Red Hot Chili Peppers - Aeroplane (1995) Lyrics Video

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In an interview with Bass Player magazine, bassist Flea explained the songwriting process, as well as his concerns about how the track would sound:

I was sitting in my garage with a bass Louis Johnson gave me—a Treker Louis Johnson Signature 4-string—and I started playing that ’70s funk line. The bass had light strings on it and had that whacka-whackita sound. It’s kind of a “been done” groove, but it’s nice and Anthony liked it. The chorus part was one of those things where we were stuck; sometimes when we’re looking for another part, I’ll have no idea what I’m going to do, but I’ll say, “What about this?” I went [mimics zooming sound up neck]; it’s all sliding on the E string.

Actually, “Aeroplane” was the only song I was worried about-I thought it sounded like another stupid white boy trying to be funky! I put it out anyway, but it’s the one thing I’d go back and fix. When I played it live in the studio with the band, the bass didn’t record right for some reason, so it was one of the few things I had to overdub. The part kept feeling stiff to me, as if it wasn’t my day; I wasn’t flowing with the drums. I wanted to redo it, but Rick [Rubin] said, “It’s cool.”



[Intro]
(Yeah) Aw yeah

[Chorus]
I like pleasure spiked with pain
And music is my aeroplane
It's my aeroplane
Songbird sweet and sour Jane
And music is my aeroplane
It's my aeroplane

[Post-Chorus]
Pleasure spiked with pain
That motherfucker's always spiked with pain

[Verse 1]
Looking in my own eyes, hey Lord
I can't find the love I want
Someone better slap me
Before I start to rust
Before I start to decompose
Looking in my rear-view mirror
Looking in my rear-view mirror
I can make it disappear
I can make it disappear, have no fear

[Chorus]
I like pleasure spiked with pain
And music is my aeroplane
It's my aeroplane
Songbird sweet and sour Jane
And music is my aeroplane
It's my aeroplane

[Post-Chorus]
Pleasure spiked with pain
That motherfucker's always spiked with pain

[Verse 2]
Sitting in my kitchen, hey girl
I'm turning into dust again
My melancholy baby
The star of Mazzy must
Push her voice inside of me
I'm overcoming gravity
I'm overcoming gravity
It's easy when you're sad to be
It's easy when you're sad, sad like me

[Chorus]
I like pleasure spiked with pain
And music is my aeroplane
It's my aeroplane
Songbird sweet and sour Jane
And music is my aeroplane
It's my aeroplane

[Post-Chorus]
Pleasure spiked with pain

[Bridge]
Just one note could make me float
Could make me float away
One note from the song she wrote
Could fuck me where I lay
Just one note could make me choke
One note, that's not a lie
Just one note could cut my throat
One note could make me die

[Chorus]
I like pleasure spiked with pain
And music is my aeroplane
It's my aeroplane
Songbird sweet and sour Jane
And music is my aeroplane
It's my aeroplane

[Post-Chorus]
Pleasure spiked with pain

[Outro: Children]
(It's my aeroplane)
(It's my aeroplane)
(It's my aeroplane)
(It's my aeroplane)
It's my aeroplane, it's my aeroplane
It's my aeroplane
It's my aeroplane
It's my aeroplane
It's my aeroplane
It's my aeroplane
It's my aeroplane
It's my aeroplane
It's my aeroplane
It's my aeroplane