Dani California é uma música da banda Red Hot Chili Peppers que fala sobre a vida fictícia de uma garota chamada Dani, representando várias mulheres que vêm e vão na Califórnia, movendo-se de estado para estado com problemas onde quer que vá. A personagem também apareceu em outras músicas da banda. A música também aborda temas como a morte e o renascimento.
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Introdução:(drums)
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Getting born in the state of Mississippi,
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Her Poppa was a copper and her Momma was a hippie
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In Alabama she would swing a hammer,
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Price you gotta pay when you break the panorama
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She never knew that there was anything more than poor,
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What in the world does your company take me for?
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Black bandana, sweet Louisiana,
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Robbin' on a bank in the state of Indiana,
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She's a runner, rebel and a stunner,
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On her merry way sayin', "baby whatcha gonna"
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Lookin' down the barrel of a hot metal .45,
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Just another way to survive
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California, Rest In Peace,
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Simultaneous release,
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California, show your teeth,
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She's my priestess, I'm your priest, yeah, yeah
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She's a lover, baby and a fighter,
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Shoulda seen it coming when it got a little brighter,
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With a name like "Dani California",
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Day was gonna come when I was gonna mourn ya,
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A little loaded, she was stealing another breath
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I love my baby to death
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California, Rest In Peace,
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Simultaneous release,
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California, show your teeth,
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Who knew the other side of you?
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Who knew what others died to prove?
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Too true to say goodbye to you
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Too true, too sad, sad, sad
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Push the fader, gifted animator,
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One for the now and eleven for the later,
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Never made it up to Minnesota,
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North Dakota man was a gunnin' for the quota
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Down in the Badlands she was saving the best for last,