John Frusciante

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Well, is the pipe for what it seems to be?
Having home the babies and all the babies' grins at me
And I just wanna shine on and on and on the sky
Hey, and on the bay, on the bay, on the bay

Hey you out there, what are you?
I need you and I want you here
On the wall you'll be, on me
On me

Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now
Hey now, hey now, hey now
The love, the love
I need you, the white hope and the low roads all are here
Whine, whine with me then
I know I can't wait another day
To find the one who went away
The one who went there at the start
The one who went away and apart
Who am I to play the part?
Who plays the part? The one who plays the part
The part, ou, part, ah, oh, yeah

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useyourillusion On Jul 19, 2002

Song to Sing When I'm Lonely

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2002-07-19 19:12:54

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by neekappa

15y ago

John to me sounds near dead on this song, but no less passionate, or no less of a genius. If anything, listening to the whole album (smile from the streets you hold) is like looking into the soul of a man who has lost it all and is ready to die, but still oozes genius.

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by niandra

20y ago

This is the best song of JOHN FRUSCIANTE!!!!!!

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by moniquita

17y ago

i completely agree.

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by BrainsTheCliff

9y ago

I see some references to Pink Floyd (or coincidence?):

"And I just wanna shine on and on and on the sky"

"Hey you out there want you"

"On the wall on me, on me"

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