Brendan's Death Song

The Brendan's Death Song Songfacts says: Following the departure of guitarist John Frusciante in 2009, the Red Hot Chili Peppers recruited longtime associate Josh Klinghoffer to replace him. Klinghoffer began writing and jamming with the band on October 12, 2009, the same day that Brendan Mullen - the LA nightclub owner who gave the band their first break - passed away. This ballad is a tribute to Mullen.

[Verse 1] Live and die before I get it done, will you decide? Take my words and turn them into signs that will survive Because a long time ago, I knew not to deprive It's safe out there and now you're everywhere, just like the sky And you are love, you are the love supreme, you are the rise And when you hear this, you’ll know it’s your jam, it’s your goodbye [Chorus] Like I said you know I'm almost dead You know I'm almost gone And when the drummer drums He's going to play my song To carry me along Like I said you know I'm almost dead You know I'm almost gone And when the boatman comes to ferry me away To where we all belong [Verse 2] We all crossed when we were feeling lost it's just the time Kateri cried the day her lover died she recognized Because he gave her a life of real love it's no surprise The nights are long but the years are short when you're alive Way back when will never be again, it was a time It's going to catch you so glad I met you to walk the line [Chorus] Like I said you know I'm almost dead You know I'm almost gone And when the drummer drums He's going to play my song To carry me along Like I said you know I'm almost dead You know I'm almost gone And when the boatman comes to ferry me away To where we all belong [Chorus] Like I said you know I'm almost dead You know I'm almost gone And when the drummer drums He's going to play my song To carry me along Like I said you know I'm almost dead You know I'm almost gone And when the boatman comes to ferry me away To where we all belong [Bridge] Let me live so when it's time to die even the reaper cries Let me die so when it's time to leave another sun will rise I said yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! I said yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! [Chorus] Like I said you know I'm almost dead You know I'm almost gone And when the drummer drums He's going to play my song To carry me along Like I said you know I'm almost dead You know I'm almost gone And when the boatman comes to ferry me away To where we all belong [Outro] Like I said you know I'm almost dead You know I'm almost gone Like I said you know I'm almost dead You know I'm almost gone Like I said you know I'm almost dead You know I'm almost gone