Can't Stop
Red Hot Chili Peppers
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By the Way
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"Can't Stop" is a song by American rock band, Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 2002 album, By the Way. It is the third single from the album. Since its release, the song has rarely been left off of a live set. It is one of the only tracks on By the Way which revisits the original Chili Peppers method of short, rapped verses, containing fewer amounts of implemented texture. "Can't Stop" is unique, however, as it contains melodic and layered guitar and lyrical progressions, which the band's earlier work did not. The song was the Chili Peppers' seventh number one Billboard Modern Rock Hit, and peaked at number fifty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100. The song influenced various other charts Worldwide, as well as Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock charts, respectively. This song is a playable track in the game Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades.
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[Verse 1] Can't stop, addicted to the shindig Chop Top, he says I'm gonna win big Choose not a life of imitation Distant cousin to the reservation Defunkt, the pistol that you pay for This punk, the feelin' that you stay for In time I want to be your best friend East side love is living on the West End Knocked out, but, boy, you better come to (Oh, oh-oh) Don't die, you know, the truth as some do (Oh-oh) Go write your message on the pavement (Oh-oh) Burn so bright, I wonder what the wave meant White heat is screamin' in the jungle (Oh, oh-oh) Complete the motion if you stumble (Oh-oh) Go ask the dust for any answers (Oh-oh) Come back strong with fifty belly dancers [Chorus] The world I love, the tears I drop To be part of the wave, can't stop Ever wonder if it's all for you? The world I love, the trains I hop To be part of the wave, can't stop Come and tell me when it's time to [Verse 2] Sweetheart is bleeding in the snow cone So smart, she's leadin' me to ozone Music, the great communicator Use two sticks to make it in the nature I'll get you into penetration The gender of a generation The birth of every other nation Worth your weight, the gold of meditation This chapter's gonna be a close one (Oh, oh-oh) Smoke rings, I know you're gonna blow one (Oh-oh) All on a spaceship, persevering (Oh-oh) Use my hands for everything but steering Can't stop the spirits when they need you (Oh, oh-oh) Mop tops are happy when they feed you (Oh-oh) J. Butterfly is in the treetop (Oh-oh) Birds that blow the meaning into bebop [Chorus] The world I love, the tears I drop To be part of the wave, can't stop Ever wonder if it's all for you? The world I love, the trains I hop To be part of the wave, can't stop Come and tell me when it's time to [Bridge] Wait a minute, I'm passin' out win or lose, just like you Far more shockin' than anything I ever knew, how 'bout you? Ten more reasons why I need somebody new, just like you Far more shockin' than anything I ever knew, right on cue [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] Can't stop, addicted to the shindig Chop Top, he says I'm gonna win big Choose not a life of imitation Distant cousin to the reservation Defunct, the pistol that you pay for (Oh, oh-oh) This punk, the feelin' that you stay for (Oh-oh) In time I want to be your best friend (Oh-oh) East side love is living on the West End Knocked out, but boy, you better come to (Oh, oh-oh) Don't die, you know, the truth is some do (Oh-oh) Go write your message on the pavement (Oh-oh) Burn so bright, I wonder what the wave meant Kick start the golden generator Sweet talk but don't intimidate her Can't stop the gods from engineering Feel no need for any interfering Your image in the dictionary This life is more than ordinary Can I get two, maybe even three of these? Comin' from the space to teach you of the Pleiades Can't stop the spirits when they need you This life is more than just a read-through