The Righteous and the Wicked

This song is about how we continually pray for a better world, but we aren't doing anything to make it better. Like we pray for peace and health but we are not making an end to war or doing anything substantial towards a healthier planet.

this song sounds so cool. i love the way the chorus sounds. i think it's about religion and peace (duh) and the thing about mother earth and how we're ruining it is kinda obvious. great song!!

^what you said! ....cool song ;P

This is such a cool song.

It's about how mankind has fucked up the world.

What's going on? This is an AMAZING song, my favourite of all time, and it's got 4 replies. It's not good enough!

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 :)

this is an AMAZING SONG! right next to give it away and mellowship slinky in b major on the blood sugar album- next to 2 great other tunes. the lyrics are basically, i believe this is about ant believes in where politics and religion is involved. i dunno, maybe im totally wrong, but it seems pretty obvious that thats what hes talking about

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melrfaz, i think you're pretty much spot on there!

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...

One of my favorite songs. The thing i miss most bout the current chili peps. is there funktasicness. I love IT. But at the same time i'm glad there off drugs cuz now they can produce music for longer :-D 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'm pretty sure the line

"i am playing for a better day"

... is really:

"I am praying for a better day"