Songwriter: Anthony Kiedis
Producer: Daniel Lanois
[Verse 1]
Would you believe that I’m tellin' a lie
Would you believe that it’s just a disguise
I don’t invent myself to shelter cause the fame won’t kill me
The shame the game the lame
Broken rapture
[Chorus]
You might not be so down
If you knew my frown
You might not come around
Come over anytime, yeahh
[Verse 2]
Would you believe
I would convince myself to hide but not to be with someone else
You crazy bastard
Would you believe that I’m tellin’ a lie
Would you believe what you see in my eye
[Chorus]
You might not be so down
If you knew my frown
You might not come around
Come over anytime
[Verse 3]
Would you believe that I’m tellin’ a lie
Would you believe that I covered you why
I couldn’t tear myself of hatred from the loaded masses
It’s all it’s all a game, you crazy bastard
[Chorus]
You might not be so down
If you knew my frown
You might not come around
Come over anytime
[Verse 4]
Would you believe that I’m
Telling a lie
Would you believe that is
Just a disguise
I don’t avail myself
I share it because the pain won’t kill me
The shame again be late
The broken rapture
[Verse 5]
It might not be so kind
If you knew my crime
It might not come around
Come over any time yeah
Would you believe
I could convince myself
And have it not to be for someone else
You crazy bastard
[Verse 6]
Would you believe that I’m
Telling a lie
Would you believe what you
See in my eyes
It might not be some time
If you knew my crime
You might not come around
Come over any time - mumble about assail
[Instrumental bridge]
[Verse 7]
Would you believe that I’m
Telling a lie
Would you believe that I
Covered you wide
I could compare myself
A patriot from a loaded asset
It’s all it’s all again
You crazy bastard
[Outro]
It might not be so kind
If you knew my crime
You might not come around
Come over any time
Oh so long
I said no
Would you believe that I’m tellin' a lie
Would you believe that it’s just a disguise
I don’t invent myself to shelter cause the fame won’t kill me
The shame the game the lame
Broken rapture
[Chorus]
You might not be so down
If you knew my frown
You might not come around
Come over anytime, yeahh
[Verse 2]
Would you believe
I would convince myself to hide but not to be with someone else
You crazy bastard
Would you believe that I’m tellin’ a lie
Would you believe what you see in my eye
[Chorus]
You might not be so down
If you knew my frown
You might not come around
Come over anytime
[Verse 3]
Would you believe that I’m tellin’ a lie
Would you believe that I covered you why
I couldn’t tear myself of hatred from the loaded masses
It’s all it’s all a game, you crazy bastard
[Chorus]
You might not be so down
If you knew my frown
You might not come around
Come over anytime
[Verse 4]
Would you believe that I’m
Telling a lie
Would you believe that is
Just a disguise
I don’t avail myself
I share it because the pain won’t kill me
The shame again be late
The broken rapture
[Verse 5]
It might not be so kind
If you knew my crime
It might not come around
Come over any time yeah
Would you believe
I could convince myself
And have it not to be for someone else
You crazy bastard
[Verse 6]
Would you believe that I’m
Telling a lie
Would you believe what you
See in my eyes
It might not be some time
If you knew my crime
You might not come around
Come over any time - mumble about assail
[Instrumental bridge]
[Verse 7]
Would you believe that I’m
Telling a lie
Would you believe that I
Covered you wide
I could compare myself
A patriot from a loaded asset
It’s all it’s all again
You crazy bastard
[Outro]
It might not be so kind
If you knew my crime
You might not come around
Come over any time
Oh so long
I said no
1998 Teatro Sessions
- Plate of Brown
- Emit Remmus [Demo]
- Scar Tissue [Demo]
- Dirt (Demo)
- Teatro Jam
- Andaman & Nicobar
- Fat Dance (Demo)
- How Strong Is My Love? (Demo)
- Porcelain Alice (Demo)
- Parallel Universe (Demo)
- Sugar, Sugar
- Mommasan
- Tellin’ A Lie
- Boatman
- New Wave Song (Quixoticelixer) (Demo)
- Gong Li (Demo)
- Trouble in the Pub
- Slowly, Deeply (Demo)
- Right On (Get On Top) [Demo]
- Teatro Jam 2
- Purple Stain (Demo)
- Californication (Demo)
- These Are Not My Dreams Of Bunker Hill (Demo)
- Californication (B-Sides + Bonus Tracks) (2000)
- 1998 Teatro Sessions (2014)
- Californication
- Under the Bridge
- Can’t Stop
- Scar Tissue
- Otherside
- Snow (Hey Oh)
- Dani California
- Dark Necessities
- By the Way
- Give It Away
- Goodbye Angels
- Black Summer
- Soul to Squeeze
- The Zephyr Song
- Wet Sand
- Go Robot
- Around the World
- Sick Love
- Encore
- Don’t Forget Me
- Dosed
- The Getaway
- The Longest Wave
- Road Trippin’