Snow (Hey Oh)

Come to decide that the things that I tried
Were in my life just to get high on
When I sit alone, come get a little known
But I need more than myself this time
Step from the road to the sea to the sky
And I do believe that we rely on
When I lay it on, come get to play it on
All my life to sacrifice

Hey, oh
Listen what I say, oh
I got your "hey, oh"
Now listen what I say, oh (oh)

When will I know that I really can't go
To the well once more time to decide on?
When it's killing me, when will I really see
All that I need to look inside
Come to believe that I better not leave
Before I get my chance to ride
When it's killing me, what do I really need
All that I need to look inside

Hey, oh
Listen what I say, oh
Come back and hey, oh
Look at what I say, oh

The more I see, the less I know
The more I like to let it go
Hey, yo, whoa-oa, whoa

Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder
Where it's so white as snow
Privately divided by a world so undecided
And there's nowhere to go
In between the cover of another perfect wonder
And it's so white as snow
Running through the field where all my tracks will be concealed
And there's nowhere to go, oh

When to descend to amend for a friend
All the channels that have broken down
Now you bring it up, I'm gonna ring it up
Just to hear you sing it out
Step from the road to the sea, to the sky
And I do believe what we rely on
When I lay it on, come get to play it on
All my life to sacrifice

Hey, yo
Listen what I say, oh
I got your "hey, yo"
Listen what I say, oh

The more I see, the less I know
The more I like to let it go
Hey, yo, whoa-oa, whoa

Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder
Where it's so white as snow
Privately divided by a world so undecided
And there's nowhere to go
In between the cover of another perfect wonder
Where it's so white as snow
Running through the field where all my tracks will be concealed
And there's nowhere to go

I said, "Hey, hey-yeah, oh yeah"
Tell my love now
Hey, hey-yeah, oh yeah
Tell my love now

Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder
Where it's so white as snow
Privately divided by a world so undecided
And there's nowhere to go
Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder
Where it's so white as snow
Running through the field where all my tracks will be concealed
And there's nowhere to go

I said, "Hey, hey-yeah, oh yeah"
Tell my love now
Hey, hey-yeah, oh yeah

A Busca por Clareza na Neve de Emoções: Uma Análise de Snow (Hey Oh) dos Red Hot Chili Peppers

A música Snow (Hey Oh) dos Red Hot Chili Peppers é uma composição que reflete sobre a busca por autoconhecimento e a superação de desafios pessoais. A letra, repleta de metáforas, sugere uma jornada introspectiva do eu lírico, que parece estar em um momento de reflexão sobre sua vida e as escolhas que fez, especialmente aquelas relacionadas ao uso de substâncias para alcançar um estado elevado de consciência ou fuga da realidade ('the things that I tried / Were in my life just to get high on').

A repetição do 'hey, oh' funciona como um chamado para a atenção, um convite para ouvir o que está sendo dito, e talvez, um apelo para a conexão com os outros e consigo mesmo. A música também aborda a ideia de que, às vezes, quanto mais se vê e se sabe, menos se entende ('The more I see, the less I know'), sugerindo que a vida é cheia de paradoxos e que a aceitação pode ser um caminho para a paz interior ('The more I like to let it go').

A referência à neve ('where it’s so white as snow') pode ser interpretada como um símbolo de pureza e novos começos, mas também de isolamento e solidão ('Privately divided by a world so undecided / And there’s nowhere to go'). A neve cobre tudo, escondendo os caminhos e as marcas deixadas, o que pode ser uma metáfora para a forma como as experiências passadas são enterradas sob a superfície da consciência. A música, com sua melodia cativante e letras profundas, convida o ouvinte a considerar as complexidades da vida e a importância de olhar para dentro de si para encontrar respostas e direção.