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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Otherside Lyrics 20 years ago
obviously it's about drug use leading to not physical death but emotional death because of the loss of someone the singer loved:

Turn me on take me for a hard ride
Burn me out leave me on the otherside
I yell and tell it that
It’s not a friend
I tear it down I tear it down
And then it’s born again

"take me for a ride" - taking a trip on drugs (probably 'acid trip')
"burn me out leave me on the other side" - let him stay in this drug induced state (called the 'otherside')
"I yell and tell it that
It's not a friend" - Trying to convince himself it's not an addiction
"I tear it down i tear it down
And then it's born again" - tries to kick the habit, but no matter what it comes back

then it goes on to:
"How long how long will I slide" etc
therefore...the person will probably never get over his loss of a past love and the new addiction to drugs

AMAZING song!
-Kupo

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