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."
Can't seem to turn aside
These thoughts are your or mine
I stayed up all night to see the dawn
The air was cold the sky was gray
With shades of light
I stayed up all night to see the dawn
She takes me under stormy waters
Cradles my head as sleep comes on
I'll drown in her eyes, dream in daylight
And wake again in her twilight
She left to write more silly words
She doesn't know
I stayed up all night to see the dawn
Awake too long my skin will crawl
It's serpentine
I stayed up all night to see the dawn
She takes me under stormy waters
Cradles my head as sleep comes on
I'll drown in her eyes, dream in daylight
And wake again in her twilight
Alarm bells ring it's nearly time
I'm to alive
I've been up all night to see the dawn
Defenses dropped I'm so aware
Of passing time
I stayed up all time to see the dawn
I'll be submerged in passing tides as senses
Fade into the night
I stayed to see the dawn
She takes me under stormy waters
Cradles my head as sleep comes on
I'll drown in her eyes, dream in daylight
And wake again in her twilight
These thoughts are your or mine
I stayed up all night to see the dawn
The air was cold the sky was gray
With shades of light
I stayed up all night to see the dawn
She takes me under stormy waters
Cradles my head as sleep comes on
I'll drown in her eyes, dream in daylight
And wake again in her twilight
She left to write more silly words
She doesn't know
I stayed up all night to see the dawn
Awake too long my skin will crawl
It's serpentine
I stayed up all night to see the dawn
She takes me under stormy waters
Cradles my head as sleep comes on
I'll drown in her eyes, dream in daylight
And wake again in her twilight
Alarm bells ring it's nearly time
I'm to alive
I've been up all night to see the dawn
Defenses dropped I'm so aware
Of passing time
I stayed up all time to see the dawn
I'll be submerged in passing tides as senses
Fade into the night
I stayed to see the dawn
She takes me under stormy waters
Cradles my head as sleep comes on
I'll drown in her eyes, dream in daylight
And wake again in her twilight
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Stormy Waters Lyrics as written by Richard Mcmurray
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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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