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."
i have better memories of you during worse times
days you planned
with your head in your hands
and your feet benath your thighs
im sure youd recall
that stretch of mills wrapped around
rockier peaks
back home where your diary leaks
the names of those you forgot to possess
the wretched figures that youve never sewn to your dress
you are much more
than i'll resign myself to
you are much more
than i'll assign to myself
our hands are wrapped around
tongues youve bit
and its easy to reword failures
that no longer fit
i forgot your name on that very same day
i wrote away the symptoms youd have me betray
and i'll never invest a sick sense in anything this immense
minds that turn pale
from conversations and innuendos you struggle to find
they grow out of themselves on their own
through words we find
pills that are easier lost than swallowed
when we've buried all the roads we had left to follow
over and over and over and over again
days you planned
with your head in your hands
and your feet benath your thighs
im sure youd recall
that stretch of mills wrapped around
rockier peaks
back home where your diary leaks
the names of those you forgot to possess
the wretched figures that youve never sewn to your dress
you are much more
than i'll resign myself to
you are much more
than i'll assign to myself
our hands are wrapped around
tongues youve bit
and its easy to reword failures
that no longer fit
i forgot your name on that very same day
i wrote away the symptoms youd have me betray
and i'll never invest a sick sense in anything this immense
minds that turn pale
from conversations and innuendos you struggle to find
they grow out of themselves on their own
through words we find
pills that are easier lost than swallowed
when we've buried all the roads we had left to follow
over and over and over and over again
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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."
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billy sent me these lyrics a couple days ago, so i thought i'd post them.
fucking amazing song, better than most the fair trades songs.
Isn't it strange to write a song about a city on the other side of the U.S.? I would definately like to know Billy's reason.
I thought it was about the TACOMA brand of cars.
what's this song about?
Isn't Tacoma seen as the crack/crystal meth capital of the US? That could link to the idea of symtoms.
this song was on a benefit cd, im not sure for what though. if its a drug benefit cd then for sure the song is about a drug abuser.
im sure youd recall that stretch of mills wrapped around rockier peaks back home where your diary leaks the names of those you forgot to possess
i also think the line about rockier peaks gives a clue its about tacoma washington. tacoma is also just a cool name.
I'm from Tacoma, Washington.... This song reminds me of the hard times and the drugs that I'd resort to. It's been a long time since I've heard this song... damn time flies.