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."
Oh Lord You've searched me
You know my way
Even when I fail you
I know You love me
Your holy presence
Surrounded me
In every season
I know You love me
I know You love me
At the cross I bow my knees
Where Your blood was shed for me
There's no greater love than this
You have overcome the grave
Glory fills the highest place
What can separate me now
You go before me
You shield my way
Your hand upholds me
And I know You love me
At the cross I bow my knee
Where Your blood was shed for me
There's no greater love than this
You have overcome the grave
Your glory fills the highest place
What can separate me now
At the cross I bow my knee
Where Your blood was shed for me
There's no greater love than this, no
You have overcome the grave
Glory fills the highest place
What can separate me now
You tore the veil, You made a way
When You said that it is done
You tore the veil, You made a way
When You said that it is done
And when the earth fails
Falls from my eyes
And You stand before me
I know You love me
Oh, I know You love me
At the cross I bow my knee
Where Your blood was shed for me
There's no greater love than this, no
You have overcome the grave
Glory fills the highest place
What can separate me now
At the cross I bow my knee
Where Your blood was shed for me
There's no greater love than this, no
You have overcome the grave
Glory fills the highest place
What can separate me now
You tore the veil, You made a way
When You said that it is done
You tore the veil, You made a way
When You said that it is done
You tore the veil, You made a way
When You said that it is done
You tore the veil, You made a way
When You said that it is done
You know my way
Even when I fail you
I know You love me
Your holy presence
Surrounded me
In every season
I know You love me
I know You love me
At the cross I bow my knees
Where Your blood was shed for me
There's no greater love than this
You have overcome the grave
Glory fills the highest place
What can separate me now
You go before me
You shield my way
Your hand upholds me
And I know You love me
At the cross I bow my knee
Where Your blood was shed for me
There's no greater love than this
You have overcome the grave
Your glory fills the highest place
What can separate me now
At the cross I bow my knee
Where Your blood was shed for me
There's no greater love than this, no
You have overcome the grave
Glory fills the highest place
What can separate me now
You tore the veil, You made a way
When You said that it is done
You tore the veil, You made a way
When You said that it is done
And when the earth fails
Falls from my eyes
And You stand before me
I know You love me
Oh, I know You love me
At the cross I bow my knee
Where Your blood was shed for me
There's no greater love than this, no
You have overcome the grave
Glory fills the highest place
What can separate me now
At the cross I bow my knee
Where Your blood was shed for me
There's no greater love than this, no
You have overcome the grave
Glory fills the highest place
What can separate me now
You tore the veil, You made a way
When You said that it is done
You tore the veil, You made a way
When You said that it is done
You tore the veil, You made a way
When You said that it is done
You tore the veil, You made a way
When You said that it is done
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Magical
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Plastic Bag
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“Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it.
“I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.
This song is Psalm 139....
The song also refers to the moment Christ was crucified when the "veil" was torn in the Old Temple:<br /> <br /> Song Verse: 'You Tore the veil. You made a way. When you said that it is done."<br /> <br /> Bible Verses:<br /> A.. "And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent" (Matthew 27:51).<br /> <br /> B. "And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom" (Mark 15:38).<br /> <br /> C. "And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst" (Luke 23:45).
Wow great song guys keepit up may God be with you till the end