I agree with tesseract... this song is about death and death is the slow cheetah.
The first time I heard this song it made me think of my own mortality.
I think it is Anthony's way of describing death in a Native American way. The cheetah is an inescapable predetor, but death is slow from the sense that it takes a whole lifetime to catch you. It starts from the day you are born but is inevitable... so know that and make the most of the time you have... don't waste it!
RHCP is amazing... my favorite band of all time.
I agree with tesseract... this song is about death and death is the slow cheetah. The first time I heard this song it made me think of my own mortality.
I think it is Anthony's way of describing death in a Native American way. The cheetah is an inescapable predetor, but death is slow from the sense that it takes a whole lifetime to catch you. It starts from the day you are born but is inevitable... so know that and make the most of the time you have... don't waste it!