Under The Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers (R.H.C.P.) Lyrics

I'm sorry to say 'honey'
I regret to inform you

People never change
Human nature remains consistent

Keep praying to the mirror
You remain self-focused

But you'll always be the same
You will not evolve

It's just a matter of time before everyone knows
Your true self will be revealed soon enough

The person on the outside is nothing but and empty shell
Your external persona is shallow and vacant

It always has been
This has been apparent for some time

And always will
This will remain the case indefinitely

Because you wouldn't let me close enough to save you from yourself
Your refusal to let me help you has led to your undoing

You'll never know what you want
Your desires are fleeting and elusive

Till' it's taken from you
You only realize what you had once it's gone

The perfect practiced apathy
Your detachment is a defense mechanism

You wear it like a noose
Your coping mechanism is actually doing you harm

And when only darkness remains
In your lowest moments

What will your lies cling to?
What falsehoods will you hold onto?

I guess that I should have seen
Perhaps I should have realized

You wanted everything except me
Your priorities did not include me

So I'll let the water flow so deep
I will allow time to pass

Under this broken bridge
In this state of ruin

Apologies are worthless
Saying sorry is meaningless

And do you still pray to that mirror?
Are you still so self-centered?

Oh you're so vain
You are excessively conceited

Your time is up
Your opportunity has expired

And not one promise was kept
You failed to fulfill your commitments

And you still wear your apathy
Your coping mechanism still controls you

Like a noose around your neck
It is slowly choking you

I guess no one has the time
No one is willing to invest in you

To save you from yourself
To help you overcome your self-destructive tendencies

I couldn't catch you when you fell
I was unable to support you in your moment of weakness

You made me your enemy
Your issues with yourself have caused a rift between us

Water still flows so deep
Time still marches on

Under this broken bridge
Despite the current circumstances

You are on the wrong side
You are opposed to me

Fading from my sight
Your presence is diminishing in my life

What will you stand for
What do you truly believe in?

Or do you belong on your knees
Are you submissive?

What will you stand for?
What is worth fighting for?

You're still
You remain

On your fucking
Stubborn and unyielding

Knees
Refusing to stand up for yourself

What will you die for?
What do you truly value?

Because to me you're already deceased
In my eyes, you have already given up

What will you stand for?
What is worth fighting for?

Because you fell for me
Because you initially cared for me

What will you die for?
What do you truly value?

Just a slave to something you could never be
You are trapped by an unattainable ideal