Red Hot Chili Peppers

Songwriter: John Frusciante Chad Smith Flea Anthony Kiedis

Producer: Rick Rubin

[Intro]
Operation Des: A nesta nana led 'em on
An an arriba led it on and a side of Paul
Waterfall
Lookin' at the time I messed a nana lime oh reached
Another wave a lot of reasons that we called it all
Waterfall
1 2

[Instrumental Solo]

[Verse 1]
Simpa sat alone a wrist another code
I messed another red tape dip and then i kissed the ground
And alone
Operate but don't descend and then alone we'll reach another cost I missed and then I called it all
Waterfall

[Chorus]
Oh how will I hide on a desert highway?
No way
Mountains and the sound of the river that the desert highway
Oh way
All I really gotta know the
Ever leavin' not a reason
Oh I really love my Reseda
Yes I need a little love fine
Overnight and then you realise
Oh I'm feeling so much lighter

[Verse 2]
Ship is sending lime, a coost and then I rhyme for days
And then I let em on and shed it in a waterfall
Waterfall
Wet mountain taste a wrist and then i kiss the moped
And I let it and a mother right a carry it all
Waterfall

[Bridge]
Hung ten!
Come on death drop
Oi!

[Chorus]
I live alone on a desert highway
Oh May
Mountains and the sound of the river down the desert highway
Oh Jane-Anne
All I get another light now
Ever real in the sun
Whoa I really love my rest now
Won't you please send in the cleaner?
All are legends don't you realise
Whoa I really don't low what history

[Instrumental Solo]

Oh-oh-oh

[Verse 3]
Girl you've got your place an effin' on the list
A constant in the way that baby listen baby fought it all
Waterfall
Semi llama noashta vista'd anyway another demo con and live artiste
A purple taste of Capitol
Waterfall
Oh la

[Verse 4]
Oh I
My way
Then did all the reasons
Letter room mama know hide
Slow hide
Dust arriva no me gusta
Ordinary by the river
Wait a little world my street right
Tell the lover not to wait
Fall Water making By The Way
Oh I'm a lead on-a what I do

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are a rock band based in Los Angeles, CA that incorporates elements of rap, funk, punk, and rock into their work, mainly classified as an alternative rock band. They made it mainstream off the success of their 1991’s fifth studio album Blood Sugar Sex Magik, led by singles “Give it Away” and “Under the Bridge.” After losing guitarist John Frusciante and losing popularity following the release of the less successful One Hot Minute, the band reunited for 1999’s Californication. The title track and hit singles “Around the World,” “Scar Tissue” and “Otherside” propelled them back to the fame. After 2002’s solid release By the Way and 2006’s double-disc Stadium Arcadium, Frusciante once again left the band to further pursue his solo career. The band added Josh Klinghoffer to help fill his void, and released I’m With You in 2011.

In December 2019, the band announced via Instagram that Klinghoffer had left after 10 years, and Frusciante would be rejoining.

Their lyrical content was mostly centered around sex, drugs, and the Los Angeles lifestyle, and lead singer Anthony Kiedis mostly rapped them as he wasn’t confident as vocalist. Most members of the band also suffered from drug addiction, as Kiedis and Frusciante had to check themselves into rehab for heroin addiction at various points in their lives. But Californication marked a change in the band’s content matter and lifestyle. The band was sober for the most part, and the lyrics had shifted to songs about love and the pains of addiction, the title even criticized the city they loved so much. In addition, Kiedis had started to sing his lyrics much more often as he finally felt comfortable with his voice. That change has allowed the band to stick around for over 20 years despite multiple changes to their lineup and is part of why they remain relevant.

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