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I got dosed by you, and
Closer than most to you, and
What am I supposed to do?
Take it away
I never had it anyway
Take it away
And everything will be okay
In you, a star is born, and
You cut a perfect form, and
Someone forever warm
Lay on, lay on, lay on, lay on
Lay on, lay on, lay on, lay on
Way up on the mountain where she died
All I ever wanted was your life
Deep inside the canyon, I can't hide
All I ever wanted was your life
Show love with no remorse, and
Climb on to your seahorse, and
This ride is right on course
This is the way I wanted it to be with you
This is the way I knew that it would be with you
Lay on, lay on, lay on, lay on
Lay on, lay on, lay on, lay on
Way up on the mountain where she died
All I ever wanted was your life
Deep inside the canyon, I can't hide
All I ever wanted was your life
I got dosed by you, and
Closer than most to you, and
What am I supposed to do?
Take it away, I never had it anyway
Take it away, and everything will be okay
Way up on the mountain where she died
All I ever wanted was your life
Deep inside the canyon, I can't hide
All I ever wanted was your life
Closer than most to you, and
What am I supposed to do?
Take it away
I never had it anyway
Take it away
And everything will be okay
In you, a star is born, and
You cut a perfect form, and
Someone forever warm
Lay on, lay on, lay on, lay on
Lay on, lay on, lay on, lay on
Way up on the mountain where she died
All I ever wanted was your life
Deep inside the canyon, I can't hide
All I ever wanted was your life
Show love with no remorse, and
Climb on to your seahorse, and
This ride is right on course
This is the way I wanted it to be with you
This is the way I knew that it would be with you
Lay on, lay on, lay on, lay on
Lay on, lay on, lay on, lay on
Way up on the mountain where she died
All I ever wanted was your life
Deep inside the canyon, I can't hide
All I ever wanted was your life
I got dosed by you, and
Closer than most to you, and
What am I supposed to do?
Take it away, I never had it anyway
Take it away, and everything will be okay
Way up on the mountain where she died
All I ever wanted was your life
Deep inside the canyon, I can't hide
All I ever wanted was your life
Lyrics submitted by Rocky1480, edited by noelsguitar
Dosed Lyrics as written by John Frusciante Michael Balzary
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Hipgnosis Songs Group
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This is about Anthony's ex-girlfriend Johanna. He says in his book 'Scar Tissue' that many of the songs on 'By the Way' is about their failing relationship. He loved her madly but eventually ended the relationship because they fought all the time, she was very possessive and nothing he did seemed to make her feel secure. A lot of the lyrics are very self-explanatory. I think the 'canyon' means Laurel Canyon in LA, which is where he may have lived at the time. When he says, 'Take it away, I never had it anyway', I think he means that the relationship was doomed from the beginning. 'Way upon the mountain where she died' may be referring to a place where they broke up. Anthony writes about drug addiction a lot but I don't think this is one of those songs.
This song hits hard wen ur deep in the 'friend zone' and the girl don't even know. This song speaks volumes its uncanny how much it resembles my situation. When listening to Dosed, the song actually grabs hold of my heart...