The Zephyr Song

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Can I get your hand to write on
Just a piece of leg to bite on
What a night to fly my kite on
Do you want to flash your light on?

Take a look, it's on display for you
Coming down, no, not today

Did you meet your fortune teller
Get it off with no propeller
Do it up, it's on with Stella
What a way to finally smell her

Pick it up, but not too strong for you
Take a piece and pass it on

Fly away on my zephyr
I feel it more than ever
And in this perfect weather
We'll find a place together

Fly on my wind
Rebel and a liberator
Find a way to be a skater
Rev it up to levitate her
Super friendly aviator

Take a look, it's on display for you
Coming down, no, not today

Fly away on my zephyr
I feel it more than ever
And in this perfect weather
We'll find a place together

In the water, where I center my emotion
All the world can pass me by
Fly away on my zephyr
We'll find a place together

(Whoa) whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, do you
(Yeah) yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Whoa) whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, want to?
(Yeah) yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Fly away on my zephyr
I feel it more than ever
And in this perfect weather
We'll find a place together

In the water where I center my emotion
All the world can pass me by
Fly away on my zephyr
We're gonna live forever

Forever


Lyrics submitted by MatzcaKe, edited by strychninetwitch

The Zephyr Song Lyrics as written by John Frusciante Michael Balzary

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    1st i wanna say this song totally kicks ass..i mean WOW RHCP has done it again...ok now for wat i think the meaning is: i think this is a type of obscure love song..as u all probably know the meanigs behind anythony's lyrics are sometimes hard to find, but i think this is a love song talkin about flying away to someplace with ur love in a zephyr, just the 2 of u and just having a blast...well thats my take on it..once again AWESOME SONG!..later guys/chicks

    afipunk84on July 10, 2002   Link

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