Hey Lyrics - Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Won't somebody come along
And teach me how to keep it alive?
To survive.
Come along and show me something
That I never knew in your eyes.
Take away the tourniquet.
I used to be so full of my confidence,
I used to know just what I wanted and just where to go.
More than ever I could use a coincidence,
But now I walk alone and talk about it when I know.
Chorus:
Hey, oh yeah, how long?
I guess I ought to walk away,
Hey, oh yeah, so long...
What you gonna do today?
I don't wanna have to, but I will,
If that's what I'm supposed to do.
We don't wanna set up for the kill,
But that's what I'm about to do.
Later, I'll cut you off when you're screaming into the phone.
Hard to own.
Anyway, I wanna let you know that everything is on hold.
What you gonna do to me?
You used to be so warm and affectionate.
All the little things I used to hear my fairy say,
But now you're quick to get into your regret.
I'll take the fall and now you got to give it all away.
Chorus
I don't wanna have to, but I will,
If that's what I'm supposed to do.
We don't wanna set up for the kill,
But that's what I'm about to do.
x2
Hey, what would you say if I stayed?
Stayed for a while, if I may.
Say it again and I'll come around,
But not for the last time...
Hey, what would you say if I changed?
I'll change everything but my name.
Play it again and I'll come around,
But not for the last time.
You used to be so warm and affectionate;
I used to know just what I wanted and just where to go.
And now you're quick to get into your regret;
And now I walk alone and talk about it when I know...
Chorus 2:
Hey, oh yeah, how long?
I guess you gotta walk away;
Hey, oh yeah, so long...
What you gonna do today?..
Hey, oh yeah, how long?
I guess you gotta get away;
Hey, oh yeah, so long...
What you gonna do today?..
And teach me how to keep it alive?
To survive.
Come along and show me something
That I never knew in your eyes.
Take away the tourniquet.
I used to be so full of my confidence,
I used to know just what I wanted and just where to go.
More than ever I could use a coincidence,
But now I walk alone and talk about it when I know.
Chorus:
Hey, oh yeah, how long?
I guess I ought to walk away,
Hey, oh yeah, so long...
What you gonna do today?
I don't wanna have to, but I will,
If that's what I'm supposed to do.
We don't wanna set up for the kill,
But that's what I'm about to do.
Later, I'll cut you off when you're screaming into the phone.
Hard to own.
Anyway, I wanna let you know that everything is on hold.
What you gonna do to me?
You used to be so warm and affectionate.
All the little things I used to hear my fairy say,
But now you're quick to get into your regret.
I'll take the fall and now you got to give it all away.
Chorus
I don't wanna have to, but I will,
If that's what I'm supposed to do.
We don't wanna set up for the kill,
But that's what I'm about to do.
x2
Hey, what would you say if I stayed?
Stayed for a while, if I may.
Say it again and I'll come around,
But not for the last time...
Hey, what would you say if I changed?
I'll change everything but my name.
Play it again and I'll come around,
But not for the last time.
You used to be so warm and affectionate;
I used to know just what I wanted and just where to go.
And now you're quick to get into your regret;
And now I walk alone and talk about it when I know...
Chorus 2:
Hey, oh yeah, how long?
I guess you gotta walk away;
Hey, oh yeah, so long...
What you gonna do today?..
Hey, oh yeah, how long?
I guess you gotta get away;
Hey, oh yeah, so long...
What you gonna do today?..
Writer: SMITH, JONATHAN H. / FOREMAN, SEAN MICHAEL / GOTTWALD, LUKASZ / MOTTE, NATHANIEL / HOLMES, WILLIAM ANDREW
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, EMI Music Publishing
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Jack | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/8/11
It seems to me that he sings his feelings, and there's tons of emotion in that, but the guitar really sets the tone of how a talk, or fight went. In the guitar solo near the end it really shows how some might stumble over there words in a situaton like that.
Relationships | Reviewer: Deb | 8/6/10
LOVE this song. Beautiful melody and simple, HONEST lyrics. To me, though it is certainly not about Anthony's relationship wih any woman. It is about his relationship/struggle with drugs. My first clue is the line, "Take away the tourniquet." Also, the best book I ever read is "Scar Tissue", Anthony's biography in which he reveals all, as you would expect from him.
hey | Reviewer: derek | 2/20/10
I love how Anthony has the guts to sing exactly what he feels. He also writes his feelings in an indirect artistic way. He's as real as you get.
This song describes a place many people have been including myself. When your partner falls out of love with you, and you are devistated because so much of you're confidence was based on how that person viewed you. When any relationship gets to that place it's over even if you don't want to admit it, or can't admit it. This is that point of the relationship. The pure pain, and expressed so well.
Sleeping song | Reviewer: Mark-Eoin Delaney | 11/21/09
Don't ask me why but besides being a great song packed with emotion and a message it seems to work very soothing 2
It rid me of my issues with sleeping
This song The infinite repeat button a comfortable volume lvl
and you'll have a better sleep then you could ever imagine
Feelings | Reviewer: AviatorGirl | 10/10/09
Packed of emotion...yes, well said.
But for me the song isn't beautiful just because he is suffering. It's beautiful because Anthony - yes, this strong, crazy, shellow, never regreting Anthony - decides to change for a woman he loves. He is not angry, he doesn't say "how could I ever kiss that b***h" like in No Chump Love Sucker. He just regrets everything he did and he says that he would do everything just to come back to her. Maybe this song isn't one of the greatest ever written but it shows how deeply can Anthony love
perfect | Reviewer: Mike Littoris | 9/11/09
"This song is just a twisted web of emotion. Confusion, fear, regret, grief...Too many too name. It really does a great job of taking your mind and slapping it right there in Anthony's situation. Close your eyes and concentrate on the lyrics, and you'll see.
I'm not sure if I can begin to explain how much I love this song....It simply has so much emotion packed into such a simple musical concept. The Guitar solo has more feeling than anything I've ever heard before. I can't get enough of this. Flea's Bass part is something I love as well. It's so simple, but it has a touch of dissonance to create the perfect amount of energy to keep the song interesting. The lyrics are what I noticed last in this song, but they definitely don't fall short of anything Flea or John do....This song is obviously about some sort of failing relationship, a painful break-up. A relationship that he just doesn't want to give up on...It's worth saving even though it seems almost hopeless. It seems like this relationship was one in which he was planning a bright future for. He had everything he needed to live happily, but things changed one day.. She wasn't giving him the same love or affection that she used to, and it's killing him inside."
this really is simply a great summary of the song. well done man
song | Reviewer: Anonymous | 5/2/09
...."Hey" This song sorta takes ya on a journey. Like through a city on a rainy day feeling. Like if u think about it it's eryodic. It's something tht just pops out at ya & gives you a calming feeling wen things are bad. It's like your at the beach on a rainy day almost. But, in a good way....But, yh it's sorta about a realationship gone amok. Simply put. One of the best RHCP song off ov Stadium Arcadium & of all time.
Amazing | Reviewer: Dave Geldert | 1/9/09
This song is just a twisted web of emotion. Confusion, fear, regret, grief...Too many too name. It really does a great job of taking your mind and slapping it right there in Anthony's situation. Close your eyes and concentrate on the lyrics, and you'll see.
I'm not sure if I can begin to explain how much I love this song....It simply has so much emotion packed into such a simple musical concept. The Guitar solo has more feeling than anything I've ever heard before. I can't get enough of this. Flea's Bass part is something I love as well. It's so simple, but it has a touch of dissonance to create the perfect amount of energy to keep the song interesting. The lyrics are what I noticed last in this song, but they definitely don't fall short of anything Flea or John do....This song is obviously about some sort of failing relationship, a painful break-up. A relationship that he just doesn't want to give up on...It's worth saving even though it seems almost hopeless. It seems like this relationship was one in which he was planning a bright future for. He had everything he needed to live happily, but things changed one day.. She wasn't giving him the same love or affection that she used to, and it's killing him inside.
beautiful song | Reviewer: amanda | 10/5/07
the lyrics succinctly speak of a relationship slowly falling apart - often the most painful type of breakup because of its drawn-out up&down day-after-day nature. the guitar solo speaks volumes to me. i've never heard that style guitar be so emotion-packed before in my life. it compliments the theme of the lyrics by worlessly adding that extra effect that really draws the song together. absolutely genius.
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