Writing and composition By the Way

kiedis lyrically influenced love, girlfriend, , emotions expressed when 1 fell in love. songs written album such way, die you, dosed, warm tape , non-album tracks , body of water digressed many sides of love. drugs played integral part in kiedis writings, d been sober since december 2000. tracks place , don t forget me expressed intense relationship narcotics, harmful physical , emotional effects caused him , ever-present danger of relapse (as kiedis has suffered chronic relapse drug-dependency). referenced chili peppers guitarist hillel slovak in place , describes how drug use forced him miss funeral: on day best friend died/i not copper clean. venice queen composed lyrically ode kiedis drug rehabilitation therapist, gloria scott, died shortly after purchased home on california s venice beach. mourned death painful loss: want tell her/tell love her/venice gets queen/best ve ever seen.

by way diverged band s previous styles, containing few funk-driven songs. can t stop , title track songs revisited chili peppers once trademark style of short, rapped verses. throw away television, while not having rapidly sung lyrics, contained funk-oriented bass line, though hinted @ experimental rock due heavy use of distortion throughout verse , chorus. other experimental tracks include melodica-based on mercury. cabron, track played entirely on acoustic guitar, has distinctive latin influences. tear , warm tape keyboard based more guitar or bass, latter being written on instrument. technically, way saw chili peppers employing several devices distort , alter guitar , vocal sequences. don t forget me utilizes mellotron, wah pedal, , echoing techniques convey emotive atmosphere, while frusciante uses big muff solos on minor thing.

outtakes

many outtakes album have been released or exist. time , cover version of dion , belmonts teenager in love released on way single. body of water, out of range, , rivers of avalon released on zephyr song single. deeply, featured on universally speaking single, outtake californication sessions. fortune faded, song recorded during album sessions later re-recorded in 2003 , released single along b-side, eskimo, way outtake. cover version of ramones havana affair recorded , later released in 2003 on re happy family: tribute ramones. single can t stop features alternate mix of song higher harmonies , clearer bass line. in 2003, band re-entered studio work on greatest hits album. sessions produced enough songs new album, many have gone unreleased. of songs released, bicycle song , runaway released in 2006 bonus tracks on itunes release of way.

in august 2014, unreleased tracks album s recording sessions leaked internet. many of album s released songs , outtakes in earliest forms , feature improvised lyrics kiedis. leak included 3 songs never heard before including goldmine, fall water , rock & roll along original version of fortune faded. many of songs featured under working titles (which prior release mentioned in various interviews): soul train ( way ), coltraine ( zephyr song ), die ( die ), drone ( place ), throw away ( throw away television ), epic ( venice queen ) , new wave ( rivers of avalon) date, strumming on d , j , song assumed instrumental jam , frusciante mentioned during pre-album release interviews, has never been released.