Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: June 17, 2016

Songwriter: Josh Klinghoffer Chad Smith Flea Anthony Kiedis

Producer: Danger Mouse

[Verse 1]
Standing naked in your kitchen
Feeling free that I could be alive
Clearly, I'm a contradiction
Too young to be my wife
A peaceful storm is never hectic
Her mellow voice that I could be within
The uniform is anorexic
A jealous choice won't win

[Pre-Chorus]
A metamorphosis samurai
Y'got a little lord fish and I don't know why
I got a metamorphosis samurai

[Verse 2]
Paint your face cause I'm a black foot
I thought I counted up the fireflies
Close enough to get a good look
Time to mobilize

[Pre-Chorus]
A metamorphosis samurai
Y'got a little lord fish and I don't know why
I got a metamorphosis samurai

[Chorus]
I'm a lonely lad, I've lost myself out on the range
I don't remember much so don't ask me I've gone insane

[Verse 3]
Taking acid in a graveyard
Stealing food to keep the night alive
Every day I try to play hard
Even with my lies
The day they found you on a tour bus
The news was barren as a desert bone
The tabloids made a kind of small fuss
A couple pictures shown

[Chorus]
I'm a lonely lad, I've lost myself out on the range
I don't remember much so don't ask me I've gone insane

[Verse 4]
Slowly turning into driftwood
No one ever wants to die alone
Thinking that a pretty gift could
Make you less unknown
Dirty sneakers on the pavement
The brilliant features of a common man
See the miracle of your life
No one ever can

[Chorus]
I'm a lonely lad
I've lost myself out on the range
I don't remember much
So don't ask me I've gone insane

[Outro]
See the world go by
The changes that we entertain
I don't recall it all
Remember I have gone insane

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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