Red Hot Chili Peppers - Johnny, Kick A Hole In The Sky Lyrics

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The song explores themes of freedom, rebellion, and self-expression. It reflects the band's characteristic blend of funk and rock, with lyrics that encourage listeners to break free from constraints.

Song lyrics

...Does that star-spangled banner yet wave?

Ha-ha-ha


I, I, I, I, I

I, I, I-I, I, I cry, I cry

I was born in a land, I don't think you understand

Goddamn what I am

I'm a native of this place, please don't kick me in my face

My race has been disgraced


Cop on

Sick a dig on

Right back


Won't somebody testify? Kick a hole right in the sky

(Testify, testify, kick a hole right in the sky)

Slap a liar in his eye, kick a hole right in the sky

(Testify, testify kick a hole right in the sky)

Johnny, Johnny, Johnny


I, I, I, I, I

I, I, I-I, I

What do I... why?


Puts us in your pumpkin shell, where you keep us very well

It's Hell, where I dwell

When history books are full of shit, I become the anarchist

I'm pissed at this

What this country claims to be

It's a lie, no place for me

I bleed


Bo-bo

Get your dig on

Bo-bo


Won't somebody testify? Kick a hole right in the sky

(Testify, testify, kick a hole right in the sky)

Slap a liar in his eye, kick a hole right in the sky

(Testify, testify kick a hole right in the sky)

Johnny, Johnny, Johnny


I, I, I, I, I

I, I, I-I, I decide to defy


Kill my trust if you must, but in my blood, there is the lust for life

That's right

Apache blood is in my heart, thrashing though me a-like a shark

Crashing though the dark


Bo-bo

Sick a dig on

Step back


Won't somebody testify? Kick a hole right in the sky

(Testify, testify, kick a hole right in the sky)

Slap a liar in his eye, kick a hole right in the sky

(Testify, testify kick a hole right in the sky)

Johnny, Johnny, Johnny


I, I, I, I, I

I, I, I-I, I can fight, confide


What am I supposed to do?

I feel like I'm cut in two, confused by rules

Do these two cultures clash, or am I living in the past?

I ask, please tell me fast


Bo-bo

Sick a dig on

Right back


Won't somebody testify? Kick a hole right in the sky

(Testify, testify, kick a hole right in the sky)

Slap a liar in his eye, kick a hole right in the sky

(Testify, testify kick a hole right in the sky)

Johnny, Johnny, Johnny


I, I, I, I, I

I, I, I, I, I

I, that's right


To what do I belong, and if I change, will I be wrong?

Be wrong, that's wrong

I took my foot and kicked a hole in the sky

I proceeded to plead. Will fathers help me decide?

A jagged flash of light struck me in the eye

I turned around and found that I was still alive

Snakes rise high from the purple-black sky

The red cloud rains, and the black horse rides

Then it dawned on me like the mornin' sun

I'm a part of two worlds, and the mornin' comes

Glowing embers tend to remember when

The power that is peace was treated as a friend

I'm a master of a destin' and I got to take action

I'm a man, the animal man

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