Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: September 11, 2012

Songwriter: Josh Klinghoffer Flea Chad Smith Anthony Kiedis

Producer: Rick Rubin

[Verse 1]
Janey
You are my Victorian machinery
(Breathe yourself to life)
Lady
Your tender shape is bending like the scenery
(Ride you like a bike)

[Chorus 1]
You be the sail and baby I'll be the rudder
We could make it all day until it turns into butter
I saw your face
A seminal pleasure, I will love you forever
When I heeded your call and every heavy endeavor
I'll keep your place, woah!

[Verse 2]
Janey
Coming down the mountain like a buffalo
(Seeds deep in your eyes)
Crazy
But then again, a girl could like it rough you know
(Makes up for her size)

[Chorus 1]
You be the sail and baby I'll be the rudder
We could make it all day until it turns into butter
I saw your face
A seminal pleasure, I will feel you forever
When I heeded your call and every heavy endeavor
I'll keep your place

[Chorus 2]
Be yourself
When I saw you
You be the shack
And baby I'll be the desert
There is nothing to lack
When there is nothing to measure
It's all, all space
Woah!

[Bridge]
You are my Victorian machinery
(Nah nah nah nah nah) woo!
Janey
Make a fist and knock me off the moon again
(Breathe yourself to life)

[Verse 3]
Lady
Make me feel like I was born in June again
(Ride me like a bike)
Crazy
Sing along just like they do in Budapest
(Hot moon on the rise)

[Outro]
You be the shack
And baby I'll be the desert
There is nothing to lack
When there is nothing to measure
It's all our space

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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