love within you
You drank some darkness, didn't ya?
You drank some darkness, didn't ya?
Can't get back on the right track

[Chorus]
Fame will eat the soul
Down in Hollywood Town
Things are goin' swell
And you'll start breakin' down
You try to get control
But every clown wants to take you down, yeah

[Verse 2]
Fame will eat the soul
Got to stay in your mansion
Fame will eat the soul
You can't take any chances
Even when you're outside
Have to build a wall around you

[Break]
Got to stop breakin' down
[Chorus]
Fame will eat the soul
'Til you just can't fake it
Fame will eat the soul
And your heart's gonna break
Fame will eat the soul
'Til you just can't take it no more
Take it no more

[Outro]
Stop breakin' down (Stop breakin' down)
Oh, stop, stop breakin' down (Stop breakin' down)
Stop breakin' down, baby
(Stop breakin' down)
Stop breakin' down (Stop breakin' down)
Got to stop breakin' down (Stop breakin' down)
You got to stop breakin' down (I got to stop breakin' down)
In a Hollywood town (Hollywood town)
Child, stop breakin' down in Hollywood (Stop breakin' down)
Stop breakin' down, baby
Stop, stop, stop, stop
Stop, stop, stop, stop
Stop, stop, stop, stop
Stop, stop, stop, stop
Stop, stop, stop, stop
Stop breakin' down (Stop breakin' down)
Stop breakin' down (In a Hollywood town)
Stop, stop, stop, stop
Stop, oh
Stop breakin' down (Stop breakin' down)