What the Red Hot Chili Peppers mean with 'californication' has little to do with fornication, and everything to do with California. It is the act of California and more specifically, Hollywood taking over your mind. This song is about the deterioration of society, it reflects how the world is becoming very superficial and plastic, much like California.
Throughout the song we can hear Anthony Kiedis, the lead singer of the band talk about the negative effects Hollywood has on the world. In the first verse for instance we hear, "Psychic spies from China try to steal your mind elation, little girls from Sweden dream of silver screen quotations." The first part of the verse is referring to the corruption and communism in China and the way Hollywood portrays the matter through movies. The second part clearly shows the negative yet ever present view that girls around the world are portrayed by their bodies and the only way for them to make it in society is to exploit themselves in......
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