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“The Longest Wave” was inspired by Anthony Kiedis’ two year relationship with Helena Vestergaard, his model ex-girlfriend. As with several other songs on The Getaway, the lyricism outlines the inevitable end of a romance. In the song, Kiedis also alludes to the age difference between himself and He...
[Verse 1]
Throw me all around like a boomerang sky
Whatever you do, don't tell me why
Poppies grow tall then say bye bye
The wave is here
A seamless little team and then we tanked
I guess we're not so sacrosanct
The tip of my tongue but then we blanked
The wave is here
Waiting on the wind to tell my side
Ready set jet but she never gets far
Listen to your skin from the seat of my car
Two centipedes stuck in one glass jar
The longest wave
Waiting on the wind to tell my side
[Pre-Chorus]
Whatcha want?
Whatcha need?
Do you love?
[Chorus]
Maybe I'm the right one, maybe I'm the wrong
Just another play, the pirate, and the Papillon
Time to call it a day
Maybe you're my last love, maybe you're my first
Just another way to play inside the universe
Now I know why we came
[Verse 2]
Sterile as the barrel of an old 12 gauge
Under my skin and half my age
Hotter than the wax on a saxifrage
The longest wave
Waiting on the wind to turn my page
Steady your sails for the butterfly flap
Whatever you do, don't close that gap
I'm dreaming of a woman, but she's just my nap
Your ship is in
Waiting on the tide so I can swim
[Pre-Chorus]
Whatcha want
Whatcha need
Do you love
[Chorus]
Maybe I'm the right one, maybe I'm the wrong
Just another play, the pirate, and the Papillon
Time to call it a day
Maybe you're my last love, maybe you're my first
Just another way to play inside the universe
Now I know why we came
[Outro]
Now I know why we came
Now I know
The Longest Wave was written by Chad Smith & Anthony Kiedis & Josh Klinghoffer & Flea.
The Longest Wave was produced by Danger Mouse.
Red Hot Chili Peppers released The Longest Wave on Fri Jun 17 2016.
In a track-by-track video commentary for the song, Anthony Kiedis described the song writing process:
I went away by myself and got in touch with my feelings and kind of woke up in the middle of the night hurting over a relationship that just didn’t pan out, and sat there next to my bed with some s...