Fortune Faded Lyrics
And then you mate it
Oh I, do you?
A funny thing, the king who gets himself assassinated
Hey now, every time i lose
Altitude
The mess you made was nominated
Oh I, do you?
Now put away your welcome, soon you'll find you've overstayed it
Hey now, every time I lose
Altitude
So divine, hell of an elevator
All the while my fortune faded
Nevermind the consequences of the crime this time
My fortune faded
Oh I, do you?
You saw it all come down and now it's time to imitate it
Hey now, every time I lose altitude
Ooooooooooh
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I've always considered this to be about wasted potential--having sought to maintain a high (every time I lose altitude) and looking back with nostalgia and regret that things could have better long-term had they not been distracted (hell of an elevator) by temptation (all ther while my fortune faded.) I feel it's a story of trying to reconcile the cost of instant gratification and glory versus it's cost. The verses speak of being self-defeating (killing the queen and "mating" it, king getting himself assassinated, being famous...for making a mess, overstaying one's welcome, over-medicating, not learning from mistakes.)
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Fortune faded, in conjuction with it's video seems to describe a buzz or high from crime. Someone who enjoys the thrill of doing something they ain't supposed to be but making sure they get a way with it. "fortune faded" refers to the fact that eventually luck will run out and once caught, the thrill will end (like at the end of the video). The jibe at God seems to refer to 'the man' or the law, someone in charge and the defiance of this authority is exciting.
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i agree with you, vonni. this song is really great. its like their newest one and is so cool. i love the way RHCP has been around for so long and yet still manages to stay new and never ceases to amaze me.
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an incredible song. im pretty sure its about someone who's always gotten away with something, but eventaully their fortune fades and they get caught
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This song hasn´t any meaning. In the Making of FF-Video (MTV) Anthony said something like "Don´t ask me what this song is about, because I don´t know".
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The lyrics are very much like those of "Lifestyles of the broke and obscure" by Wolfsbane... I believe it's about a man who commits a crime under the influence of a drug, and as he loses the high, the realisation kicks in. "Altitude" suggests he;s high, so losing it means he's in the middle of a come-down.
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i don't know if the song is about an actual crime (like a robery or stuff like that), but i think it's about doing something wrong that hurts the people you live (like drugs or cheating on a gf). he thought he could get away with it on the side, but he got caught, and now everyone is pissed at him.
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this song is about someone who lives a life of crime and drugs, but oneday their gonna lose all their luck. i really like the line "The medicated state of mind you find is overrated" and "come on god do i seem bulletproof"
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this song is awesome! i think it is about a sort of high-off-crime thing like other ppl say.
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Yes a definate hit, its on the radio all the time in Australia, I mean this and Can't Stop, By the Way and Zephyr Song being their most recent hits I can say you hear these songs all the time. But Fortune Faded has a new level of exitement, its means so much to listen to it. Every time I hear it it makes me intense and my blood pumps a lot. You have to love the band for making you do that.