Lirik lagu Red Hot Chili Peppers - Shallow Be Thy Game dan Terjemahan
Secara musikal, lagu ini menggabungkan unsur funk metal dan rock alternatif, dengan riff gitar yang agresif dan ritme yang energik. Secara lirik, "Shallow Be Thy Game" merupakan kritik terhadap fundamentalisme agama, di mana Kiedis secara terang-terangan menantang doktrin dan keyakinan dogmatis. Dengan nada pemberontakan dan instrumen yang kuat, lagu ini menjadi salah satu trek paling politis dalam diskografi Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Lirik Terjemahan
I was not created in the likeness of a fraud
Your hell is something scary, I prefer a loving God
We are not the center of this funny universe
And what is worse, I do not serve in fear of such a curse
Shallow be thy game, 2000 years, look in the mirror
You play the game of shame and tell your people live in fear
A rival to the way you see, the Bible let him be
I'm a threat to your survival and your control company
You'll never burn me, you'll never burn me
I will be your heretic, yeah
You can't contain me, I am the power free
Truth belongs to everybody
To anyone who's listening, you're not born into sin
The guilt they try and give you, puke it in the nearest bin
Missionary madness sweep up culture with a broom
Trashing ancient ways is par for the course, it's fuckin' rude
To think that you're above the laws of nature, what a joke
Purple sashes, feeding masses, smoke on which to choke
I might be a monkey when it comes to being holy
Fundamental hatred get down on your knees and
You'll never burn me, you'll never burn me
I will be your heretic, yeah
You can't contain me, I am the power free
Truth belongs to everybody
Oh yeah
I was not created in the likeness of a fraud
Your hell is something scary, I prefer a loving God
We are not the center of this funny universe
And what is worse, I do not serve in fear of such a
You'll never burn me, you'll never burn me
I will be your heretic, yeah
You can't contain me, I am the power free
Truth belongs to everybody
You'll never burn me, you'll never burn me
I will be your heretic, yeah
You can't contain me, I am the power free
Truth belongs to everybody