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."
Do you think that you're made of gold?
Invincible?
You think you can handle it?
You will learn from this
I'm telling you, friend
This is something worth fighting for
Does it not seem contradicting
To sit back and watch them take more?
Caught like a deer in their headlights
You're stuck now, you're bound by your fear
I suggest you break free
Or you'll forever be damned here
We were merely degenerates waiting for you
To come sweep us off of our feet
They keep marching on, spilling blood like savages
Taking lives while your cigarette burns, burns
You can't tell me, my friend
That that wasn't worth dying for
Gave it all and received nothing
May as well have let them take more
Dig deep, find the courage to speak
Are you really still bound by your fear?
This is all just a dream now
You can't speak and you're damned here
We are merely degenerates waiting for you
To come sweep us off of our feet
They keep marching on, spilling blood like savages
Taking lives while your cigarette burns, burns
This is our fight for freedom
This is our way of saying
This is our day
We've been waiting
For this one day all our lives
This is nothing short of predictable
Stop holding your head down, give it up
And get a hold of yourself now or give it up
You're like a deer in the headlights
You've given up to save your life
We've been waiting
And we're waiting all our lives
This is nothing short of predictable
Stop holding your head down, give it up
Get a hold of yourself now or give it up
You're like a deer in the headlights
You've given up to save your life
(Find the will to save your life)
Invincible?
You think you can handle it?
You will learn from this
I'm telling you, friend
This is something worth fighting for
Does it not seem contradicting
To sit back and watch them take more?
Caught like a deer in their headlights
You're stuck now, you're bound by your fear
I suggest you break free
Or you'll forever be damned here
We were merely degenerates waiting for you
To come sweep us off of our feet
They keep marching on, spilling blood like savages
Taking lives while your cigarette burns, burns
You can't tell me, my friend
That that wasn't worth dying for
Gave it all and received nothing
May as well have let them take more
Dig deep, find the courage to speak
Are you really still bound by your fear?
This is all just a dream now
You can't speak and you're damned here
We are merely degenerates waiting for you
To come sweep us off of our feet
They keep marching on, spilling blood like savages
Taking lives while your cigarette burns, burns
This is our fight for freedom
This is our way of saying
This is our day
We've been waiting
For this one day all our lives
This is nothing short of predictable
Stop holding your head down, give it up
And get a hold of yourself now or give it up
You're like a deer in the headlights
You've given up to save your life
We've been waiting
And we're waiting all our lives
This is nothing short of predictable
Stop holding your head down, give it up
Get a hold of yourself now or give it up
You're like a deer in the headlights
You've given up to save your life
(Find the will to save your life)
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Degenerates Lyrics as written by Chad Lane Crawford Pouyan Sean Afkary
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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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."
When We Were Young
Blink-182
Blink-182
This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
No Surprises
Radiohead
Radiohead
Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Page
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
I'm going to see Chiodos on the 20th and they are playing with them which makes it 10x better :] and the devil wears prada...it will be so great
As for the meaning I agree with the war theme. But it could also be seen as an inner battle.
I agree Bush sucks..we should be fighting Iran not Iraq....can't wait for the next election