The Righteous & the Wicked

This is a "Power of Equality" social commentary song. It refers to social ills such as war ("War and Peace / The Killing fist / Of the human beast"), the death of the planet ("Holy mother Earth / crying into space / Tears on her pretty face / For she has been raped"), Abortion and genocide. Perhaps a little piously, Anthony Kiedis ends his gloomy lament on a positive note, asking a hero for help ("Marvin Gaye My love /Where did we go wrong"), and pleading for better times ahead: "Hear me when I'm calling you / From my knees / I am playing for a better day."