Hump De Bump

Album: Stadium Arcadium (2006)
Charted: 41
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  • (Gon' getchya, gon' shake ya)
    (Gon' getchya, gon' shake ya)
    (Gon' getchya, gon' shake ya)

    Forty detectives this week
    Forty detectives strong
    Takin' a stroll down love street
    Strollin', is that so wrong?
    Can I get my co-dependant?

    Hump de bump doop bodu
    Bump de hump doop bop
    Hump de bump doop bodu

    Oh no

    Bump de hump doop bodu
    Hump de bump doop bop
    Bump de hump doop bodu

    Bump, bump

    It must have been a hundred miles
    Or any of a hundred styles
    It's not about the smile you wear but
    The way we make out

    When I was an all-aloner
    Nothing but a two-beach comber
    Anybody seen the sky, I'm
    I'm wide awake now!

    Workin' the beat as we speak
    Workin' the belle du monde
    Believe in the havoc we wreak
    Believin', is that so wrong?
    Can I get my co-dependant?

    Hump de bump doop bodu
    Bump de hump doop bop
    Hump de bump doop bodu

    Bump de hump doop bodu
    Hump de bump doop bop
    Bump de hump doop bodu

    Bump, bump

    C'mon

    It must have been a hundred miles
    Any of a hundred styles
    It's not about the smile you wear but
    The way we make out

    When I was an all-aloner
    Nothing but a two-beach comber
    Anybody seen the sky, I'm
    I'm wide awake now

    (Gon' getchya, gon' shake ya)
    (Gon' getchya, gon' shake ya)
    (Gon' getchya, gon' shake ya)
    (Gon' getchya, gon' shake ya)
    (Gon' getchya, gon' shake ya)
    (Gon' getchya, gon' shake ya)
    (Gon' getchya, gon' shake ya)
    (Gon' getchya, gon' shake ya)

    Hump de bump doop bodu
    Bump de hump doop bop
    Hump de bump doop bodu

    Oh no

    Bump de hump doop bodu
    Hump de bump doop bop
    Bump de hump doop bodu

    Bump, bump

    Listenin' to what I said
    And try to get it through your head
    A little bit of circumstance and
    A chance to make out

    Livin' in a citadel
    It's hard enough to be yourself
    Waiting for the bell to toll and
    I'm wide awake now

    It must have been a hundred miles
    Or any of a hundred styles
    It's not about the smile you wear but
    The way we make out

    When I was an all-aloner
    Nothing but a two-beach comber
    Anybody seen the sky I'm
    I'm wide awake now Writer/s: ANTHONY KIEDIS, CHAD SMITH, JOHN ANTHONY FRUSCIANTE, MICHAEL BALZARY
    Publisher: Hipgnosis Songs Group, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 5

  • Mark from Worcester, MiFlea said that he felt he was alone in advocating the song. Kiedis told him "you were." Fleas was a little nervous about that. Later Rick Rubin informed Kiedis during the mix of the song that Rubin now felt it was a key track on the album. Flea to Kiedis (before the song was mixed): "You still don't love it do you?" Kiedis: "I'm not mad at it...I haven't heard it mixed yet."
  • Mariah from Colorado Springs, CoI think this song can be related to love. Especialy when you realy get into some of the lyrics...
    To most people its just a fun upbeat song...which it is, and i deffinately think the band has fun with this one.
    But if you look for a deeper meaning to it...you will find its about falling in love.
  • Zac from Holtwood, Pai think this song is about Anthoney explaining to this girl about y he had a one night stand with her
  • Nikie from Stockholm, Swedenif you look closer at the lyrics you'll se it's about finding love/falling inlove, atleast to me.
    "taking a stroll down Love street"
    "when I was an all aloner
    nothing but a two beach comber
    Anybody seen the sky I'm
    I'm wide awake now"
    meaning how it feels to be in love.
  • Emily from Abingdon, VaSoooo.....Anyone know what this song is actually about? It's awesome, but what's the meaning?
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