Lyrics:
Can’t stop addicted to the shin dig
Cop top he says I’m gonna win big
Choose not a life of imitation
Distant cousin to the reservation
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 Top Rated Interpretation
2006-09-21 14:07:23
I could be wrong but I think this song is about anthony's life and the hollywood rockstar dream he fought to get into. Chop top is a record producer who informed him of another hit album. He started young trying to be an actor with his dad. "choose not the life of imitation" refers to the life of an actor he chose not to persue. "distant cousin to the reservation" refers to his indian ancestry. "east side love is living on the west end" is stating that there is no hate for the east coast. There has always been a rivalry between east and west coast. "knock out but boy you better come to" describes the popularity of the band going down at one point and to stay in the biz you have to produce good records - a lot of bands get knocked out and never come to. "go write your message on the pavement" refers to leaving your mark as a hollywood star would do on hollywood blvd. And "burnin' so bright I wonder what the wave meant" is the period that the rhcps hit it big in the 90's and all the glamor and fame and parties and drugs etc. That went with it so fast and burning bright and then the fame dwindles down and your left wondering what happened. The rhcps are back stronger than ever. They have kept up with the wave. Wave: a widespread feeling, opinion, tendency, etc.
The world I love
the tears I drop
to be part of
the wave can't stop
ever wonder if it's all for you
the world I love
the trains I hop
to be part of
the wave can't stop
come and tell me when it's time to
this song I believe describes anthony's life because his life is his music and without it what would he be or do. Can't stop he's addicted to the life of a rockstar which allows him to do whatever he chooses. The party the shindig. And why would you stop when you've worked so hard to get there or is it the life for you? Of course its the life - living in beverly hills, touring the world, hosting tv shows, mingling with the stars, doing anything going anywhere, buying anything you want - never working a real job your entire life. Can I get 2 or maybe even 3 lives like that?
anonymous
2007-12-29 16:55:39
You're all wrong! It's about when Anthony's best friend died and Anthony was to drugged up to go and see him.
anonymous
2008-01-02 14:47:52
I think that all music can be interpreted however you want...but the literal meanings of the lines are right there... Yes he's Indian so he's a cousin to the reservation and such and the leading him to ozone probably refers to the Hep-C.
But take the song however you want to and learn from it.
anonymous
2008-01-28 10:59:29
I think anthony is kind of, in a way, talking to the fans?
''The world I love
The tears I drop
To be part of
The wave can't stop
-->Ever wonder if it's all for you<--''
Saying that, the music they make, the industry they're part of, the life they live, they arn't doing it just for themselves, but for 'You'..as in the fans.
Plus, I know the video has nothing really to do with it, but when anthony says the line ''ever wonder if it's all for you'' he grabs the camera and speaks directly to it,as if he is talking to you watching at home..he also at one stage, kisses the camera, by kissing his two fingers and pressing them up against the camera lens.
So I think that part of the song, is referring to the people who buy the music.
anonymous
2008-03-06 18:05:25
Somehow I wonder why everyone is missing out the couple "spirit" references.
Could these have to do with John's "ability" to hear some kind of ghosts (or as he calls them: spirits).
"Cant stop the spirits when they need you
This life is more than just a read through"
For eg. (only my opinion), this refers directly to the spirits and the recovery from drugs (I guess they helped Frusciante in the rehab, and John helped Anthony kick the habit). I guess it's that you have to listen to the spirits and respect life.
And for the record Anthony and Flea really believe that John hears the spirits, I'm not sure about Chad. Or at least they seem like it in interviews where people ask John about this stuff. Or maybe they're just polite.
anonymous
2008-06-16 21:15:23
I heard somewhere this was bout anal sex.
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