Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
"There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
Everyday you played the game
Messin' with me, makin me the one to blame
I'm just sick
Sick, Tired, and Wasted
You used to tell me that you loved me
But in truth, you don't even know what it means
I'm sick of all the lies and the excuses made
I was just another one of the fools you played
I should've realized when you were never there
That your heart pumps oil, and you never really cared
There isnt much left for me to say
I've had to deal with it since that hateful day
I no longer have a good feeling for you
You'd better be glad that its not voices I listen to
Anyone else could've let it go as something else
Instead, I just set me up and hurt myself
Everyday you played the game
Messin' with me, makin me the one to blame
I'm just sick
Sick, Tired, and Wasted
Sick and Tired
My hearts on fire
I wish I could subdue the flames
I've got only myself to blame...
I don't think I could trust anyon again
So I could just end up another so called friend
I pumped every last drop outta my heart
You just ran through it like some average tart
I thought I saw something in you
But now there's nothing I can do
Your like all the others before
Thats when I finally realized I could take no more
Sick and Tired
My hearts on fire
I wish I could subdue the flames
I've got only myself to blame...
Messin' with me, makin me the one to blame
I'm just sick
Sick, Tired, and Wasted
You used to tell me that you loved me
But in truth, you don't even know what it means
I'm sick of all the lies and the excuses made
I was just another one of the fools you played
I should've realized when you were never there
That your heart pumps oil, and you never really cared
There isnt much left for me to say
I've had to deal with it since that hateful day
I no longer have a good feeling for you
You'd better be glad that its not voices I listen to
Anyone else could've let it go as something else
Instead, I just set me up and hurt myself
Everyday you played the game
Messin' with me, makin me the one to blame
I'm just sick
Sick, Tired, and Wasted
Sick and Tired
My hearts on fire
I wish I could subdue the flames
I've got only myself to blame...
I don't think I could trust anyon again
So I could just end up another so called friend
I pumped every last drop outta my heart
You just ran through it like some average tart
I thought I saw something in you
But now there's nothing I can do
Your like all the others before
Thats when I finally realized I could take no more
Sick and Tired
My hearts on fire
I wish I could subdue the flames
I've got only myself to blame...
Lyrics submitted by MJ
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