Hustle, bustle and so much muscle, aww
Cells about to separate
And I find it hard to concentrate and

Temporary this cash and carry
I'm stepping up to indicate
The time has come to deviate and

All I want is for you to be happy and
Take this moment to make you my family and
Finally you have found something perfect and
Finally you have found

Death defying this mess I'm buying
It's raining down with love and hate
And I find it hard to motivate and

Estuary is blessed but scary your
Heart's about to palpitate
And I'm not about to hesitate and

One to treasure the rest of your days here and
Give you pleasure in so many ways dear and
Finally you have found something perfect and
Finally you have found
Here we go

Do you want me to show up for duty and
Serve this woman and honor her beauty and
Finally you have found something perfect and
Finally you have found
Yourself

With me, will you, agree, to take
This man, into your world
And now, we are as one

My lone ranger the heat exchanger
Is living in this figure eight
And I'll do my best to recreate and

Sweet precision and soft collision, aww
Hearts about to palpitate
And I find it hard to separate and

All I want is for you to be happy and
Take this woman and make you my family and
Finally you have found someone perfect and
Finally you have found

All I want is for you to be happy and
Take this woman and make you my family and
Finally you have found someone perfect and
Finally you have found
Yourself


Lyrics submitted by quazy_qual, edited by Mellow_Harsher

Hard to Concentrate Lyrics as written by John Anthony Frusciante Michael Balzary

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  • +7
    General Comment

    For those asking if it's a synthesizer they're using in this song, it isn't. Frusciante first mutes the guitar on clean, then slowly turns up the volume knob after strumming the chord. That prevents the twang of the pick strum when performing the chord. That's how the synth-like sound is created and it's actually pretty simple to do with a Fender Stratocaster

    TwoWayIndependenceon January 09, 2009   Link
  • +6
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    Gee, Im glad you all had figured out that the song is about marriage, but not only. And its not about drugs, sorry, its not. Not every song by former drug-addicts is about drugs. I think its pretty clear that its about REPRODUCING as well. I mean, come on, "Hustle, bustle, and, so much muscle aww Cells about to separate

    And, estuary is, blessed but scary Heart�s about to palpitate Now, I�m not about to hesitate

    My lone ranger The, heat-exchanger Is, living in this figure eight Now I do my best to recreate And, sweet precision And, soft collision aww Heart�s about to palpitate Now I find it hard to separate"

    Yep. Its all about sex. I hope you all studied biology once upon a time. And its a brilliant song, I have to tell. I`ve never heard something so full of sex and so beautiful and soft Long live the RHCP, eh^^

    Char19on August 14, 2011   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    this is beautiful. and it make a good wedding song, obviously.

    jellyheadXCon May 05, 2006   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    i read somewhere that its like a song marriage proposal, written for flea to his gf/fiancee w/e.

    i think...

    Avatar-rockon May 08, 2006   Link
  • +2
    General Comment
    • add to previous message, he turns the knob back to 0 after turning it up to strum the next chord and so on
    TwoWayIndependenceon January 09, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    This song means so much to me in my life right now. I am getting married in July and I dedicated this song to my fiance. Almost cried when i heard it.

    FunkyMonk7on May 09, 2006   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    someone mentioned not really knowing what the beginning of the song meant. maybe I'm just extra-sensitive because I just finished reading Anthony's biography, Scar Tissue, but it seems to have a lot of drug references. "temporary, this cash and carry" "hearts about to palpitate" "death defying this mess I'm buying" maybe it's about leaving that lifestyle behind and moving toward the sort of love you find in a marriage. just a thought!

    sleeptonighton May 30, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I agree. I also love the hand beaten purcussion.

    quazy_qualon May 06, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This song means so much to me in my life right now. I am getting married in July and I dedicated this song to my fiance. Almost cried when i heard it.

    FunkyMonk7on May 09, 2006   Link
  • 0
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    this song was written by anthony kiedis to his very best friend of all times.... flea... its a marriage proposal. the lyrics and the percusion are just amazing

    papiLPSon May 09, 2006   Link

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