Forgive me boasting myself a little bit, but i can rhyme this song about 80% still now. Of course native English speaker could, but it's very difficult for Japanese to mimic this tongue-twistic Anthony's rhyme. Why? Because i learned hard, of course. i even think 'what is that for?' now, but i had a strong desire to rhyme with the song especially when i just began their fan. i remember myself at that time learning this ryhme inside my head every day, day or night, even when i was working.

This tune, which being capped the oppening of the album "The Uplift Mofo Party Plan," my personaly most favorite one, talks very much about their characteristics, charms of this band. The masculine chorus, hardcore taste, rap, the radical agitation... The early RHCP's charms were condensed in this one tune, i think.

Of course i love their "foolish," "cheerful" aspect like well expressed in the video clip of this song, but i would never be fun this much if they were just vigorous band. Taking this tune for instance, if you read the lyric carefully you could feel kind of "deapth" of this band.

You say you're running and you're running
and you're running afraid
You say you ran across the planet
but you couldn't get away

The fire in your brain
was driving you insane
You were looking for a day
in a life that never came

Though i was not so good at English, but i instantly understood what this part was trying to say. i thought "this refers to myself!." i just couldn't believe. i had never dreamed that message of the Western song penetrated my heart. Especially the part "You were looking for a day in a life that never came" attracted me much. The days i spent at that time...which postponing important issues and doing nothing thinking "i can do if i do." Just waiting for "the day" coming which never had come to my life... i felt like being guessed my feelings at that time. This message was kind of "earnest" for me just because i was "touched on the raw."

This tune reminds me of the days at that time. The second year since i got my first job, i was listening to this song repeatedly in my apartment's room. i just started to live alone. i had a strong anxious about my future, but pretending i was all right thinking "No ploblem, there's rock for me."... What this tune reminds me of is such kind of elements, in spite of the fact this must be vigorous and cheerful song. i'm really a weird fan, i think. But it seems that such feelings explain well the characteristic of this band which has two aspects which conflict each other.