How Long
Red Hot Chili Peppers · Other Songs - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Chorus:
How long, how long will I slide
Seperate my side
I dont, I dont believe its bad
Slittin my throat its all I ever...
I heard your voice through a photograph
I thought it up and brought up the past
Once you know you can never go back
I gotta take it on the other side...
Centurys are what it meant to me
A cemetary where i marry the sea
A stranger thing that never changed my mind
I gotta take it on the other side
I gotta take it on take it on...
Chorus
Pour my life into a paper cup
The ashtrays full and im spilling my gut
She wanna know am i still a slut
I gotta take it on the other side...
A scarlet startlet and shes in my bed
A candidate for the soul mate bled
Push the trigger and i pull the thread
I gotta take it on the other side
Take it on the other side
Take it on
Take it on...
Chorus
Turn me on, take me for a hard ride
Burn me out, leave me on the other side
I yell it tell it that its not my friend
I tear it down, i tear it down
And then it born again
Chorusx2
How long, how long will I slide
Seperate my side
I dont, I dont believe its bad
Slittin my throat its all I ever...
I heard your voice through a photograph
I thought it up and brought up the past
Once you know you can never go back
I gotta take it on the other side...
Centurys are what it meant to me
A cemetary where i marry the sea
A stranger thing that never changed my mind
I gotta take it on the other side
I gotta take it on take it on...
Chorus
Pour my life into a paper cup
The ashtrays full and im spilling my gut
She wanna know am i still a slut
I gotta take it on the other side...
A scarlet startlet and shes in my bed
A candidate for the soul mate bled
Push the trigger and i pull the thread
I gotta take it on the other side
Take it on the other side
Take it on
Take it on...
Chorus
Turn me on, take me for a hard ride
Burn me out, leave me on the other side
I yell it tell it that its not my friend
I tear it down, i tear it down
And then it born again
Chorusx2
How Long - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Released on the landmark 1989 album Blood Sugar Sex Magik, 'How Long' stands as a defining track in the Red Hot Chili Peppers' catalog. The song exemplifies the band's signature fusion of funk, rock, and psychedelic elements, driven by the interplay between Anthony Kiedis's melodic vocals and Flea's bass lines. As a staple of their live performances and a cornerstone of the late 80s alternative rock scene, the recording captures the group's evolving sound during a period of significant commercial and critical success. Its enduring popularity highlights the band's ability to blend complex rhythms with accessible hooks, cementing their status as pioneers of the funk-metal genre.