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."
your body aches from all the alcohol you drank
but you tell yourself that you're still in control
woa-oh
and this chick's been talking for so long about herself
that you hope all of this listening pays off soon
well you heard that this was easy
and you understand
that every man has certain side of things he has to prove
you were only 16 about an hour ago
well you did not fear what you did not know
you went upstairs to get you what you've been waiting for
you took three deep breaths and held her hand real tight
you whispered "take it slow turn off the light"
you wonder if she's done this kind of thing before
this kind of thing before
16 candles are on this bed tonight
and with every piece of clothing you take off they die
these 16 candles will burn out tonight
and the fire won't rekindle once the last flame dies
you wake up oversure that something is amiss
the light beside your bed is on
your stomach hurts your pants are gone
the bits and pieces of the night fade in and out
you just can't comprehend
so you go and ask a friend
he said he saw you go upstairs
with a girl with darkish brownish hair
that you sort of kind of don't really remember
do you remember
16 candles are on this bed tonight
and with every piece of clothing you take off they die
these 16 candles will burn out tonight
and the fire won't rekindle once the last flame dies
you were only 16 about an hour ago
well you did not fear what you did not know
you went upstairs to get you what you've been waiting for
you took three deep breaths and held her hand real tight
you whispered "take it slow turn off the lights"
you wonder if she's done this kind of thing before
this kind of thing before
16 candles are on this bed tonight
and with every piece of clothing you take off they die
these 16 candles will burn out tonight
and the fire won't rekindle once the last flame dies
but you tell yourself that you're still in control
woa-oh
and this chick's been talking for so long about herself
that you hope all of this listening pays off soon
well you heard that this was easy
and you understand
that every man has certain side of things he has to prove
you were only 16 about an hour ago
well you did not fear what you did not know
you went upstairs to get you what you've been waiting for
you took three deep breaths and held her hand real tight
you whispered "take it slow turn off the light"
you wonder if she's done this kind of thing before
this kind of thing before
16 candles are on this bed tonight
and with every piece of clothing you take off they die
these 16 candles will burn out tonight
and the fire won't rekindle once the last flame dies
you wake up oversure that something is amiss
the light beside your bed is on
your stomach hurts your pants are gone
the bits and pieces of the night fade in and out
you just can't comprehend
so you go and ask a friend
he said he saw you go upstairs
with a girl with darkish brownish hair
that you sort of kind of don't really remember
do you remember
16 candles are on this bed tonight
and with every piece of clothing you take off they die
these 16 candles will burn out tonight
and the fire won't rekindle once the last flame dies
you were only 16 about an hour ago
well you did not fear what you did not know
you went upstairs to get you what you've been waiting for
you took three deep breaths and held her hand real tight
you whispered "take it slow turn off the lights"
you wonder if she's done this kind of thing before
this kind of thing before
16 candles are on this bed tonight
and with every piece of clothing you take off they die
these 16 candles will burn out tonight
and the fire won't rekindle once the last flame dies
Lyrics submitted by Indigo*Hippie
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