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Lyrics of Otherside by Red Hot Chili Peppers

chorus

How long, how long will I slide?
Separate my side, I don′t
I don't believe it′s bad
Slit my throat, it's all I ever

verse

I heard your voice through a photograph
I thought it up and brought up the past
Once you know you can never go back
I gotta take it on the other side
Centuries are what it meant to me
A cemetery where I marry the sea
Stranger things could never change my mind
I gotta take it on the other side
Take it on the other side
Take it on, take it on

chorus

How long, how long will I slide?
Separate my side, I don't
I don′t believe it′s bad
Slit my throat, it's all I ever

verse

Pour my life into a paper cup
The ashtray′s full and I'm spillin′ my guts
She wants to know, am I still a slut?
I've got to take it on the other side
Scarlet starlet and she′s in my bed
A candidate for a soul mate bled
Push the trigger and I pull the thread
I gotta take it on the other side
Take it on the other side
Take it on, take it on

chorus

How long, how long will I slide?
Separate my side, I don't
I don't believe it′s bad
Slit my throat, it′s all I ever

verse

Turn me on, take me for a hard ride
Burn me out, leave me on the other side
I yell and tell it that it's not my friend
I tear it down, I tear it down
And then it′s born again

chorus

How long, how long will I slide?
Separate my side, I don't
I don′t believe it's bad
Slit my throat, it′s all I ever
How long, I don't, I don't believe it′s bad
Slit my throat, it′s all I ever
Writer(s): Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Flea, John Frusciante, Michael Peter Balzary

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The song 'Otherside' by Red Hot Chili Peppers delves into themes of addiction, regret, and the struggle to break free from destructive patterns. The lyrics use metaphors like sliding, marrying the sea, and taking it on the other side to depict the internal turmoil and desire for change faced by the protagonist.
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Themes
Struggle with identity
• I don't believe it's bad • Separate my side, I don't • How long, how long will I slide?
Reflection on the past
• I thought it up and brought up the past • Once you know you can never go back • I heard your voice through a photograph
Desire for change
• I yell and tell it that it's not my friend • I gotta take it on the other side • Turn me on, take me for a hard ride
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Moods
Angst, heartbreak, despair, reflection, nostalgia
Rating: R
Lyrics contain adult material, to be consumed with caution
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