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."
Everytime you messed with my head
All the things you did and you said
See my scars spell out your name and...you're paralyzing me.
Everytime you left me behind
All these tears are no longer mine
Because you took it all away and...you're paralyzing me.
Memories, they fall apart whenever you're inside my head.
Take my tears they say alot since you're the one who put them there.
When I needed you the most you were, nowhere to be found.
But I still hung on just hoping for my love to come around.
Everytime you messed with my head
All the things you did and you said
See my scars spell out your name and...you're paralyzing me.
Everytime you left me behind
All these tears are no longer mine
because you took it all away and...you're paralyzing me.
I miss those times when things were simple and your heart was mine.
I just don't understand how you could throw it all away.
When I needed you the most you were, nowhere to be found.
But I still hung on just hoping for my love to come around.
Everytime you messed with my head
All the things you did and you said
See my scars spell out your name and...you're paralyzing me.
Everytime you left me behind
All these tears are no longer mine
because you took it all away and...you're paralyzing me.
"I look up at the sky
It's a bird, it's a plane
Naw it's just me again cryin' in the rain
I cant figure out why I feel so ashamed
You pushed me so hard that I feel so insane
Everytime I cry, you ain't wipe me eyes
When if I was scared, you weren't by my side
The only thing it did was it made me wise
So it's all good 'cause it kept me alive"
When I needed you the most you were, nowhere to be found.
But I still hung on just hoping for my love to come around.
Everytime you messed with my head
All the things you did and you said
See my scars spell out your name and...you're paralyzing me.
Everytime you left me behind
All these tears are no longer mine
because you took it all away and...you're paralyzing me.
All the things you did and you said
See my scars spell out your name and...you're paralyzing me.
Everytime you left me behind
All these tears are no longer mine
Because you took it all away and...you're paralyzing me.
Memories, they fall apart whenever you're inside my head.
Take my tears they say alot since you're the one who put them there.
When I needed you the most you were, nowhere to be found.
But I still hung on just hoping for my love to come around.
Everytime you messed with my head
All the things you did and you said
See my scars spell out your name and...you're paralyzing me.
Everytime you left me behind
All these tears are no longer mine
because you took it all away and...you're paralyzing me.
I miss those times when things were simple and your heart was mine.
I just don't understand how you could throw it all away.
When I needed you the most you were, nowhere to be found.
But I still hung on just hoping for my love to come around.
Everytime you messed with my head
All the things you did and you said
See my scars spell out your name and...you're paralyzing me.
Everytime you left me behind
All these tears are no longer mine
because you took it all away and...you're paralyzing me.
"I look up at the sky
It's a bird, it's a plane
Naw it's just me again cryin' in the rain
I cant figure out why I feel so ashamed
You pushed me so hard that I feel so insane
Everytime I cry, you ain't wipe me eyes
When if I was scared, you weren't by my side
The only thing it did was it made me wise
So it's all good 'cause it kept me alive"
When I needed you the most you were, nowhere to be found.
But I still hung on just hoping for my love to come around.
Everytime you messed with my head
All the things you did and you said
See my scars spell out your name and...you're paralyzing me.
Everytime you left me behind
All these tears are no longer mine
because you took it all away and...you're paralyzing me.
Lyrics submitted by tabithasapepper
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i listened to the song and copied these myself. tell me if you think anything is wrong >.<
i think one line goes like, "So I guess it's all good 'cause it kept me alive" instead of what you put.. but you got the rest right so that's good b^.^d
she's obviously been hurt. I love this songgg
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My Fav Song Of Tila :] This Song is my Blood.
The Vid is good too
"When I needed you the most you were, nowhere to be found. But I still hung on just hoping for my love to come around." This is my favorite line of the song. This song just captured my heart and i just heard it an hour ago
i love tila tequila. Im sad that she was sad. and this song makes me be sad. I love it though. =/
I have to admit that I love this song from Tila Tequila. Everytime I hear it, it makes me want to cry 'cause I'm going through something like that with one of my friends. I wish she could see how much she means to me, and how what she says drive me crazy.