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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Dark Necessities Lyrics 8 years ago
i want to say firstly that english is not my native language, so i can't understand all the lyrics. you also may find some grammar mistakes in my comment, i'm sorry.

Coming out to the light of day
(when he seems to be ordinary)
We got many moons than a deeper place
(i'm not sure, but i think it means they got many aspirations like people will understand them or just visionary views)
So I keep an eye on the shadow's smile
To see what it has to say
(but he knows he's not ordinary and he likes it)
You and I both know
Everything must go away
Ah, what do you say?
(everything is ephemeral and people won't understand this even if they know. but he has courage to say it)
Spinning off, head is on my heart
(he can't choose between listening to his heart or his head)
It's like a bit of light and a touch of dark
(his white mind and black soul)
You got sneak attacked from the zodiac
(i really don't know. when ordinary people realise that their future is in their hands, not in stupid things like zodiac. this is like a reality's fist on their faces, like an attack)
But I see your eyes spark
(he knows people will remain unresponsable)
Keep the breeze and go
Blow by blow and go away
Oh, what do you say?
(they still get reality fists in their faces which are like blows, but they still stay in their lie and start to disappear)

Yeah, you don't know my mind
You don't know my kind
Dark necessities are part of my design
(i think this is very clear)
Tell the world that I'm falling from the sky
(he doesn't care of people's opinions)
Dark necessities are part of my design

Stumble down to the parking lot
(???)
You got no time for the afterthought
(he has to be quick and to trust his decisions as he could regret later)
They're like ice cream for an astronaut
(they seem to be very strange to him)
Well that's me looking for weed
(but the real strange is he)
Turn the corner and
Find the world and show command
Playing the hand
(people's meaningless pride)

Do you want this love of mine?
The darkness helps to sort the shine
(well, it's actually "darkness helps us all to shine")
Do you want it, do you want it now?
Do you want it overtime?
The darkness helps us all to shine
Do you want it, do you want it now?
(he finds himself lonely and tries to explain his strangeness as he may find his love)

Pick you up like a paperback
(like people are very superficial? idk)
With the track record of a maniac
(he can be himself, a maniac, with music)
So I'm moving in and we unpack
It's the same as yesterday
(he has to leave as he couldn't make friends)
Honey where we roll
(it's "anywhere we roll". these lyrics are wrong.)
Everything must go away
Ah, what do you say?
(like anyway people will try to hide the truth, this exists)

so, this song is about being strange and lonely, judged by people.

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