If You Have to Ask
Rediscovering Love: A Melodic Journey of Longing and Hope
Lyrics
A wannabe gangster thinkin' he's a wise guy
A person pretending to be a gangster, believing he's clever
Rob another bank, he's a sock 'em in the eye guy
Proposing to rob a bank, a confrontational individual
Tank head, Mr. Bonnie and Clyde guy
A headstrong person, reminiscent of Bonnie and Clyde
Look him in the eye, he's not my kinda guy
Expressing disapproval of this person
Never be confusion proof-uh
No guarantee of being confusion-free
Pudding's sweet but too aloof-uh
Pudding is pleasant but distant or unapproachable
Orange-eyed girl with a backslide dew said
A girl with orange eyes and a retrogressive attitude
Yo homie, who you talkin' to?
Questioning someone's conversation
A backed up paddywagon mackin' on a cat's ass
A police van showing interest in a woman's buttocks
One uppercut to the cold upper middle class
A punch to the upper middle class, challenging societal norms
Born to storm on boredom's face
Born to challenge and defeat boredom
Add a little lust to the funky-ass Flea bass
Adding desire to Flea's funky bass playing
Most in the race just lose their grace
Many lose their dignity in the race of life
The blackest hole in all of space
A metaphorical reference to a deep, dark emptiness
Crooked as a hooker, now suck my thumb
Being morally crooked, a provocative challenge
Anybody wanna come get some?
Inviting anyone brave enough to face the challenge
(If you have to ask) you'll never know
If you need an explanation, you won't understand
Funky motherfuckers will not be told to go
Funky individuals won't conform to instructions
(If you have to ask) you'll never know
Reiteration that understanding can't be provided
Funky motherfuckers will not be told to go-o-o-o
Asserting that funky individuals won't conform
Don't ask me why I'm flyin' so high
Refusing to explain the reason for feeling ecstatic
Mr. Bubble meets Superfly in my third eye
Mixing imagery of Mr. Bubble and Superfly in a psychedelic experience
Searchin' for a soul bride, she's my freakette
Searching for a unique soulmate, a non-conventional partner
Soak it up inside, deeper than a secret
A deep, secret connection with the soulmate
Much more than meets the eye
More complexity and depth than what's visible
To the funk I fall into my new ride
Falling into the groove of funk with a new experience
My hand, my hand
A reference to the hand's magical role in music
Magic on the one is a medicine man
Comparing musical skill to a healing medicine
Thinkin' of a few
Contemplating breaking societal taboos
Taboos that I ought to kill
Considering actions that challenge norms
Dancin' on their face
Dancing in defiance, like a Vaudeville performer
Like a stage in Vaudeville
Feeling so good that it's beyond comprehension
I feel so good, can't be understood
Referring to the attractiveness of a rebellious person
Booty of a hoodlum rockin' my red hood
A hoodlum's allure, proudly wearing a red hood
(If you have to ask) you'll never know
If you need an explanation, you won't understand
Funky motherfuckers will not be told to go
Funky individuals won't conform to instructions
(If you have to ask) you'll never know
Reiteration that understanding can't be provided
Funky motherfuckers will not be told to go-o-o-o
Asserting that funky individuals won't conform
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