Otherside
Ofln - Red Hot Chili Peppers Lyrics

How long, how long will I slide?
The singer is questioning how long their struggle will continue.

Separate my side, I don't
The singer wishes to be free from the internal conflict within themselves.

I don't believe it's bad
The singer believes that their struggle is not inherently negative.

Slit my throat it's all I ever
The singer feels stuck in a cycle of self-destructive behavior.

I heard your voice through a photograph
The singer is reminded of a past relationship through a visual memory.

I thought it up and brought up the past
The singer intentionally makes themselves remember their past.

Once you know you can never go back
The singer realizes that they cannot change what has already happened.

I gotta take it on the other side
The singer is determined to find a new perspective on life.

Centuries are what it meant to me
The singer feels like their struggle has lasted centuries.

A cemetery where I marry the sea
The sea is a symbol of death, and the singer feels like they have been buried alive.

Stranger things could never change my mind
The singer is not easily influenced by external factors.

Take it on the other side
The singer reiterates their determination to find a new perspective.

Pour my life into a paper cup
The singer feels like their life is meaningless.

The ashtray's full and I'm spillin' my guts
The singer is using drugs to cope with their emotional pain.

She wants to know, am I still a slut?
The singer's partner is questioning their loyalty.

A scarlet starlet and she's in my bed
The singer is having a sexual encounter with a woman who is known for her promiscuity.

A candidate for a soul mate bled
The singer feels like they have lost their chance at finding true love.

Push the trigger and pull the thread
The singer is using dangerous coping mechanisms to deal with their pain.

Turn me on, take me for a hard ride
The singer desires extreme experiences to feel alive.

Burn me out, leave me on the other side
The singer is willing to risk everything for a new experience.

I yell and tell it that it's not my friend
The singer is confronting their addiction.

I tear it down, I tear it down
The singer is determined to overcome their addiction.

And then it's born again
The singer is aware that their addiction may come back.

How long, I don't, I don't believe it's bad
The singer is still questioning the duration and nature of their struggle.

Slit my throat it's all I ever
The singer feels trapped in their self-destructive behavior.