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."
Mmm
Yeah
Yeah yeah
Uhh uhh
Yeah uhh yeah (yeah yeah yeah)
Aye 4 Rings on my coupe ouu it’s a Audi
Someone tell these fuck niggas stay far from round me (Far from round me)
Aye if I need a lawyer call Mike Lowry and Guadi
Need me a mansion built in the Saudi (Build it)
I can see the hate they 'tryna down me
Hear they waiting for me to drop like now please (Aye 'K now)
Miami booling up on South Beach
Shoes off at the door before you walk inside my house please (Inside my house please)
Told myself I was gonna see better times (Times)
So now I’m seeing better times (Yeah)
'Ima stone cold stunner (Yeah)
Take off with her in the back no 'longa
I wanna ride in my S5 not no Honda
Wicked one on my left no Kensuike Honda
Just met this bachelor I’m feeling honoured
No I’m not from Wales but this fit came from Bonner
You girls be crazy (Woo)
If were Mario you wouldn’t be my Daisy (Crazy)
Yeah see through the hazy
'Cause my third eyes working it’s not lazy
I be thinking maybe (Be)
I can teach you style but only if you pay me (50 racks now)
Through life I’m pacing
Only me against myself i’m not racing (Usain ting)
Aye 4 Rings on my coupe ouu it’s a Audi (Yeah)
Someone tell these fuck niggas stay far from round me (Don't come here)
Yeah if I need a lawyer call Mike Lowry and Guadi
Need me a mansion built in the Saudi
Aye I can see the hate they 'tryna down me
Hear they waiting for me to drop like now please (I'm riding)
Miami booling up on South Beach
Shoes off at the door before you walk inside my house please (Can't you see the carpet)
Get this shit off my chest
No way to digest
This ain’t chequers this is chess (This is chess)
People keep techs full of lead (Pew pew pew)
If I aim for net (That's a goal yeah)
It’s getting sold unlike a let (That's a house yeah)
I like a plain Patek (On my wrist yeah)
Gang got rose gold chains for respect (This shit is bliss yeah)
Yeah
Yeah yeah
Uhh uhh
Yeah uhh yeah (yeah yeah yeah)
Aye 4 Rings on my coupe ouu it’s a Audi
Someone tell these fuck niggas stay far from round me (Far from round me)
Aye if I need a lawyer call Mike Lowry and Guadi
Need me a mansion built in the Saudi (Build it)
I can see the hate they 'tryna down me
Hear they waiting for me to drop like now please (Aye 'K now)
Miami booling up on South Beach
Shoes off at the door before you walk inside my house please (Inside my house please)
Told myself I was gonna see better times (Times)
So now I’m seeing better times (Yeah)
'Ima stone cold stunner (Yeah)
Take off with her in the back no 'longa
I wanna ride in my S5 not no Honda
Wicked one on my left no Kensuike Honda
Just met this bachelor I’m feeling honoured
No I’m not from Wales but this fit came from Bonner
You girls be crazy (Woo)
If were Mario you wouldn’t be my Daisy (Crazy)
Yeah see through the hazy
'Cause my third eyes working it’s not lazy
I be thinking maybe (Be)
I can teach you style but only if you pay me (50 racks now)
Through life I’m pacing
Only me against myself i’m not racing (Usain ting)
Aye 4 Rings on my coupe ouu it’s a Audi (Yeah)
Someone tell these fuck niggas stay far from round me (Don't come here)
Yeah if I need a lawyer call Mike Lowry and Guadi
Need me a mansion built in the Saudi
Aye I can see the hate they 'tryna down me
Hear they waiting for me to drop like now please (I'm riding)
Miami booling up on South Beach
Shoes off at the door before you walk inside my house please (Can't you see the carpet)
Get this shit off my chest
No way to digest
This ain’t chequers this is chess (This is chess)
People keep techs full of lead (Pew pew pew)
If I aim for net (That's a goal yeah)
It’s getting sold unlike a let (That's a house yeah)
I like a plain Patek (On my wrist yeah)
Gang got rose gold chains for respect (This shit is bliss yeah)
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As far as I can tell, the woman's speaking part at the end goes like this:
"Same day I wanted dress for wedding...Same day while I want married...when he's married (somewhere), I am very very sad...I can't walk...(something about her legs)...how he's married different lady...I no believe...after one month, I am sent out in balcony, someone come for my eyes...my eyes gone...my eyes gone and from now, I have only one eyes...I am sad until now, I no married any man after..."
thats as much as I can tell from listening to it. if anyone has any corrections thats fine b/c it's really hard for me to understand what she's saying