"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
Stay gone for a while
Stay gone for a while
Stay gone, eyes twitch and thin smile
Stay gone for a while
It takes a needle point and smile
Stay gone for a while
Stay gone twice, twitch and thin smile
Stay gone for a while
It takes a needle point and smile
I'm gone for everyone, and for anyone that deserves
I'm gone for everyone, and for anyone that deserves
Stay gone for a while
Stay gone, eyes twitch and thin smile
Stay gone for a while
It takes a needle point and smile
Stay gone for a while
Stay gone twice, twitch and thin smile
Stay gone for a while
It takes a needle point and smile
I'm gone for everyone, and for anyone that deserves
I'm gone for everyone, and for anyone that deserves
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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."
Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
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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."
Gentle Hour
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
i think its about being real strung out. I just see myself sitting there, eyes twitch when something catches my attention all the sudden. SO i guess gone = stoned and people get goofy-ass blissfull smiles when they are high alot soo i dunno. yeah bein high song. not to mention theres a depressing tone about the uselessness yet enjoyability (if thats a word) about drugs
Catchy as all hell, a real cool mellow Modest Mouse melody mixed with maze-like museful lyrics.
from personal experience, it's about heroin. heroin usage isn't consistant with brock's drugs of choice, but from the song, it can't be about anything else.
sure it can
"It takes a needle point and smile" ... Its about shooting up. It's a short chatchy song i really dont think it has a deeper meaning then what it is obviously talking about. I love it though just the way that he sings it.
True to that. Yeay Isaac! I love love love all of these old songs. Im listening to trailer trash (demo) and its so cute lol.
this song is incredibly good for an unreleased demo. I don't see why they never released this.
where did you find this songs?
It can be found here: modestmouselive.zeromethos.com/
And I think if anything Isaac is singing about shooting up anything it's probably meth, as that seems to be a drug he used a lot, and meth definitely makes you twitch.
Although after even more listens, the rather relaxed feeling of the song and the vocals make me think it is indeed about heroin. Heroin is a better drug anyway, so I'll just convince myself that's what it's about.
one word. heroin.