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The Shape I'm Takin'
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS SONG
Performances
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Released On
Return of the Dream Canteen [Indie Exclusive Edition]
October 14, 2022
Studio Album
Appears On
Return of the Dream Canteen [Japanese Edition]
October 14, 2022 · Studio Album
Recorded On
November 2020 - August 2021
Shangri La Studios · Malibu, CA
Lyrics
You wanna beat it, but you're never gonna leave this town
In the jungle where the fever comes immediate crown
I'm alone with all my friends, fireworks in a pussy den
Shakin' up that new West End, don't get too close, my style bends
I'ma do my thing this time, Hudson River serpentine
Everything we overheard, pizza's free on thirty-third and third, third, third

Don't you love me, baby? The shape I'm takin'
At the Latin Quarter, Trouble Funk is on the floor, oh my children
Don't you love me, baby? The shape I'm takin'
Jungle at the disco, jungle's what they came here for

The beat is tricky, but you're never gonna move it around
You're dressing up when you really should be dressing down
Gettin' on my one last nerve, ring my bell on Dead Man's Curve
Pick it up Jamaica Queens, that super walk is so obscene
Gonna do your thing this time, East Side River, box of wine
Throw it up, it's time to serve, pizza's free on thirty-third and third, third, third

Don't you love me, baby? The shape I'm takin'
At the Latin Quarter, Trouble Funk is on the floor, all my children
Don't you love me, baby? The shape I'm takin'
Jungle at the disco, jungle's what they came here for

You wanna beat it but never gonna leave this town
You're dressing up, you really should be dressing down
In the jungle fever comes immediate crown

Don't you love me, baby? The shape I'm takin'
At the Latin Quarter, Trouble Funk is on the floor, oh my children
Don't you love me, baby? The shape I'm takin'
Jungle at the disco, jungle's what they came here for
Performances
Partial Performances

'The Shape I'm Takin'' has never been performed live