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."
Full moon, I'm drunk as a skunk
So mad about her, you can see the depths to which I've sunk
Can't stand the days, at night I call her name
Prowl around the neighborhood, the hunter captured by the game
I've been trying to steal her heart for so long
She's stubborn but so am I
I want her more as each and every day goes by
Be my ally, conquer her pride
We two together could besiege her heart from every side
Be my friend, don't let her slip through my hands
Cast your spell upon her, I'll stalk through her dreams
So I can find her there defenseless, surrendering her love to me
And if you do this for me, oh what delight
I'll turn into a werewolf then and howl to you throughout the night
Full moon, shine down your light on me
Full moon, make me her lunacy
You know she doesn't want me but you can turn the tide
I can't go on without her so quickly, make her mine
Full moon, hear my lonely cry
You're so pale, I'm deathly white
If nothing happens soon I don't think I can last the night
From up in heaven you stare down on us serene
I'm in desperation, and I'm begging you to rescue me
Do something now, tomorrow will be too late
My last hope's in your power,listen to my plea
And help me now to win her heart or it'll be the end of me
I'm drowning in the tears that all true lovers shed
Don't leave me in this limbo, moon
Don't leave me in this loneliness
Full moon
Come and make her want me the man of her dreams
So I can find her there defenseless surrendering her love to me
And if you do this for me - oh what delight
I'll turn into a werewolf then and howl to you throughout the night
Full moon
So mad about her, you can see the depths to which I've sunk
Can't stand the days, at night I call her name
Prowl around the neighborhood, the hunter captured by the game
I've been trying to steal her heart for so long
She's stubborn but so am I
I want her more as each and every day goes by
Be my ally, conquer her pride
We two together could besiege her heart from every side
Be my friend, don't let her slip through my hands
Cast your spell upon her, I'll stalk through her dreams
So I can find her there defenseless, surrendering her love to me
And if you do this for me, oh what delight
I'll turn into a werewolf then and howl to you throughout the night
Full moon, shine down your light on me
Full moon, make me her lunacy
You know she doesn't want me but you can turn the tide
I can't go on without her so quickly, make her mine
Full moon, hear my lonely cry
You're so pale, I'm deathly white
If nothing happens soon I don't think I can last the night
From up in heaven you stare down on us serene
I'm in desperation, and I'm begging you to rescue me
Do something now, tomorrow will be too late
My last hope's in your power,listen to my plea
And help me now to win her heart or it'll be the end of me
I'm drowning in the tears that all true lovers shed
Don't leave me in this limbo, moon
Don't leave me in this loneliness
Full moon
Come and make her want me the man of her dreams
So I can find her there defenseless surrendering her love to me
And if you do this for me - oh what delight
I'll turn into a werewolf then and howl to you throughout the night
Full moon
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