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."
I ran through the garden of evil
Trace your steps I saw it all
Did he hold your hands the way you prefer?
Did he ask you like I asked you our first time?
Turn the light off
I don't wanna see myself doing this
I just wanna love you
I just wanna love you as much as he did
I ran through the garden of evil
Take some steps, I pull away
Why am I running if he keeps slowing?
So I hesitate
Oh, is this really what you want from me?
(Oh, is this really what you want from me?)
Oh, is this really what you want from me?
Turn the light off
I don't wanna see myself doing this
I just wanna love you
I just wanna love you as much as he did
And maybe this time, we can do it right
So I say, close your eyes and maybe this time
We can do it right, so I say, close your eyes
And take your time, don't be afraid
I fell into a wishing well
So that's where I've been drinking
Turns out it drove into the ground
So much for wishful thinking
I fell into a wishing well
So that's where I've been drinking
Turns out it drove into the ground
So much for wishful thinking
Is this really what you want from me?
I fell into a wishing well, so that's what I've been drinking
Is this really what you want from me?
I fell into a wishing well, so that's what I've been drinking
Turn the lights on
Pick me up and carry me away from this
I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me just like they did
And maybe this time we can do it right
So I say, close your eyes
And maybe this time we can do it right
So I say, close your eyes, take your time don't be afraid
Trace your steps I saw it all
Did he hold your hands the way you prefer?
Did he ask you like I asked you our first time?
Turn the light off
I don't wanna see myself doing this
I just wanna love you
I just wanna love you as much as he did
I ran through the garden of evil
Take some steps, I pull away
Why am I running if he keeps slowing?
So I hesitate
Oh, is this really what you want from me?
(Oh, is this really what you want from me?)
Oh, is this really what you want from me?
Turn the light off
I don't wanna see myself doing this
I just wanna love you
I just wanna love you as much as he did
And maybe this time, we can do it right
So I say, close your eyes and maybe this time
We can do it right, so I say, close your eyes
And take your time, don't be afraid
I fell into a wishing well
So that's where I've been drinking
Turns out it drove into the ground
So much for wishful thinking
I fell into a wishing well
So that's where I've been drinking
Turns out it drove into the ground
So much for wishful thinking
Is this really what you want from me?
I fell into a wishing well, so that's what I've been drinking
Is this really what you want from me?
I fell into a wishing well, so that's what I've been drinking
Turn the lights on
Pick me up and carry me away from this
I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me just like they did
And maybe this time we can do it right
So I say, close your eyes
And maybe this time we can do it right
So I say, close your eyes, take your time don't be afraid
Lyrics submitted by brian wilson
Garden of Evil Lyrics as written by Caleb D Pepp Allan Scott Goffinski
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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