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Otherside

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Otherside was released on June 8, 1999 by Warner Records as a part of the album Californication (Remastered)

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Anthony Kiedis

Vocals

Chad Smith

Drums

Flea

Bass Guitar

John Frusciante

John Frusciante

Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Anthony Kiedis

Songwriter

Chad Smith

Songwriter

Flea

Songwriter

John Frusciante

John Frusciante

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Vlado Meller

Mastering Engineer

Jim Scott

Mixing Engineer

Rick Rubin

Producer

David Schiffman

David Schiffman

Engineer

Greg Collins

Additional Engineer

Greg Fidelman

Engineer

Jennifer Hilliard

Jennifer Hilliard

Assistant Engineer

John Sorenson

Additional Engineer

Okhee Kim

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]

How long, how long will I slide?

Well, separate my side

I don't, I don't believe it's bad

Slittin' my throat, it's all I ever

[Verse 1]

I heard your voice through a photograph

I thought it up, it brought up the past

Once you know, you can never go back

I gotta take it on the otherside

[Verse 2]

Centuries are what it meant to me

A cemetery where I marry the sea

A stranger thing could never change my mind

I gotta take it on the otherside

[PreChorus]

Take it on the otherside

Take it on, take it on

[Chorus]

How long, how long will I slide?

Separate my side

I don't, I don't believe it's bad

Slittin' my throat, it's all I ever

[Verse 3]

Pour my life into a paper cup

The ashtray's full and I'm spillin' my guts

She wants to know am I still a slut?

I gotta take it on the otherside

[Verse 4]

A scarlet starlet and she's in my bed

A candidate for the soul mate bled

Push the trigger and pull the thread

I gotta take it on the otherside

[PreChorus]

Take it on the otherside

Take it on, take it on

[Chorus]

How long, how long will I slide?

Separate my side

I don't, I don't believe it's bad

Slittin' my throat, it's all I ever

[Bridge]

Turn me on, take me for a hard ride

Burn me out, leave me on the otherside

I yell and tell it that it's not my friend

I tear it down, I tear it down, and then it's born again

[Chorus]

How long, how long will I slide?

Separate my side

I don't, I don't believe it's bad

Slittin' my throat, it's all I ever had (How long?)

I don't, I don't believe it's bad

Slittin' my throat, it's all I ever

Written by: Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Michael Balzary, John Frusciante

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