Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: April 1, 2022

Songwriter: Chad Smith John Frusciante Flea Anthony Kiedis

Producer: Rick Rubin

[Verse 1]
Cry, cry, let 'em cry
We don't need no reason why
I'ma touch you up with every
Lovin', rough emotion
Cry, cry, let 'em cry
Bleeding from my restless eye
Our laws are breaking
And no physics can define us

[Pre-Chorus]
Tell my wife and dog
I'll be home at 3 a.m.
To kiss you in the mornin'
Cry, cry, let 'em cry
Know what I have deep inside
It's time to break free
From the mouse trap when it's storming

[Chorus]
Up, up the lover, we got the mother
Touch up the neighbor, she don't mind
Up, up the fauna, we got Nirvana
All I know is I feel fine
Up, up anothеr, we got the cover
Touch up thе Raiders, they don't mind
Up, up the fauna, we got Madonna
All I know is I feel fine

[Verse 2]
Shine, shine, let 'em shine
Hit me with that lion's prize
Ten thousand heavens are
About to shed their glory
Shine, shine, let 'em shine
Hit me with that Guggenheim
I'ma tell you everything
And how to build a story

[Pre-Chorus]
Trust in love, my man
You can feel it raining down
So early when it's forming
Slide, slide, let it slide
My street is preoccupied
I'd like to kiss her face
If I could only find her

[Chorus]
Up, up the lover, we got the mother
Touch up the neighbor, she don't mind
Up, up the fauna, we got Nirvana
All I know is I feel fine
Up, up another, we got the cover
Touch up the Raiders, they don't mind
Up, up the fauna, we got Madonna
All I know is I feel fine

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
Cry, cry, let 'em cry
We don't need no reason why
I'ma touch you up with every
Lovin', rough emotion
Cry, cry, let 'em cry
Bleeding from my lefty eye
Our laws are breaking
And no physics can define us

[Chorus]
Up, up the lover, we got the mother
Touch up the neighbor, she don't mind
Up, up the fauna, we got Nirvana
All I know is I feel fine
Up, up another, we got the cover
Touch up the Raiders, they don't mind
Up, up the fauna, we got Madonna
All I know is I feel fine

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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