Jul 28, 2008 00:36
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magik - "I could have lied"
There must be something in the way I feel
That she don't want me to feel
The stare she bares cuts me
I don't care, you see
So what if I bleed
I could never change just what I feel
My face will never show what is not real
A mountain never seems to have the need to speak
A look that shares so many seek
The sweetest feeling
I got from you
The things I said to you were true
I could never change just what I feel
My face will never show what is not real
I could have lied I'm such a fool
My eyes could never never never keep their cool
Showed her and I told her how
She struck me but I'm fucked up now
But now she's gone, yes she's gone away
A soulful song that would not stay
You see she hides cause she is scared
But I don't care
I won't be spared
I could have lied I'm such a fool
My eyes could never never never keep their cool
Showed her and I told her how
She struck me but I'm fucked up now
I could have lied I'm such a fool
My eyes could never never never keep their cool
Showed her and I told her how
She struck me but I'm fucked up now
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This has been one of my favorite songs for a long time (since I first got this CD in the early 90's). While I certainly love the instrumental side of music, I am a lyrics guy at heart and quite a few lyrics stand out to me in this song.
"I don't care, you see, so what if I bleed" tends to be my attitude towards everything in life (for better or worse), not neccisarly the not "caring", but more so the "so what if I bleed", I've grown to expect pain/etc. as simply a part of life, so why worry about it?
The chorus has always run very true to me, we cannot change how we feel (again, for better or worse) and we should be honest with those around us about these things.
"I could have lied, I'm such a fool" tends to be a theme in my life. I tend to be honest with people, perhaps too honest (thanks, HST, you bastard!), and often times much pain, suffering, etc., could have been avoided had I simply lied.
"Showed her and I told her how she struck me but I'm fucked up now" has also happened a couple times so far in my life.
It is funny that I've had this song in my head for well over a decade and yet as I gotten into situations similar to this song, I never thought about this song until much later. Granted, I'm not sure that I could have (or can) lie about such feelings, so it probably wouldn't have mattered anyhow, but sometimes it is just nice to think that other people have gone through the same shit with the same results as you have...
life,
lyrics