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Throw Away Your Television
Red Hot Chili Peppers Lyrics


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Throw away your television
Time to make this clean decision
Master waits for it's collision now

It's a repeat of a story told
It's a repeat and it's getting old

Throw away your television
Make a break, big intermission
Recreate your supervision now

It's a repeat of a story told
It's a repeat and it's getting old

Renegades with fancy gauges
Slay the plague for it's contagious
Pull the plug and take the stages
Throw away your television now

Oy, oy, oy

Throw away your television
Take the noose off your ambition
Reinvent your intuition now

It's a repeat of a story told
It's a repeat and it's getting old

Renegades with fancy gauges
Slay the plague, for it's contagious
Pull the plug and take the stages
Throw away your television now

Throw away your television
Salivate to repetition
Alleviate this ill condition now

It's a repeat
It's a repeat
It's a repeat
It's a repeat
It's a repeat

Overall Meaning

"Throw Away Your Television" is a call to action for people to step away from the monotony of mass media and repetitive entertainment. The first verse suggests making a clean decision to throw away the television and avoid the collision with the habitual and cyclical nature of watching commercial television. The song repeats the idea of an old story being told over and over again, which suggests a lack of creativity and individuality within society and the media itself.


The second verse begins with a call to action to "renegades with fancy gauges," likely referring to musicians or creatives who have taken the reins of their own careers and are not reliant on the mainstream media. These individuals are able to slay the "plague" of media consumption that is often unoriginal and contagious. By pulling the plug and taking the stage, these renegades are able to escape the cage of repetitive and uninspired media.


The final verse urges listeners to take control of their own lives and "reinvent your intuition," rather than being fed information and entertainment through the television. The song suggests that repetitive media is an "ill condition" that can be overcome by rejecting it and elevating one's own thoughts and ideas.


Line by Line Meaning

Throw away your television
Get rid of the device that controls what you see and how you think


Time to make this clean decision
It's time to take control of your own life and make important choices


Master waits for it's collision now
The world is on the brink of chaos and destruction


It's a repeat of a story told
The same problems keep happening over and over


It's a repeat and it's getting old
The repetition of these problems is tiring and frustrating


Make a break big intermission
Take a bold and significant pause in your current routine


Recreate your super vision now
Create a new and inspiring way of seeing the world


Renegades with fancy gauges
People who go against the norm and have advanced tools


Slay the plague for it's contagious
Fight against the dangerous and infectious problems in society


Pull the plug and take the stages
Disconnect yourself from mindless entertainment and take action


Take the noose off your ambition
Release yourself from self-made pressure and expectations


Reinvent your intuition now
Develop a new sense of instinct to guide your decisions


Salivate to repetition
Become obsessed and addicted to routine


Leviate this ill condition now
Rise above the negative circumstances and improve the situation


It's a repeat
The problem keeps happening again


It's a repeat
The problem keeps happening again


It's a repeat
The problem keeps happening again


It's a repeat
The problem keeps happening again


It's a repeat
The problem keeps happening again




Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: MICHAEL BALZARY, JOHN FRUSCIANTE, ANTHONY KIEDIS, CHAD SMITH

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