Did you know?
The song is about Brendan Mullen, founder of The Masque,
A small punk rock club which was an important part of the early L.A. punk scene.
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Brendan's Death Song



Intro: |
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If I die before I get it done will you decide? |
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Take my words and turn them into signs |
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it will survive, |
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Because a long time ago I knew not to deprive |
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It's safe out there and now your every where |
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just like the sky, |
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And you are love, you are the lucid |
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dream you are the ride |
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And when you hear this you know it's your |
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jam it's your good bye |
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Like I said you know I'm almost dead, |
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you know I'm almost gone |
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And when the drummer drums he's gonna |
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play my song to carry me along |
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Like I said you know I'm almost dead, |
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you know I'm almost gone |
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And when the boatman comes |
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to ferry me away to where we all belong |
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We all cross |
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when we were feeling lost it's just the time. |
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Kateri cried the day her lover died |
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she recognized, |
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Because you gave her a life of real |
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love it's no surprise. |
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Like I said you know I'm almost dead, |
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you know I'm almost gone |
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And when the drummer drums |
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he's gonna play my song to carry me along |
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Let me live, so when it's time to die, |
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even the Reaper cries. |
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Let me die so when it's time to live |
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another sun will rise. |
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I said yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah |
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I said yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah |
Bridge: |
D G D D x4 |
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Like I said you know I'm almost dead, |
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you know I'm almost gone |
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And when the boatman comes |
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to ferry me away to where we all belong |
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Like I said you know I'm almost dead, |
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you know I'm almost gone |
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Like I said you know I'm almost dead, |
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you know I'm almost gone |
Ending: |
D D D G x4 |
Red Hot Chili Peppers I Like DirtParallel UniverseMy FriendsScar TissuePorcelainThis Velvet GloveSnowOthersideUniversally SpeakingGive It Away |
Rock Bob Dylan - Tangled up in Blue Spin Doctors - Two Princes Bryan Adams - The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Lucky Man Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra |