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."
We are madness
Found in lunacy
We are sadness
Lost in misery
We are darkness
Of obscurity
We are outcasts
No one wants to see
We stand alone
God Bless the Children of the Damned
God Bless, God Bless
We are sickness
Spreading our disease
We are vampires
Cut ourselves to bleed
We stand alone
God Bless the Children of the Damned
God Bless God Bless
Found in lunacy
We are sadness
Lost in misery
We are darkness
Of obscurity
We are outcasts
No one wants to see
We stand alone
God Bless the Children of the Damned
God Bless, God Bless
We are sickness
Spreading our disease
We are vampires
Cut ourselves to bleed
We stand alone
God Bless the Children of the Damned
God Bless God Bless
Lyrics submitted by sens_freak_18
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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.
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Just A Little Lovin'
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This sums it all up: Here's is Kandi's(lead singer) description of this song. "C.O.D........God Bless the Children of the Damned. The Therapy Patient Anthem, and what other title could even come close to fitting? Really? In the recent events that have taking place on the board, all the mud slinging and such, this song should become even more clearer than ever. If you look closely at each line, these are names or things people have called us over the years.....madness, sadness, darkness, outcasts.....trying to find words and ways to describe what they don't like or think is "christian". Vampires? Sure. Many TP's who have come from the cutting background are represented here as well. They have said we are sickness spreading a disease, rather a bad doctrine or belief. We stand alone. These names or titles they have deemed unto us is because as you have seen lately, we are going to hell. I am leading you astray. How funny is that? But no matter what anyone says, if you have a personal relationship with the Lord, you are saved and nothing else matters. I say, God bless you. I know you and love you. Does the song now make more sense? It's very basic and too the point. We are lost in misery? More like some are in depression. We cut ourselves to bleed to be vampires? More like some have to escape pain that many would never understand. We are sickness, spreading our disease? More like they don't like us for whatever reason and we are wrong. This song isn't about who we truly are. It's about how the church has perceived us to be without even getting to know us. A quick look, and a fast judgement. All because they haven't taken the time to look deeper and understand us. They say if you are a Therapy Patient and support us, you along with us are headed to hell. We are damned. But with one loud voice, we come together and stand alone. We are a family in Christ, the outcasts and degenerates. Let them say what they will. Damned? I hardly think so. So God Bless You Children of the Damned. What's ironic is that this song has taken on such a bigger meaning now more than ever. Don't ya think Godscaring? You can spit out all the garbage you want. But you can never take away our salvations. You can assume and accuse, but you can never stop us from loving the Lord. " Amen, Kandi.