Black Summer

Red Hot Chili Peppers

A lazy rain am I
The skies refuse to cry
Cremation takes its piece of your supply
The night is dressed like noon
A sailor spoke too soon
And China's on the dark side of the moon

(Hit me now)

Platypus are a few
The secret life of roo
A personality I never knew (get it on)
My Greta weighs a ton
The archers on the run
And no one stands alone behind the sun

It's been a long time since I made a new friend
Waitin' on another black summer to end
It's been a long time and you never know when
Waitin' on another black summer to end

Crack the flaming whip
A-sailing on a censorship
Riding on a headless horse to make the trip

Been a long time since I made a new friend
Waitin' on another black summer to end
It's been a long time and you never know when
Waitin' on another black summer to end

I been waitin'
I been waitin'
Waitin' on another black summer to end
I been waitin'
I been waitin'
Waitin' on another black summer to end
I been waitin'
I been waitin'
Waitin' on another black summer to end


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Black Summer Lyrics as written by Chad Gaylord Smith Anthony Kiedis

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    Since the old albums of red hot or maybe since the depart of John I didn't liked any song from them but man this song and album have that great old vibes of this great band and about this song is how a bloody and sad world we live in and how the human being waiting for redemption. Just waiting for this black Summer to end .

    amine10495on October 08, 2022   Link

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