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Rolling Sly StoneRed Hot Chili Peppers

Released: August 3, 2004

Songwriter: Chad Smith John Frusciante Flea Anthony Kiedis

Producer: Rick Rubin

[Verse 1]
I should be on my way
I really ought not stay
Far too strong with the pinup on
Hear my conscience - I'm gone!
I should have let you know
This boy was made to roam
The band is who I'm married to
And this is what God said to do

I let my motor stray
Forgive me where I play
Sending my love to a Tennessee
She got style now let's see
I remember who
To surrender to
The captain of my ship is brave
It's brothers hood on a Mother's Day

[Pre-Chorus]
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do

[Chorus]
I show enough I love you
I show enough I do
So just remember who you
Who you surrender to

[Verse 2]
I'm off to wonderland
Just in my second hand
Life is short but ain't it grand
I'm a way outside but in demand
I'll take it on my chin
Go back and forth again
Find me on some telephone
With a broken down voice and a shake-ed tone

Do unto others who
You would have do to you
Ain't no way I'd ever trade
That sparer life for this piece of shade
Destined for battle zone
Why's there no lesson known
The lesson's not to wait for me
Unless you got a taste for the bittersweet

[Pre-Chorus]
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do

[Chorus]
I show enough I love you
I show enough I do
So just remember who you
Who you surrender to

[Bridge]
Let your joy decide
Let your joy decide
Everything we do
Everything we do
Let your motor ride
Let your motor ride
Everything we do
Ow, hit me!

[Pre-Chorus]
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do

[Chorus]
I show enough I love you
I show enough I do
So just remember who you
Who you surrender to

[Outro]
We could have made it, my love
We could have skated through
So just remember who you
Who you surrender to

Red Hot Chili Peppers

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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