Knock Me Down by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Knock Me Down" is a single from the Red Hot Chili Peppers album Mother's Milk.The song depicts a negativity towards the stereotypically egotistic lifestyle of your typical rockstar. The band's opposition is displayed through their lyrics: "If you see me getting mighty / If you see me getting high / Knock me down / I'm not bigger than life."The lyrics are written in reference to the popular saying, "high and mighty."Anthony Kiedis and John Frusciante sing all the lyrics simultaneously, but the record label edit of the song is mixed in such a way that Frusciante's vocals are set louder than Kiedis' throughout the song. The original, longer version of this song is featured on the bonus Mother's Milk CD, which contains additional verses and an extended bridge. In this version, Kiedis' vocals are more prominent.The song is featured as a master track in Guitar Hero: On Tour. The word 'high' is censored, even though it is not referring to drug use.

Lyrics:

Never too soon to be through.
Being cool, too much too soon.
Too much for me and too much for you.
You're gonna lose in time.
Don't be afraid to show your friends.
That you hurt inside (inside).
Pain's part of life don't hide behind your false pride...
It's a lie.. your lie.

Chorus- 2x
If you see me getting mighty,
If you see me getting high,
Knock me down.
I'm not bigger than life

Verse 2-
I'm tired of being untouchable.
I'm not above the love.
I'm part of you and you're part of me.
Why did you go away?
Finding what you're looking for
Can end up being, being such a bore.
I pray for you most every day.
My love's with you, now fly away.

Chorus 2x

Instrumental Break

Chorus 6x

-Woman singing-

It's so lonely when you don't even know yourself.. it's so lonely. 4x

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[Megan143Leanne]

R.I.P Hillel Slovak!



[AxeWind]

DUNKEY BAY BE

[MasterCowsChaos]

this song was a bitch on guitar hero ds

[notcassandra1]

I love this song, and it reigns truer for me today than ever before.

[21stCenturyMagik]

@lucasguslani I see it as a reference to both, that's the beauty of it

[Unholysabotage]

Playing from your fucking soul----> This band

[lucasguslani]

lol the word high is in reference to getting high and not the saying "high and mighty" anthony wrote the song as an ode to hillel after his rehab and promise to himself and hillel to stay clean. he tells hillel to that if he sees him getting high to "knock [him]down"

[SuperEnzodu83]

I like 2:00

[513986916]

@likankik It sure is about Hillel, but not only about him. There are other meanings in this song such as inflated egos and addiction. It's about telling your friends to "check" you.

[moppey3]

The only song I find great for any celebrity, or competition...

[uttueveru]

nice song

[drpaulosclei]

MELHOR SOM DELES