This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
I used to shout
Across the room to you
And you'd come dancin'
Like a fool
Shuffle step
You funky mother
Come to me
All warm as covers
Rest with me
My lovely brother
For you see
There is no other
Memory so sad and sweet
I'll see you soon
Save me a seat
Well I'm cryin'
Now my lovely man
Yes I'm cryin'
Now and no one can
Ever fill the
The hole you left my man
I'll see you later
My lovely man if I can
In my room
I'm all alone
Waiting for you
To get home
Listen to Roberta Flack
But I know you won't come back
Well I'm cryin'
Now my lovely man
I'll see you later
My lovely man if I can
Just in case
You never knew
I miss you slim
I love you too
See my heart
It's black and blue
When I die
I will find you
Well I'm cryin'
Now my lovely man
Yes I'm cryin'
Now and no one can
Ever fill the
The hole you left my man
I'll see you later
My lovely man if I can
Across the room to you
And you'd come dancin'
Like a fool
Shuffle step
You funky mother
Come to me
All warm as covers
Rest with me
My lovely brother
For you see
There is no other
Memory so sad and sweet
I'll see you soon
Save me a seat
Well I'm cryin'
Now my lovely man
Yes I'm cryin'
Now and no one can
Ever fill the
The hole you left my man
I'll see you later
My lovely man if I can
In my room
I'm all alone
Waiting for you
To get home
Listen to Roberta Flack
But I know you won't come back
Well I'm cryin'
Now my lovely man
I'll see you later
My lovely man if I can
Just in case
You never knew
I miss you slim
I love you too
See my heart
It's black and blue
When I die
I will find you
Well I'm cryin'
Now my lovely man
Yes I'm cryin'
Now and no one can
Ever fill the
The hole you left my man
I'll see you later
My lovely man if I can
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this song is about hillel slovak, "i love you too, see my heart its black and blue, when I die I will find you" Hillel orginal member of the red hot chili peppers died of a heroin overdose before mothers milk.
This is one of my favourate from the Chili Peppers. Its awesome they dedicate songs to people that they have loved and have past away. Its a beautiful song and thats all there is to it. Simply Beautiful
Definately one of my favourite Chili Pepper songs of all time! Another beautiful song for Hillel.
whats another song for hillel??????
"Knock Me Down" on Mother's Milk.
Has anyone heard the drums on this? Some darn right shite hot hi-hat work from Chad! This IS funk.
the thing about this song is that the guitar sounds like what hillel himself wud have played. john is an incredible guitarist if wrote something that fits so well into the nature of this song. it definatly shows that hillels spirit has lived on.
hail hail to hillel we love you your part of what we are
this is an amazing song, one of my favorites on bssm about hillel, of course
amazing bass towards the end of this song, typical flea bass, but just sounds particularly great here. especially when he smacks the shit out of the frets on the way up when the solo starts up.
fantastic song, obviously bout hillel, it's cool how such a sad meaning can have moving and fun music
gorgeous song. Definatly my favorite on BSSM. Theres not much to discuss about it really... we all know the meaning. RIP Hillel.