Red Hot Chili Peppers: Knock Me Down Meaning

Song Released: 1989

Knock Me Down Lyrics

Never too soon to be through
Being cool too much too soon
Too much for me too much for you
You're gonna loose in time
Every turn looking to burn
Some never learn live and learn
Stop your searching for a curse
Before you end up in a...

1. anonymous

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   Apr 11th 2008 report

   I think this song IS about Hillel's death, but I also think it's partialy about the pressures of being in a band just about to break into the "big time". Getting carried away with the drug use but not getting away with "FAME" i.e. If you see me getting mighty if you see me getting high knock me down. He's asking Hillel to watch over him so to speak, and make sure he doesn't get too high and mighty like rockstars tend to do. That's just my opinoin. Say what you will but I've been in the punk scene for over 20 years and that's largely unethical to act a rockstar.
2. anonymous

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   Mar 29th 2008 report

   Ehh, man who ever just said, "no it's about Anthony being sober and saying knock me down if you see me getting high" true.
   But you're a fucking idiot, it is about Hillel Slovak, its a love song to him,
   fuckin idiot
3. anonymous

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   May 15th 2007 report

   Its obviously about hilel like he says in scar tissue and like dosed and my lovely man it's about the death of great guitarist and great R.H.C.P guitarist this song is awesome.
   
   P.s check out my interpretation of mellowship slinky in b major
4. anonymous

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   Mar 18th 2007 report

   Its an ode to Hillel, if you have read scar tissue you will know because Anthony mentions the song there
5. anonymous

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   Nov 18th 2006 report

   no, this song is about keidis wen he first got clean and he's telling people that if "you see me getting high, Knock me donw"
6. mz.Kiedis

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   Nov 16th 2006 report

   Yeah, he sometimes says 'this is a love song' just before playing it, it's about hillel.
7. anonymous

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   Nov 15th 2006 report

   Swear, hillel was alive when this song was made slash he played it...Its after anthony got clean...Well atleast for a while

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
8. anonymous

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   Aug 27th 2006 report

   Knock me down is about the death of great guitatist and the chilis good friend hillel slovak.

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