Released: June 17, 2016

Songwriter: Danger Mouse Josh Klinghoffer Chad Smith Anthony Kiedis Flea

Producer: Danger Mouse

[Verse 1: Anthony Kiedis]
That's right, you're right, we will do our thing tonight alright
Take me through the future
It's time, you're fine, just another color coded crime
Incision and a suture
You told my friend we would get it on no matter when
A supercavitation
Let's go, you show me something no one will ever know
A love hallucination

[Chorus: Anthony Kiedis]
Another lonely superstar to getaway inside your car
Take it much too far
Surrender to the brave inside a lover that another tried
Take it, too my ride

[Post-Chorus: Anthony Kiedis & Anna Waronker]
You don't have to keep it if it's mine
Another lonely superstar to getaway inside your car
Another place maybe another time
Surrender to the brave inside a lover that another tried

[Verse 2: Anthony Kiedis]
Complete repeat sittin' in your car and on your street
Lost in California
Let's steal this wheel, take a spin to find out how we feel
Just around the corner
Slow down for sound, turn it up and no we can’t be found
The body that we transcend
Asleep, you weep, find out that the trick is never cheap
A melancholy girlfriend

[Chorus: Anthony Kiedis]
Another lonely superstar to getaway inside your car
Take it much too far
Surrender to the brave inside a lover that another tried
Take it, too my ride

[Post-Chorus: Anthony Kiedis & Anna Waronker]
You don't have to keep it if it's mine
Another lonely superstar to getaway inside your car
Another place maybe another time
Surrender to the brave inside a lover that another tried

[Bridge: Anthony Kiedis]
That's right, you're right, we will do our thing tonight, alright
Drive the constellation
It's time, you're fine, just another color coded crime
The song is fascination

[Chorus: Anthony Kiedis]
Another lonely superstar to getaway inside your car
Take it much too far
Surrender to the brave inside the lover that another tried
Take it, too my ride

[Post-Chorus: Anthony Kiedis & Anna Waronker]
A May-December might not be so smart
Another lonely superstar to getaway inside your car
Arrivals that we wish would not depart
Surrender to the brave inside a lover that another tried

[Outro: Anthony Kiedis]
Don't be late 'cause you're my savior
Make it great whatever stays
Golden gate my rearranger
Hold my name inside your rays

Red Hot Chili Peppers

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.