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."
You said you could not love
Instead you love to hate
The liars and the vampires will break these bloody chains
You say you can not love, inside you love to hate
The liars and the campires will break these chains!
Saw you out the window
as the blood-line fills this town with razors
Saw you out the window
It's not the same.
Her face is gone and dead.
You say you can not love
Instead you break away
We'll dress her up in fairy-tales
to me it's all the same.
and I'm sorry for the love you gave to me.
Saw you out the window
as the blood-line fills this town with razors
Saw you out the window
It's not the same
This town is gone and dead.
Saw you there
as the day turns to night
but forgive me a chance to see me rise, yes
To see my rise again...
again, yes again...again..
to see me rise.
Saw you out the window
as the blood-line kills this town with razors
Swa you out the window
...it's not the same...this town is gone and dead.
I'm dead, I'm dead, I'm dead, I'm dead, this town is gone and dead, I'm dead, I'm dead!
Instead you love to hate
The liars and the vampires will break these bloody chains
You say you can not love, inside you love to hate
The liars and the campires will break these chains!
Saw you out the window
as the blood-line fills this town with razors
Saw you out the window
It's not the same.
Her face is gone and dead.
You say you can not love
Instead you break away
We'll dress her up in fairy-tales
to me it's all the same.
and I'm sorry for the love you gave to me.
Saw you out the window
as the blood-line fills this town with razors
Saw you out the window
It's not the same
This town is gone and dead.
Saw you there
as the day turns to night
but forgive me a chance to see me rise, yes
To see my rise again...
again, yes again...again..
to see me rise.
Saw you out the window
as the blood-line kills this town with razors
Swa you out the window
...it's not the same...this town is gone and dead.
I'm dead, I'm dead, I'm dead, I'm dead, this town is gone and dead, I'm dead, I'm dead!
Lyrics submitted by guitaress
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This Song Rocks!!!!I love When Steven screams in this song!!! this song is about vampires obvious.
this song reminds me of the story of dracula.....the whole vampires and her face is gone and dead fantastic song!
I disagree about this song being about Vampiers. I think that they use Vampiers as part of the song because they are cool, and this band is trying to pull off Gothic-ish-ness. So, they use Vampires.
I think this song is about breaking up: "You say you can not love Instead you break away"
She cant love him. She breaks away.
That Hurt Him: "Saw you out the window as the blood-line fills this town with razors"
He Tells Her He Will Come Back Into Her Life: "as the day turns to night but forgive me a chance to see me rise, yes To see my rise again... again, yes again...again.. to see me rise."
I think the song just uses Vampires b/c they go with the bands image, and Vampires are fucking awesome!
I disagree about this song being about Vampiers. I think that they use Vampiers as part of the song because they are cool, and this band is trying to pull off Gothic-ish-ness. So, they use Vampires.
I think this song is about breaking up: "You say you can not love Instead you break away"
She cant love him. She breaks away.
That Hurt Him: "Saw you out the window as the blood-line fills this town with razors"
He Tells Her He Will Come Back Into Her Life: "as the day turns to night but forgive me a chance to see me rise, yes To see my rise again... again, yes again...again.. to see me rise."
I think the song just uses Vampires b/c they go with the bands image, and Vampires are fucking awesome!
Anyone know what Juliano says during the breakdown?