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."
Wish I was too dead to cry
My self-affliction fades
Stones to throw at my creator
Masochists to which I cater
You don't need to bother
I don't need to be
I'll keep slipping farther
But once I hold on
I won't let go 'til it bleeds
Wish I was too dead to care
If indeed I cared at all
Never had a voice to protest
So you fed me shit to digest
I wish I had a reason
My flaws are open season
For this, I gave up trying
One good turn deserves my dying
You don't need to bother
I don't need to be
I'll keep slipping farther
But once I hold on
I won't let go 'til it bleeds
Wish I'd died instead of lived
A zombie hides my face
Shell forgotten
With its memories
Diaries left
With cryptic entries
And you don't need to bother
I don't need to be (I don't need to be)
I'll keep slipping farther
But once I hold on
I won't let go 'til it bleeds
You don't need to bother
I don't need to be, yeah (I don't need to be)
I'll keep slipping farther
But once I hold on (once I hold on)
Never live down my deceit
My self-affliction fades
Stones to throw at my creator
Masochists to which I cater
You don't need to bother
I don't need to be
I'll keep slipping farther
But once I hold on
I won't let go 'til it bleeds
Wish I was too dead to care
If indeed I cared at all
Never had a voice to protest
So you fed me shit to digest
I wish I had a reason
My flaws are open season
For this, I gave up trying
One good turn deserves my dying
You don't need to bother
I don't need to be
I'll keep slipping farther
But once I hold on
I won't let go 'til it bleeds
Wish I'd died instead of lived
A zombie hides my face
Shell forgotten
With its memories
Diaries left
With cryptic entries
And you don't need to bother
I don't need to be (I don't need to be)
I'll keep slipping farther
But once I hold on
I won't let go 'til it bleeds
You don't need to bother
I don't need to be, yeah (I don't need to be)
I'll keep slipping farther
But once I hold on (once I hold on)
Never live down my deceit
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OMG! This song is fucking amazing! The lyrics are brilliant! The song is filled with emotion!
"You dont need to bother, i dont need to be" *I think this is pretty self-explanatory. Lets say hes talking about a girl, someone he loves, he saying that she doesnt have to worry or care about him, and he feels he doesnt really need to exist.
Never had a voice to protest, so you fed me shit to digest" I can totally relate to this! In fact i could say this exact sentence to someone and it would be completely true. Not having a voice to protest, in my opinion, means you dont stand up for yourself or your beliefs. When something wrong happens, or someone says or does something that you dont agree with, instead of confronting the issue, you just accept it. Which in turn, makes you very easy to be taken advantage of and walked all over. This is where the "fed me shit to digest" part comes in. To me, hes referring to all the bullshit she, or whomever, told him, or in other words, all the lies. Man, i can so relate to that part!
"I wish i had a reason, my flaws are open season, for this i gave up trying, one good turn deserves my dying" *Another part i can relate to! Saying that his flaws are open season could mean that they are revealed, or just exposed for everyone to see. He wishes he knew why! But because he doesnt, he gave up trying to figure it out...and he just figures that he gave it one good try, and that was enough.
This song is amazing! Everytime i listen to it, it always makes me feel something! One of my favorite songs ever (even though it is sad and depressing). I hope Corey keeps up with the slower songs like this one, Through Glass and Vermillion Pt. 2, they all ROCK and his voice is amazing!
ROCK ON!