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Dark Necessities - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Album: The Getaway

genre: Alternative Rock Folk Rock

Coming on to the light of day we got
Many moons that are deep at play so I
Keep an eye on the shadow smile
To see what it has to say
You and I both know
Everything must go away
What do you say?

Spinning knot that is on my heart is like a
Bit of light and a touch of dark you got
Sneak attack from the zodiac
But I see your fire spark
Eat the breeze and go
Blow by blow and go away
What do you say?
Yeah

You don’t know my mind
You don’t know my kind
Dark necessities are part of my design and
Tell the world that I’m
Falling from the sky
Dark necessities are part of my design

Stumble down to the parking lot you got
No time for the afterthought they’re like
Ice Cream for an Astronaut
Well that’s me looking for we
Turn the corner and
Find the world at your command
Playing the hand
Yeah

You don’t know my mind
You don’t know my kind
Dark necessities are part of my design
Tell the world that I’m
Falling from the sky
Dark necessities are part of my design

Do you want this love of mine?
Darkness helps us all to shine
Do you want it, do you want it now?
Do you want it all the time?
But darkness helps us all to shine
Do you want it, do you want it now?

Pick you up like a paper back with the
Track record of a maniac so I
Move it in and we unpack
It’s the same as yesterday
Any way we roll
Everything must go away
What do you say?
Yeah

You don’t know my mind
You don’t know my kind
Dark necessities are part of my design
Tell the world that I’m
Falling from the sky and
Dark necessities are part of my design

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Photo credits: Wikipedia

Lyrics added by Isabelle P.

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"Dark Necessities" peaked at number one on US Alternative Songs and number 67 on US Billboard Hot 100.
Song details
  • Video Direction: Olivia Wilde
  • Publishing: Warner Bros.
  • Co-Production: Danger Mouse
  • Recording: Kennie Takahasi
  • Mix Engineering: Nigel Godrich, Samuel Petts-Davies
  • Composition: Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith, Danger Mouse
  • Video Production: Saul Germaine
  • Vocals: Anthony Kiedis
  • Release Date: May 5, 2016
Anthony Kiedis wrote "Dark Necessities" while he was in Hawaii. In the song, he speaks about how much light comes out of these difficult struggles that we have with ourselves.