

When they can't take anymore and he has no one to turn to, he "screams" (figuratively) in desperation, but cannot be heard, like the trees. He has "welled" all of the love they can muster by lying, manipulating, and stealing from them, taking advantage of their love for him. His loved ones cannot help him, no matter how hard they try. The feeling of being controlled by the drugs grips the addict at the soul and squeezes until help is found or death comes. Addicts suffer from insanity because, no matter how badly they want to stop and no matter the consequences, they will continue to do drugs even after their family deserts them and all bridges have been burnt. Insanity is a favorite term among the rooms of AA and NA. He is describing the disease of addiction and depression they are both diseases, but of the mind and spirit rather than the body. The message of the song is hope and recovery. However, though it is about drugs, it is also about God. That being said, if I've ever heard a song about drugs, it's this one. I will be the first to say that a song is not about drugs. I am not a person who perceives every song to be drug-related. General CommentLet me preface this by saying 1. I'm gonna keep for the end of time" -once they get that piece of mind, they wont let it go.

"I could not forget but I will not endeavorīut I won't regret it never" they wont forget how they were self destructive, but they wont try to be like that anymore, but still, they wont regret how they once were. I'll be coming back for more."-feeling loved, feeling numb is all mixed up and crazy and confusing. Take me to the river lay me on your shore I'm on a rollercoaster but I'm on my feet You gotta let it be" -something/someone made them feel loved, so their gonna give it back w/o expecting anything else.Īnd take away my self destruction"-the love is all they need and it makes them stop behaving so destructively I'm gonna give you some of my good time" doesnt know if it will ever get better, but if it does their gonna give love to whoever gives it to them or whoever made them better. That's me"- they want to feel love but all thei good intentions turn bad Well all the love from me" its starting to make them feel numb. Up from my brain is where I bleed"- psychologically and emotionally ill. In 2004, Kiedis published a memoir titled Scar Tissue, which peaked at #17 on the New York Times Bestseller List.Have turned to demons of greed that's mean.īa-di ba-da ba-zumba crunga cong gone bad Using the stage name Cole Dammett (adapted from his father's stage name, Blackie Dammett), he landed a number of small roles in television and film as a teenager in the late 1970s. Keidis has also pursued other projects besides music. After dropping out, Kiedis had an offer to open for a friend's band, so he got together with friends Flea, Hillel Slovak, and Jack Irons and eventually formed the Red Hot Chili Peppers, for whom he writes almost all of the lyrics. Raised in Michigan, Kiedis went on to study at UCLA, but dropped out after losing interest, partially due to his abuse of hard drugs. After dropping out, Kiedis had an offer to open for a friend's band, so he got together with friends Flea, Hillel Slovak, and Jack Irons and eventually formed the Red Hot Chili Peppers, f Anthony Kiedis is a musician and the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Anthony Kiedis is a musician and the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
