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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Performer
Anthony Kiedis
Anthony Kiedis
Vocals
Chad Smith
Chad Smith
Drums
Flea
Flea
Bass Guitar
John Frusciante
John Frusciante
Guitar
Richard Dodd
Richard Dodd
Cello
Lenny Castro
Lenny Castro
Percussion
Paulinho Da Costa
Paulinho Da Costa
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Anthony Kiedis
Anthony Kiedis
Songwriter
Chad Smith
Chad Smith
Songwriter
Flea
Flea
Songwriter
John Frusciante
John Frusciante
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sara Lyn Killion
Sara Lyn Killion
Mixing Engineer
Ryan Hewitt
Ryan Hewitt
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'm a street walking cheetah
With a heart full of napalm
Well, I'm a runaway son of the nuclear A-bomb
I am a world's forgotten boy
The one who searches and destroys
[Verse 2]
Somebody gotta help me please
Somebody gotta save my soul
Baby, no way for me
[Verse 3]
Look out honey, 'cause I'm using technology
Well ain't got time to make no apology
Soul radiation in the dead of night
Love in the middle of a fire fight
[Verse 4]
Honey gotta strike me blind
Somebody better save my soul
Baby, penetrate my mind
[Verse 5]
I'm the world's forgotten boy
The one who's searchin', searchin' to destroy
Honey, I'm the world's forgotten boy
The one who searches only to destroy
[Verse 6]
Look out honey, 'cause I'm using technology
Well, ain't got time to make no apology
Soul radiation in the dead of night
Love in the middle of a fire fight
[Verse 7]
Honey gotta strike me blind
Somebody better save my soul
Baby, penetrate my mind
[Verse 8]
I'm the world's forgotten boy
The one who's searchin', searchin' to destroy
Honey, I'm the world's forgotten boy
The one who's searchin', searchin' to destroy
[Verse 9]
Forgotten boy, forgotten boy
Forgotten boy, forgotten boy
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 10]
Forgotten boy, forgotten boy
Forgotten boy, forgotten boy
Forgotten boy, forgotten boy
[Verse 11]
Forgotten boy, forgotten boy
Forgotten boy, forgotten boy
Forgotten boy, forgotten boy
Written by: Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Flea, John Frusciante

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