I can't rest in war
Will you be my friend?
Dark ages never change
Well, I can't comprehend
Kiss me, we self destruct
Can you hear me, Lord?
Yes, I think we're fucked
But I can't rest in war
Righteous and the wicked
Are the war and peace
The righteous and the wicked
War and peace
The killing fist of the human beast
P.O.P., prodigies of peace
Hear me when I'm calling you
From my knees
I am playing for a better day
Playing for a better day, anyway
Oh yeah, I'm playing for a better day
Holy Mother Earth
Crying into space
Tears on her pretty face
I thought she had been raped
Killing your future blood
Fill her with disease
Global abortion pleas
That is what she needs
Righteous and the wicked
Are the war and peace
The righteous and the wicked
War and peace
The killing fist of the human beast
P.O.P., prodigies of peace
Hear me when I'm calling you
From my knees
And I am playing for a better day
Oh yeah, playing for a better day
Anyway
Are we fire flies
Flashing in the night?
Big thunder rumble fish
But did you get it right?
Headstrong 'bout this song
Exploding souls, be gone
Marvin Gaye, my love
Where did we go wrong?
Righteous and the wicked
Are the war and peace
The righteous and the wicked
War and peace
The killing fist of the human beast
P.O.P., prodigies of peace
Hear me when I'm calling you
From my knees
Well, I am playing for a better day
Will you be my friend?
Dark ages never change
Well, I can't comprehend
Kiss me, we self destruct
Can you hear me, Lord?
Yes, I think we're fucked
But I can't rest in war
Righteous and the wicked
Are the war and peace
The righteous and the wicked
War and peace
The killing fist of the human beast
P.O.P., prodigies of peace
Hear me when I'm calling you
From my knees
I am playing for a better day
Playing for a better day, anyway
Oh yeah, I'm playing for a better day
Holy Mother Earth
Crying into space
Tears on her pretty face
I thought she had been raped
Killing your future blood
Fill her with disease
Global abortion pleas
That is what she needs
Righteous and the wicked
Are the war and peace
The righteous and the wicked
War and peace
The killing fist of the human beast
P.O.P., prodigies of peace
Hear me when I'm calling you
From my knees
And I am playing for a better day
Oh yeah, playing for a better day
Anyway
Are we fire flies
Flashing in the night?
Big thunder rumble fish
But did you get it right?
Headstrong 'bout this song
Exploding souls, be gone
Marvin Gaye, my love
Where did we go wrong?
Righteous and the wicked
Are the war and peace
The righteous and the wicked
War and peace
The killing fist of the human beast
P.O.P., prodigies of peace
Hear me when I'm calling you
From my knees
Well, I am playing for a better day
Lyrics submitted by Missy, edited by Mellow_Harsher
The Righteous & The Wicked Lyrics as written by Anthony Kiedis Chad Gaylord Smith
Lyrics © MoeBeToBlame, WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC
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It's about how mankind has fucked up the world.
i can't rest in war
will you be my friend
dark ages never change
i can't comprehend
I'm not totally sure, but I think that this might be AK thinking about how he's going to deal with war and pain.
kiss you we self destruct
can you hear me lord
yes i think we're fucked
but i can't rest in war
He's getting more anxious.
the righteous and the wicked
war and peace
the killing fist
of the human beast
P.O.P
prodigies of peace
hear me when i'm calling you
from my knees
i am playing for a better day
This is sung really violently for Anthony, so it's definity something that he has a lot of feeling for. He's more or less describing what he thinks about the amount of damage that people are causing the Earth; he doesn't believe in it and is feeling a lot of anger.
holy mother earth
crying into space
tears on her pretty face
for she has been raped
My favourite lyrics. Earth has been personified as a mother, crying as her children murder her, taking her body.
killing your future blood
fill her with disease
global abortion please
that is what she needs
Turning to the cause, Anthony describes to the listener, telling them that they are destroying life for their future generations. He calls for all people on Earth to be wiped out, as this seems to be the only solution to the problem.
are we fire flies
flashing in the night
big thunder rumble fish
did you get it right
This is the hardest verse to understand. The idea is that we are so small and insignificant, but we can make a massive difference through our decisions. I think that "big thunder rumble fish" might be an earthquake, but don't ask me what "fish" is all about.
headstrong battlesong
exploding souls be gone
marvin gaye my love
where did we go wrong
We might as well be leading a war against nature. The first line shows how violent this song can be perceived as, and the third is showing how AK isn't alone in his thinking.
That's the way that I see it, anyway :)
it's AK crying out for us to stop ruining the earth..
and i goota say, the bass on this is inspirational!!! gotta love it!!! its just such a solid, rhythmic riff...
jk... anyways This is one great ass song, i jerk off to this shit and wish i could play it on the guitar. Dam I can't tell you how great of a song this is!
"i am playing for a better day"
... is really:
"I am praying for a better day"