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."
There's such little time.
I can't sleep these walls are closing in on me, through this struggle to survive. The shuffle of the E.K.G. muzzles these slowing heartbeats. Can they be revived?
We are spread on this gurny left for dead, praying this weight won't drag us under. Should we inject or bleed the skin around our necks? Praying that this weight won't drag us under.
You used to feel the pulse, now your just down and out. Does your faith keep you warm at night? You used to feel the pulse,
not just the end results. Does your faith keep you warm at night?
All good soldiers crawl on their belly's. Still we're not getting anywhere...there's such little time. Weren't you once a friend of mine? How could you say we didn't care?
We are spread on the gurney left for dead, praying this weight won't drag us under. Should we inject or bleed the skin around our neck? Praying that this weight won't drag us under.
We stand on this stage so, we will wake out hearts again!
For everything thing thats at stake here, let the doctor amputate, let the doctor amputate.
Does your faith keep you warm at night? Does your faith keep you warm at night?
I can't sleep these walls are closing in on me, through this struggle to survive. The shuffle of the E.K.G. muzzles these slowing heartbeats. Can they be revived?
We are spread on this gurny left for dead, praying this weight won't drag us under. Should we inject or bleed the skin around our necks? Praying that this weight won't drag us under.
You used to feel the pulse, now your just down and out. Does your faith keep you warm at night? You used to feel the pulse,
not just the end results. Does your faith keep you warm at night?
All good soldiers crawl on their belly's. Still we're not getting anywhere...there's such little time. Weren't you once a friend of mine? How could you say we didn't care?
We are spread on the gurney left for dead, praying this weight won't drag us under. Should we inject or bleed the skin around our neck? Praying that this weight won't drag us under.
We stand on this stage so, we will wake out hearts again!
For everything thing thats at stake here, let the doctor amputate, let the doctor amputate.
Does your faith keep you warm at night? Does your faith keep you warm at night?
Lyrics submitted by Marc AL4W
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