«Californication» is the Red Hot Chili Peppers fourth single and sixth track from their 1999 seventh studio album, Californication. Released as a single in 2000, the song reached #69 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, and #16 on the UK charts, and hit #1 on both US Mainstream Rock Tracks for 2 weeks and US Modern Rock Tracks for 1 week.
— Lyrics:
I met you in the dark, you lit me up
You made me feel as though I was enough
We danced the night away, we drank too much
I held your hair back when
You were throwing up
Then you smiled over your shoulder
For a minute, I was stone-cold sober
I pulled you closer to my chest
And you asked me to stay over
I said, I already told ya
I think that you should get some rest
I knew I loved you then
But youd never know
Cause I played it cool when I was scared of letting go
I know I needed you
But I never showed
But I wanna stay with you until were grey and old
Just say you wont let go
Just say you wont let go
Ill wake you up with some breakfast in bed
Ill bring you coffee with a kiss on your head
And Ill take the kids to school
Wave them goodbye
And Ill thank my lucky stars for that night
When you looked over your shoulder
For a minute, I forget that Im older
I wanna dance with you right now
Oh, and you look as beautiful as ever
And I swear that everydayll get better
You make me feel this way somehow
Im so in love with you
And I hope you know
Darling your love is more than worth its weight in gold
Weve come so far my dear
Look how weve grown
And I wanna stay with you until were grey and old
Just say you wont let go
Just say you wont let go
I wanna live with you
Even when were ghosts
Cause you were always there for me when I needed you most
Im gonna love you till
My lungs give out
I promise till death we part like in our vows
So I wrote this song for you, now everybody knows
Finally its just you and me till were grey and old
Just say you wont let go
Just say you wont let go
Just say you wont let go
Oh, just say you wont let go
There’s an infestation in my mind’s imagination,
I hope they choke on smoke ‘cause I’m smoking them out the basement,
This is not rap, this is not hip hop,
Just another attempt to make the voices stop,
Rapping to prove nothing, just writing to say something,
‘Cause I wasnt the only one who wasnt rushing to say nothing,
This doesnt mean I lost my dream,
It’s just right now I’ve got a really crazy mind to clean.
Gangsters don’t cry,
Therefore, therefore I’m,
Mr. Misty-eyed, therefore I’m.
Can you save, can you save my,
Can you save my heavydirtysoul?
For me, for me,
Can you save my heavydirtysoul?
Nah, I didnt understand a thing you said,
If I didnt know better I’d guess you’re all already dead,
Mindless zombies walking around with a limp and a hunch,
Saying stuff like, “you only live once.”
You’ve got one time to figure it out,
One time to twist and one time to shout,
One time to think and I say we start now,
Sing it with me if you know what I’m talking about.
In this video, we will see how the crazy rock n roll lifestyle changes the appearance of Guns N Roses frontman, Axl Rose. Photos are taken from concerts, photo shoots, awards shows, rare photos, etc.
Credits:
Music: Guns N Roses — Dont Cry (Piano Version)