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."
Don't want him
But she can't bear to tell him
Don't love him
Love is uncompromising
Can't leave him
No, never, never
So next time she meet him
They'll both be in Heaven
In the corner
But she hardly makes a sound
She never get the energy
To hit the ground
Like her prescription
The drink tastes bitter
As she turns round
Found out that something hit her
Would he notice?
No, no, no, never, never
Would he miss her?
She doesn't really care
I guess you thought
It was an ordinary row
Well, you were wrong
Just take a look at her now
She's leaving
Too late to take her home
She's going
Too late to tell her you love her
She's freezing
Rather be dead than alone
She's going
I think you're too late, she's gone
Worry, worry
Over the way things are
She tried to tell him
About the way they might have been
Happy
But now it's gone too far
She'd rather die than live
To behave so badly
She found out
That you don't give a damn
Now watch the spirit
Slipping out of her hand
She's leaving
Too late to take her home
She's going
Too late to tell her you love her
She's freezing
Rather be dead than alone
She's going
I think you're too late, she's gone
She's leaving
Too late to take her home
She's going
Too late to tell her you love her
She's freezing
Rather be dead than alone
She's going
I think you're too late, she's gone
But she can't bear to tell him
Don't love him
Love is uncompromising
Can't leave him
No, never, never
So next time she meet him
They'll both be in Heaven
In the corner
But she hardly makes a sound
She never get the energy
To hit the ground
Like her prescription
The drink tastes bitter
As she turns round
Found out that something hit her
Would he notice?
No, no, no, never, never
Would he miss her?
She doesn't really care
I guess you thought
It was an ordinary row
Well, you were wrong
Just take a look at her now
She's leaving
Too late to take her home
She's going
Too late to tell her you love her
She's freezing
Rather be dead than alone
She's going
I think you're too late, she's gone
Worry, worry
Over the way things are
She tried to tell him
About the way they might have been
Happy
But now it's gone too far
She'd rather die than live
To behave so badly
She found out
That you don't give a damn
Now watch the spirit
Slipping out of her hand
She's leaving
Too late to take her home
She's going
Too late to tell her you love her
She's freezing
Rather be dead than alone
She's going
I think you're too late, she's gone
She's leaving
Too late to take her home
She's going
Too late to tell her you love her
She's freezing
Rather be dead than alone
She's going
I think you're too late, she's gone
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