Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: July 17, 2006

Songwriter: John Frusciante Chad Smith Flea Anthony Kiedis

Producer: Rick Rubin

[Verse 1]
Oh mercy, mercy, mercy me
I look around I need another remedy
The I don't know is philosophy
Better yet, I'll let you get ahead of me

Oh mercy, mercy, mercy me
Come around I need another enemy
Anyone could clearly see
A summer breeze is part of my anatomy

When it's written in Britain
We get a little smitten
Like a kitten, a cuddle is where I'm benefiting'
Any higher the fire would have to petrify her
Upon the wire the flyer is gonna satisfy her

[Chorus]
My love is forever, my love it can feel this
My breathless defender
Step forward and steal this

[Verse 2]
Mercy, mercy, mercy me
Coming down I gotta case of gravity
Even though we disagree
Give a kiss cause life could be the death of me
Acrobatic the static is getting too dramatic
Comin' down with the system
We'll get it systematic
Facilitatin' the mating, my love is circulating
Rejuvenating the fading but never dialating

[Chorus]
My love is forever, my love it can feel this
My breathless defender
Step forward and steal this

[Verse 3]
Mercy, mercy, mercy me
Lovin' on the color of an Emily
Easy as a guarantee
Better yet, I'll show you what you wanna see

[Outro]
My love is forever, I want you to feel this
My breathless defender
Step forward and steal this
We aim to forever, I want you to feel this
My gentle defender
Step forward and steal this

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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