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."
J'ai comme envie de tourner le gaz
Comme envie de me faire sauter les plombs
Comme envie d'expliquer comme ça
Ton indifférence ne me touche pas
Je peux très bien me passer de toi
Comme envie de sang sur les murs
Comme envie d'accident de voiture
Comme envie d'expliquer comme ça
Ton indifférence ne me touche pas
Je peux très bien me passer de toi
J'ai comme envie de n'importe quoi
Comme envie de crever ton chat
Comme envie de tout casser chez toi
Comme envie d'expliquer comme ça
Je peux très bien me passer de toi
J'ai comme envie d'une fin torride
Comme on en voit qu'au cinéma
J'ai comme envie que ce soit terrible
Et qu'a se passe juste en bas de chez toi
Je peux très bien me passer de toi
J'ai comme envie de tourner le gaz
Comme envie de me faire sauter les plombs
Comme envie d'expliquer comme ça
Ton indifférence ne me touche pas
Je peux très bien me passer de toi
Comme envie de sang sur les murs
Comme envie d'accident de voiture
Comme envie de n'importe quoi
Comme envie de crever ton chat
Je peux très bien me passer de toi
Comme envie de sang sur les murs
Comme envie de crever ton chat
Comme envie d'accident de voiture
Je peux très bien me passer de toi
Je peux très bien me passer de toi
Passer de toi
Passer de toi
Passer de toi
Passer de toi
Comme envie de me faire sauter les plombs
Comme envie d'expliquer comme ça
Ton indifférence ne me touche pas
Je peux très bien me passer de toi
Comme envie de sang sur les murs
Comme envie d'accident de voiture
Comme envie d'expliquer comme ça
Ton indifférence ne me touche pas
Je peux très bien me passer de toi
J'ai comme envie de n'importe quoi
Comme envie de crever ton chat
Comme envie de tout casser chez toi
Comme envie d'expliquer comme ça
Je peux très bien me passer de toi
J'ai comme envie d'une fin torride
Comme on en voit qu'au cinéma
J'ai comme envie que ce soit terrible
Et qu'a se passe juste en bas de chez toi
Je peux très bien me passer de toi
J'ai comme envie de tourner le gaz
Comme envie de me faire sauter les plombs
Comme envie d'expliquer comme ça
Ton indifférence ne me touche pas
Je peux très bien me passer de toi
Comme envie de sang sur les murs
Comme envie d'accident de voiture
Comme envie de n'importe quoi
Comme envie de crever ton chat
Je peux très bien me passer de toi
Comme envie de sang sur les murs
Comme envie de crever ton chat
Comme envie d'accident de voiture
Je peux très bien me passer de toi
Je peux très bien me passer de toi
Passer de toi
Passer de toi
Passer de toi
Passer de toi
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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."
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Page
Ed Sheeran
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I tried to translate it, this is funny :
Not enough of you
I have as a craving to turn on the gas as a craving to push myself to breaking point as a craving to explain like that your indifference does not touch me I can manage without you
As a craving of blood on the walls As a craving of car accident As a craving to explain as that your indifference does not touch me I can manage without you
I have as a craving of anything As a craving to kill your cat As a craving to break everything at yours As a craving to explain as that I can manage without you I have as a craving of a torrid end As one only seen on the movies I have as a craving that it be terrible And that just happens down of your house I can manage without you
I have as a craving to turn the gas As a craving to push myself to breaking point As a craving to explain as that your indifference does not touch me I can manage without you
As a craving of blood on the walls As a craving of car accident As a craving of anything As a craving to kill your cat I can manage without you As a craving blood on the walls As a craving to kill your cat As a craving of car accident I can manage without you (2X)