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."
It's in the life that we lead
Set up for money and greed
As if it isn't enough
We have to use it all up
Success
Excess
The truth is inconvenient
All in your head, the reasons, let us forget
You kept your pride in this land
How could you think nothing's wrong
You won't be smiling for long
When it's all gone, gone, we can never go back
Gone into the end, at my spend
Watching the rain come down
Turn your head away, ignore the fear
Watching the ice crash down
How 'bout a justice exposure
How could you screw us all over
Rape, steal, and murder
Got us the almighty dollar
The almighty dollar
Poison the air that we breathe
Change your industrial need
Destroy the soul that you steal, the radiation is real
Beat fate, too late, you built and fueled the fire
You killed my faith, my whole earth desecrate
Deceived the whole human race
I know you think nothing's wrong
We won't be breathing for long
When it's all gone, gone
We can never go back
Gone into the end, at my spend
Watching the rain come down
Turn your head away, ignore the fear
Watching the ice crash down
How 'bout a justice exposure
How could you fuck us all over
Rape, steal, and murder
Got us the almighty dollar
Dead human disaster
The point of no return
No thing like ever after
Is it too late to learn
Gone into the end, at my spend
Watching the rain come down
Turn your head away, ignore the fear
Watching the ice crash down
How 'bout it's just an exposure
How could you fuck us all over
Rape, steal, and murder, got us the almighty dollar
The almighty dollar
Set up for money and greed
As if it isn't enough
We have to use it all up
Success
Excess
The truth is inconvenient
All in your head, the reasons, let us forget
You kept your pride in this land
How could you think nothing's wrong
You won't be smiling for long
When it's all gone, gone, we can never go back
Gone into the end, at my spend
Watching the rain come down
Turn your head away, ignore the fear
Watching the ice crash down
How 'bout a justice exposure
How could you screw us all over
Rape, steal, and murder
Got us the almighty dollar
The almighty dollar
Poison the air that we breathe
Change your industrial need
Destroy the soul that you steal, the radiation is real
Beat fate, too late, you built and fueled the fire
You killed my faith, my whole earth desecrate
Deceived the whole human race
I know you think nothing's wrong
We won't be breathing for long
When it's all gone, gone
We can never go back
Gone into the end, at my spend
Watching the rain come down
Turn your head away, ignore the fear
Watching the ice crash down
How 'bout a justice exposure
How could you fuck us all over
Rape, steal, and murder
Got us the almighty dollar
Dead human disaster
The point of no return
No thing like ever after
Is it too late to learn
Gone into the end, at my spend
Watching the rain come down
Turn your head away, ignore the fear
Watching the ice crash down
How 'bout it's just an exposure
How could you fuck us all over
Rape, steal, and murder, got us the almighty dollar
The almighty dollar
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OMG Ozzy still rocks, and some killer riffs out of Zakk Wylde. This whole album seems to be about ozzy reflecting on how screwed up the world is and this is his take on money and what ppl will do for it.
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this song rocks on so many levels. I love money, but I also hate it to. this album is one of Ozzy and the band's best work!
Not sure where the above lyrics came from, but here are the correct lyrics from thje official Ozzy site:
It's in the lives that we lead Setup for money and greed A little isn't enough we have to use it all up Success - Excess, the truth is inconvenient
Oh hang your head Pilaged and left us for dead You kept us blind and mislead
How could you think nothing's wrong You won't be smiling for long When it's All gone Gone We can never go back
Burn into the air and atmosphere Watching the rain come down Turn your head away ignore the fear Watching the ice crash down
Our father's justice get's closer How could you screw us all over Rape, steal and murder God bless the almighty dollar The almighty dollar
Poison the air that we breathe Chained to industrial need Destroy the souls that you steal - the radiation is real Debate - too late You've built our funeral pyre
You kill my faith Mother earth, desecrate Deceive the whole human race
I know you think nothing's wrong We won't be breating for long When it's All gone Gone We can never go back
Burn into the air and atmosphere Watching the rain come down Turn your head away ignore the fear Watching the ice crash down
Our father's justice get's closer How could you fuck us all over Rape, steal and murder God bless the almighty dollar
Death, doom and disaster The point of no return No earthly life ever after Is it too late to learn?
Burn into the air and atmosphere Watching the rain come
Our father's justice get's closer How could you fuck us all over Rape, steal and murder God bless the almighty dollar The almighty dollar
this song describes the entire worlds problems. starting with the main thing: Money. it starts wars and conflicts, and polutes our earth. however we dont take anything else into value because (note of sarcasm in the song) "Rape, steal and murder God bless the almighty dollar".. what Ozzy is sayin is that we work so hard for the great dollar which is so good in this world yet causes destruction and dismay upon everything. but we dong care: "Death, doom and disaster The point of no return No earthly life ever after Is it too late to learn?", "Burn into the air and atmosphere Watching the rain come"
then there is the two parts that show how we wont care until we see that there is nothing left but money, but what would we use it for if nothing is left? "You kill my faith Mother earth, desecrate Deceive the whole human race
I know you think nothing's wrong We won't be breating for long When it's All gone Gone We can never go back"
Money, and yeah drugs. Ozzy fan for my life. the second lyrics are correct