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And they're thought to be lies
But we saw them, saw them
We looked right in their eyes
Right at them, at them
Pinning space to the world
We slaughtered, slaughtered
Not a sound to be heard
We're awful, awful
And have you seen
How they run
Out of gas
They beat the pain
They sing in the rain
Endless and formless
They fly to the end
And back to the
Beginning again
Have you put them aside
Your crazy thoughts and dreams
No they're a part of me
And they all mean one thing
The will to death is what keeps me alive
It's one step away, step away
Limitations are set
Only then can we go all the way, all the way
And have you seen how the cars when they pass
They come your way
Then they're speeding away
Coming to you and then going away
But for them nothing's changed, for them nothings changed
Oooooooo, ooooooooo
But we saw them, saw them
We looked right in their eyes
Right at them, at them
Pinning space to the world
We slaughtered, slaughtered
Not a sound to be heard
We're awful, awful
And have you seen
How they run
Out of gas
They beat the pain
They sing in the rain
Endless and formless
They fly to the end
And back to the
Beginning again
Have you put them aside
Your crazy thoughts and dreams
No they're a part of me
And they all mean one thing
The will to death is what keeps me alive
It's one step away, step away
Limitations are set
Only then can we go all the way, all the way
And have you seen how the cars when they pass
They come your way
Then they're speeding away
Coming to you and then going away
But for them nothing's changed, for them nothings changed
Oooooooo, ooooooooo
Lyrics submitted by dosedxbyyou
Track duration: 03:49
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Everyone looks at death as something bad, and doing things that are "wrong to society are bad" but doing what you love is more important that what "the majority" thinks is right. Then he goes on about no matter what you do, it still leads to death, so do what you love. You might meet new people but all people have the same view (which society wants you to believe). Stick to what believe and believe in yourself. Don't let other people tell you different.
From what I have interpreted from John's recent blog post about it (although I don't quite understand it) and from my own thinking is that: the fear of death is actually a fear of underachievement, and by creating something you are then achieving something and the fear of death ebbs away but is replaced by a will to die, or at least a state of not minding it.
"The will to death is what keeps me alive/It's one step away, step away" is saying how John's creativity is bringing him "one step" closer to the will to death.
"Endless and formless
They fly to the end
And back to the
Beginning again"
This is talking about the plight of the spirits that John interacts with. It shows that a spirit's life is just a loop. This is supported by the last lyric "But for them nothing's changed, for them nothings changed"
johnfrusciante.com/2013/01/16/the-creative-act/
"And have you seen how the cars when they pass
They come your way
Then they're speeding away
Coming to you and then going away..."
also getting over the addiction and not blaming anyone for it looking at thw addiction and what you have gone through as a learning experience, those experiences is what keep him alive now, what keeps him from wanting to do that again and aprreciate how things are going for him now.
"The will to death is what keeps me alive
It's one step away, step away
Limitations are set
Only then can we go all the way, all the way"
thats what i think along with the help of some friends that heleped looking into the songs deeper meaning.
Try the right headphone, Ataxiarn. You get the vocal, bass, and solo. You can even hear John turning the pages of his lyrics and asking the engineer to adjust tracks for him.