Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: September 12, 1995

Songwriter: Chad Smith Dave Navarro Anthony Kiedis Flea

Producer: Rick Rubin

[Verse 1]
You are my God, you are my dog
You kept me close, love never lost
I called you hippie, you said fuck off
Said your brother's a real punk rocker

[Chorus]
Something's going to happen
Something very soon
Transcending flesh could be a breeze
Sending me, Lord, over the moon

[Verse 2]
Friends near death, you gave respect
Sympathetic intellect
Choices are for one and all
All we are is leaves that fall
That's all

[Bridge 1]
Always be loving you
Now I'm away from you
Always be loving you

[Verse 3]
'Round and 'round inside your head
Smartest fucker I ever met
Vicious fish bit at your toes
Made you lie and numb your soul

[Chorus]
Something's going to happen
Something very soon
Transcending flesh could be a breeze
Sending me, Lord, over the moon

[Verse 4]
Mule donkey ass you bore the load
Of all creation's tortured souls
Choices are for one and all
All we are are leaves that fall

Like no other, I love you, you're my brother
Like no other, I love you, you're my brother
Like no other, I love you, you're my brother
Like no other, I love you, you're my brother
Like no other, I love you, you're my brother
Like no other, I love you, you're my brother

[Bridge 2]
Water flowing and I will drink it
I will drink for you
A part of me left that only you knew
Will never be understood
Will never be understood

[Outro]
Hey, gone to stay
Entire lifetime flash before me
In a loving stream
Hey Mother may
I have lost a child but she gave birth
To a loving stream

Oh, never know
When the gods will come and take you
To a loving stream
Oh, heart of gold
The most special thing you gave me
From your loving stream
In a loving stream

Fuck the magazines
Fuck the green machine
See the human being
In a loving stream

Fuck the legal greed
Fuck the nothing scene
See the family
In a loving stream

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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