Transcending

Red Hot Chili Peppers

You are my god, you are my dog
You kept me close, love never lost
I called you hippie, you said fuck off
Said your brother's a real punk rocker

Something gonna happen
Something very soon
Transcending flesh could be a breeze
Sending me oh over the moon

Friends near death, you gave respect
Sympathetic intellect
Choices are, for one and all
All we are is, leaves that fall (that's all)

Always be loving you
Now I'm away from you
Always be loving you

Round and round inside your head
Smartest fucker I ever met
Vicious fish bit at your toes
Made you lie and numb your soul

Something gonna happen
Something very soon
Transcending flesh could be a breeze
Sending me over the moon

Mule donkey ass you bore the load
Of all creations tortured souls
Choices are, for one and all
All we are is, leaves that fall

(Like no other, I love you your my brother)

Water flowing and I will drink it
I will drink for you
A part of me left that only you knew
Will never be understood, will never be understood

Hey, gone to stay
Entire lifetime flash before me
In a loving stream
Hey mother may I have lost a child
But she gave birth
To a loving stream

Oh, never know
When the gods will come and take you
To a loving stream

Oh, heart of gold
The most special things you gave me were
From your loving stream

In a loving stream
Fuck the magazines
Fuck the green machine
See the human being
In a loving stream

Fuck the legal greed
Fuck the nothing scene
See the family
In a loving stream


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    No - flea was playing inside with depp and some others (check the wikipedia site on phoenix)

    Flea then heard whilst in song, left the club, and then helped out with river and rode the ambulance with him.

    PhoenixBalmon February 20, 2009   Link

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