Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: April 1, 2022

Songwriter: Chad Smith John Frusciante Flea Anthony Kiedis

Producer: Rick Rubin

[Verse 1]
I got no reason to believe
Just a theory that we do appease
I don't know what you want from me
Where you go to get your ecstasy
Start tapping rhythm from the source
Maybe I could be your Crazy Horse

[Pre-Chorus]
We only wanted to be
We only wanted to be sure
What is it for?
Come get me
We only wanted to be
We only wanted to be

[Chorus]
What you thinkin’?
Got more than enough for you, yeah
Over and over and over again, well
Over and over until it sends
What you thinkin'?
White buffalo be drinkin' dirty
Over and over and over again, well
Over and over with all my friends

[Verse 2]
I think the two of us should go
For a drive like maybe Idaho
Road trip circuits just around the bend
I could be your beneficial friend
Call me every name in the book
Punk-ass fascist and a dirty crook

[Pre-Chorus]
We only wanted to be
We only wanted to be sure
What is it for?
Come get me
We only wanted to be
We only wanted to be

[Chorus]
What you thinkin’?
Got more than enough for you, yeah
Over and over and over again, well
Over and over until it sends
What you thinkin'?
White buffalo be drinkin' dirty
Over and over and over again now
Over and over with all my friends

[Bridge]
I got these things in mind, you know
South Dakota, show the buffalo
In the Black Hills you could find it all
Blood runs thick like from a waterfall
This broken native entity
Dreaming clean-up on the century
This horse is crazy not to be
This horse is crazy

[Chorus]
What you thinkin'?
Got more than enough for you, well
Over and over and over again, yeah
Over and over until it sends
What you thinkin'?
White buffalo be drinkin' dirty
Over and over and over again now
Over and over with all my friends

[Guitar Solo]

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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