it's Slovak talking to Anthony from the "otherside" warning him about how his life was going and inevitable decline.

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His phrasing is sooo good that it kinda hides the meaning of the words. "Turn me on, take me for a hard ride Burn me out, leave me on the other ...

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This song is some form of a tribute to former guitarist Hillel Slovak, who died of a heroin overdose himself.

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It is a deeply powerful and extremely personal song about addiction. I feel like all of their band members can relate to it, and so can many of their listeners.

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Otherside is by no means comparable to scar tissue. No one, even RHCP themselves, would be able to write anything like scar tissue any more.

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Anthony is an amazing lyricist. Of course he likes to include nonsenses here and there, but he can put emotions in words many can identify with.

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All of the lyrics point to the self-harm of drug use “slit my throat is all I ever”, the triggers that make you feel like using “I though it up ...

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Most of his lyrics were directly about his experience about drugs, their high, the fight of doing it or not, how much and when, coming back from it.

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Well the song is about drug addiction and his dead friend so of course it's going to be dark.

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It's about how Flea was assaulted by some guys because they thought he was gay due to his pink hair.

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