Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: May 5, 2006

Songwriter: Chad Smith Anthony Kiedis John Frusciante Flea

Producer: Rick Rubin

[Verse 1]
Everything inside of me
Is burning up for you to see
And if we should get into it
A two way kind of syndicate, hold me
Compare us to a Ferris wheel
Just be sure what you want to steal
Some people do it by the book
But I prefer to go by feel, tell me
I wanted to get out of here
But every time I reappear
Now I have the words my dear
To whisper right into your ear, hey, yeah

[Chorus]
C'mon girl, let's get it right
Let's get it right, let's get it right
C'mon girl, let's get it right
Let's get it right, let's get it right
C'mon girl, let's get it right
Let's get it right, let's get it right
C'mon girl, let's get it right
Let's get it right, let's get it right

[Verse 2]
The spirit of a dragon's tear
Is lovely at this time of year
The cave within your mountainside
Is deeper than than it will be wide, hold me
My disenchanted diplomat
Asleep inside the laundromat
Conveyer belts are moving and
I want you to be sure of that, tell me
And if you let it germinate
I know it will be worth the wait
Disputed by the news that it was you
Who tried to instigate, hey

[Chorus]
C'mon girl, let's get it right
Let's get it right, let's get it right
C'mon girl, let's get it right
Let's get it right, let's get it right
C'mon girl, let's get it right
Let's get it right, let's get it right
C'mon girl, let's get it right
Let's get it right, let's get it right

[Verse 3]
Blessed are the hypocrites
Outwitted but she never quits
The trouble with a band of slits
Is washing off the muddy bits, hey yeah

[Chorus]
C'mon girl, let's get it right
Let's get it right, let's get it right
C'mon girl, let's get it right
Let's get it right, let's get it right
C'mon girl, let's get it right
Let's get it right, let's get it right
C'mon girl, let's get it right
Let's get it right, let's get it right

[Outro]
Oh yeah
She's with me and I'm your man
If I can't find you no one can

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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