Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: October 2, 2012

Songwriter: Josh Klinghoffer Chad Smith Flea Anthony Kiedis

Producer: Rick Rubin

[Verse 1]
Sat on a cliff
Wondering, what did I miss?
I watched the waves come in
Roll in, roll out
Without a single doubt

[Verse 2]
Lone on a bluff
Is there ever enough?
I stare into the air
Somewhere out there
The family affair
Bring home the night

[Chorus]
Hey, I know that you turned on the light
Hey, so slow but you gave me
The love of my life

She gave me the love

[Verse 3]
Coming up short
And I’m sad to report
We fuss and fight tonight
Your case, my case
Another day to waste

[Verse 4]
Lovers don’t mix
When they can’t even fix
A plot that has a twist
To share, my prayer
I need my baby Bear
Come home tonight, whoa

[Chorus]
Hey, I know that you turned on the light
Hey, so slow but you gave me
The love of my life

[Chorus]
Hey, I know that you turned on the light
Hey, so slow but you gave me
The love of my life

[Instrumental Break]

(Love of your life)
(Love of your life)
(Love of your life)
(Love of your life)
(Love of your life)
(Love of your life)

[Chorus]
Hey, I know that you turned on the light
Hey, so slow but you gave me
The love of my life

[Outro]
Hey, I know that I waited so long
Hey, so slow but you gave me
The love of my life
Oh, she gave me the love of my life
Tell 'em, Flea
Go ahead

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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