You are my god, you are my dog
You kept me close, love never lost
I called you hippie, you said fuck off
Said your brother's a real punk rocker

REFRAIN:
Something gonna happen
Something very soon
Transcending flesh could be a breeze
Sending me oh over the Moon

Friends near death, you gave respect
Sympathetic Intellect
Choices are, for one and all
All we are is, leaves that fall

Round and round inside your head
Smartest fucker I ever met
Vicious fish bit at your toes
Made you lie and numb your soul

REFRAIN

Mule donkey ass you bore the load
Of all creations tortured souls
Choices are, for one and all
All we are is, leaves that fall

Hey, gone to stay
Entire lifetime flash before me
In a loving stream
Hey mother may I have lost a child
But she gave birth
To a loving stream

Ooh, never know. When the gods will come and
Take you
To a loving stream

Ooh, heart of gold
The most special things you gave me were
From your loving stream

In a loving stream

Fuck the magazines
Fuck the green machine
See the human being
In a loving stream

Fuck the legal greed
Fuck the nothing scene
See the family
In a loving stream



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    General Comment:I'm listening to this right now....and yeah, it's about River, but not as an actor, it's about him as Flea's friend. That makes it all the more personal, somehow.
    Flag boulevard1on January 28, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:Water flowing and i will drink it
    I will drink for you
    A part of me left that only you knew
    We'll never be understood
    We'll never be understood

    wish i could listen to these lines over and over and over
    Flag p23s3on October 13, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Awesome song...about River.
    Flag kllerwlfon July 31, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:You're missing lyrics...
    Here's the whole thing:
    You are my god, you are my dog
    You kept me close, love never lost
    I called you hippie, you said fuck off
    Said your brother's a real punk rocker

    REFRAIN:
    Something gonna happen
    Something very soon
    Transcending flesh could be a breeze
    Sending me oh over the Moon

    Friends near death, you gave respect
    Sympathetic Intellect
    Choices are, for one and all
    All we are is, leaves that fall

    Round and round inside your head
    Smartest fucker I ever met
    Vicious fish bit at your toes
    Made you lie and numb your soul

    REFRAIN

    Mule donkey ass you bore the load
    Of all creations tortured souls
    Choices are, for one and all
    All we are is, leaves that fall

    You're like no other
    I love you, you're my brother (x5)

    Water flowing
    and I will drink it
    i will drink for you
    A part of me left
    that only you knew
    We'll never be understood
    We'll never be understood


    Hey, gone to stay
    Entire lifetime flash before me
    In a loving stream
    Hey mother may I have lost a child
    But she gave birth
    To a loving stream

    Ooh, never know. When the gods will come and
    Take you
    To a loving stream

    Ooh, heart of gold
    The most special things you gave me were
    From your loving stream

    In a loving stream

    Fuck the magazines
    Fuck the green machine
    See the human being
    In a loving stream

    Fuck the legal greed
    Fuck the nothing scene
    See the family
    In a loving stream
    Flag geoffingeorgiaon October 24, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:You're missing lyrics...
    Here's the whole thing:
    You are my god, you are my dog
    You kept me close, love never lost
    I called you hippie, you said fuck off
    Said your brother's a real punk rocker

    REFRAIN:
    Something gonna happen
    Something very soon
    Transcending flesh could be a breeze
    Sending me oh over the Moon

    Friends near death, you gave respect
    Sympathetic Intellect
    Choices are, for one and all
    All we are is, leaves that fall

    Round and round inside your head
    Smartest fucker I ever met
    Vicious fish bit at your toes
    Made you lie and numb your soul

    REFRAIN

    Mule donkey ass you bore the load
    Of all creations tortured souls
    Choices are, for one and all
    All we are is, leaves that fall

    You're like no other
    I love you, you're my brother (x5)

    Water flowing
    and I will drink it
    i will drink for you
    A part of me left
    that only you knew
    We'll never be understood
    We'll never be understood


    Hey, gone to stay
    Entire lifetime flash before me
    In a loving stream
    Hey mother may I have lost a child
    But she gave birth
    To a loving stream

    Ooh, never know. When the gods will come and
    Take you
    To a loving stream

    Ooh, heart of gold
    The most special things you gave me were
    From your loving stream

    In a loving stream

    Fuck the magazines
    Fuck the green machine
    See the human being
    In a loving stream

    Fuck the legal greed
    Fuck the nothing scene
    See the family
    In a loving stream
    Flag geoffingeorgiaon October 24, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Re: Emptyshell85 comment...

    That very important line which is missing from the lyrics are:

    "Watch her flowing and I will drink it, I will drink for you, a part of me left that only you knew will never be understood, will never be understood."

    May personal favorite part of the whole song.

    I love One Hot Minute because of how hard it sounds.
    Flag SubSickAlienon June 12, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I just read today in Scar Tissue, how this song was about River Phoenix, but I originally, I always thought that it was a song detailing a drug trip, more specfically, a cocaine trip as what Anthony describes.

    How it starts out great, smooth, and nice, and with certain lyrics like "You are my god, you are my dog, You kept me close, love never lost" and "Always be loving you." and then it leads into a very hardcore abrasive ending which I likened to Anthony's description of the terror that is coming down from cocaine.
    Flag ThaGh0st415on May 21, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Aren't some of the lyrics missing???
    In between these lyrics:

    "Choices are, for one and all
    All we are is, leaves that fall"

    and

    "Hey, gone to stay
    Entire lifetime flash before me"


    something along the lines of "like no other, I love you you're my brother" then "water flowing and I will drink it, I will drink for you. A part of me (couldnt make out these words) we'll never be understood."
    Flag EmptyShell85on April 04, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Yep Flea wrote this for River Phoenix. Now I have had the One Hot Minute CD for quite sometime, but I only recently started listening to this song. I think it sounds similar to Especially in Michigan when it first starts off. (yes i know this song was made first) So I guess this song is about Flea missing a friend that was very near and dear to him that no one else can replace because he was so unique and special to him. River was such an incredible guy, it's still sad that his life was cut so short.
    Flag RedHotLove21on February 10, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:river phoenix reference....

    rip buddy.
    Flag bleedthecoloursopenon July 01, 2007   Link

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