Warped – English Lyrics

• By: Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Album: One Hot Minute

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the raw emotional honesty of the Red Hot Chili Peppers through their song 'Warped.' This song offers a powerful look into the personal struggles of addiction, with lyrics that are both a confession and a cry for help. Its unique, heavy sound, a departure from their usual style, makes it a special and intense piece in their musical journey, providing a profound learning experience about expressing inner turmoil through music.

[English]

My tendency

For dependency

Is offending me

It's upending me

I'm pretending see

To be strong and free

From my dependency

It's warping me

So much love

So rare to dare

Afraid of

Ever being there

Take me home

I need repair

Take me please

To anywhere

Descended from

Demented men

Struggle with

The art of Gen

Please don't look

Too close at me

You might not like

What you see

Night craving

Sends me crawling

Beg for mercy oh

A vacancy

That's full of holes

Hold me please

I'm feeling cold

Descend all the way all the way

Everyday

Warped and scared

Of being there

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dependency /dɪˈpendənsi/ B2	noun - the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
offending /əˈfendɪŋ/ B2	verb - to cause someone to feel upset, annoyed, or insulted
upending /ʌpˈendɪŋ/ C1	verb - to turn something upside down
pretending /prɪˈtendɪŋ/ B1	verb - to behave as if something is true when it is not
warping /ˈwɔːrpɪŋ/ C1	verb - to cause something to change shape or to become abnormal
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection
dare /deər/ B1	verb - to be brave enough to do something
repair /rɪˈpeər/ B1	noun - the process of fixing something that is broken
descended /dɪˈsendɪd/ B2	verb - to come down
demented /dɪˈmentɪd/ C1	adjective - crazy; insane
struggle /ˈstrʌɡəl/ B1	verb - to try very hard to do something difficult
art /ɑːrt/ A2	noun - the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination
craving /ˈkreɪvɪŋ/ B2	noun - a powerful desire for something
mercy /ˈmɜːrsi/ B1	noun - kind or forgiving treatment towards someone who is in your power
vacancy /ˈveɪkənsi/ B2	noun - an unoccupied position or job
holes /hoʊlz/ A1	noun - an empty space in something solid
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature
scared /skerd/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing fear