Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: October 10, 1995

Songwriter: John Lennon

[Verse 1]
I told you before, stay away from my door
Don't give me that brother, brother, brother, brother
The freaks on the phone, don't leave me alone
Don't give me that brother, brother, brother, brother

[Chorus]
I, I found out!
I, I found out!

[Verse 2]
Now that I showed you what I been through
Don't take nobody's word what you can do
There ain't no Jesus gonna come from the sky
Now that I found out, I know I can cry

[Chorus]
I, I found out!
I, I found out!

[Verse 3]
Some of you sitting there with your cock in your hand
Don't get you nowhere, don't make you a man
I heard something 'bout my Ma and my Pa
They didn't want me so they made me a star

[Chorus]
I, I found out!
I, I found out!

[Verse 4]
Old Hare Krishna ain't got nothing on you
Just keep you crazy with nothing to do
Keeping you occupied with your pie in the sky
There ain't no guru who can see through your eyes

[Chorus]
I, I found out!
I, I found out!

[Verse 5]
I've seen through junkies, I've been through it all
I seen religion from Jesus to Paul
Don't let them fool you with them dope and cocaine
No one can harm you, feel your own pain

[Outro]
I, I found out!
I, I found out!
I, I found out!

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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