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."
She says it's just not working out
She means she's found someone else
She says things are not the same
She means she's found someone else
She says that I need help
She says that I don't own her
What she means is that she's fucking someone else
She said we've got a lot of problems
She means she's found someone else
She says that she went with a prayer
She means she's found someone else
She said she's sorry
For the pain that I am feeling
What she means is that she's fucking someone else
She said she loved what I was before (?)
She means she's found someone else
She said she thought that it was love
She menas she's found someone else
She said that I need help
She says that I don't own her
See the smile on her face because she found another nigger
And she fought with everything I've shown her
What she means is that she's fucking someone else
She means she's found someone else
She says things are not the same
She means she's found someone else
She says that I need help
She says that I don't own her
What she means is that she's fucking someone else
She said we've got a lot of problems
She means she's found someone else
She says that she went with a prayer
She means she's found someone else
She said she's sorry
For the pain that I am feeling
What she means is that she's fucking someone else
She said she loved what I was before (?)
She means she's found someone else
She said she thought that it was love
She menas she's found someone else
She said that I need help
She says that I don't own her
See the smile on her face because she found another nigger
And she fought with everything I've shown her
What she means is that she's fucking someone else
Lyrics submitted by NaginalJJ
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