Otherside
● Red Hot Chili Peppers Lyrics

How long, how long will I slide?
The singer is questioning how much longer they can continue with their current behavior and lifestyle.

Separate my side, I don't
The singer wants to detach themselves from a particular situation or group of people.

I don't believe it's bad
The singer believes that their choices and actions are not necessarily wrong or negative.

Slit my throat it's all I ever
The artist is expressing a deep, intense desire to escape and start over completely.

I heard your voice through a photograph
The artist is reminiscing about a connection they once had with someone who is now absent from their life.

I thought it up and brought up the past
The singer is actively dwelling on their memories and reflecting on the past.

Once you know you can never go back
The singer is acknowledging that knowledge and experience inevitably change a person and their perspective on things.

I gotta take it on the other side
The artist is focused on making a change and moving forward, even if it means leaving behind what is familiar.

Centuries are what it meant to me
The artist is processing and coming to terms with a significant amount of time that has passed.

A cemetery where I marry the sea
The artist is using metaphors to convey a sense of finality or inevitability, and possibly a connection to death or the afterlife.

Stranger things could never change my mind
The singer is indicating that even unexpected or unusual events would not be enough to change their current way of thinking or behaving.

Take it on the other side
The artist repeats their desire to make a change and move beyond their current situation.

Pour my life into a paper cup
The singer is describing feeling drained or emptied out, possibly metaphorically or emotionally.

The ashtray's full and I'm spillin' my guts
The singer is confessing and opening up about their thoughts and feelings, possibly to someone else.

She wants to know am I still a slut
The singer is being questioned or judged by someone else, potentially about their sexual behavior or history.

Scarlet starlet and she's in my bed
The artist is describing a sexual encounter or relationship.

A candidate for a soul mate bled
The artist is reflecting on a past relationship or potential partnership that did not work out.

Push the trigger and I pull the thread, I gotta take it on the other side
The singer is using violent imagery to convey their urgency in making a change and moving on from their current situation.

Turn me on, take me for a hard ride
The singer is expressing a desire for excitement and stimulation, possibly sexually or metaphorically.

Burn me out, leave me on the other side
The artist is willing to endure intense experiences or emotions in order to reach their goal of making a change.

I yell and tell it that it's not my friend
The artist is expressing frustration or anger towards something that they feel is hindering their progress or causing them harm.

I tear it down, I tear it down
The artist is determined to completely dismantle whatever is standing in their way.

And then it's born again
The singer acknowledges that the process of making a change is not always easy or straightforward, and that setbacks and struggles are likely along the way.

How long, I don't, I don't believe it's bad
The artist reiterates their uncertainty about how long they can continue with their current lifestyle, but remains confident that it is not inherently wrong or negative.

Slit my throat it's all I ever
The song ends with the same line that it began with, perhaps indicating a sense of cyclical or repetitive behavior or thought patterns.