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."
Why would she make calls out the blue
Now I'm awake, sleep (Less in June
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Don't say you will, unless you will
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Don't say you will, then play you will, I pray you will
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Don't say you will, you do
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Don't say you will, one day you will, I pray you will
When I grab your neck, I touch your soul
Take off your cool, then lose control
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Don't say you will, you will, you will
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Don't say you will, if you will, I pray you will
I wish this song would really come true
(I wish this song would really come true
I wish this song, this song could play and could come true
I wish this song, "Say You Will," would come true, I wish this song)
I admit I still fantasize about you, about you
(I admit I, don't say, I admit I, don't say I admit I)
Hey, hey, hey, hey (I admit I, I admit I)
Don't say you will, you will, you will
(Say you will, don't say I, don't say I)
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Please say you will, for real, I pray you will
Now I'm awake, sleep (Less in June
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Don't say you will, unless you will
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Don't say you will, then play you will, I pray you will
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Don't say you will, you do
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Don't say you will, one day you will, I pray you will
When I grab your neck, I touch your soul
Take off your cool, then lose control
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Don't say you will, you will, you will
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Don't say you will, if you will, I pray you will
I wish this song would really come true
(I wish this song would really come true
I wish this song, this song could play and could come true
I wish this song, "Say You Will," would come true, I wish this song)
I admit I still fantasize about you, about you
(I admit I, don't say, I admit I, don't say I admit I)
Hey, hey, hey, hey (I admit I, I admit I)
Don't say you will, you will, you will
(Say you will, don't say I, don't say I)
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Please say you will, for real, I pray you will
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Say You Will Lyrics as written by Kanye Omari West Dexter Raymond Jr. Mills
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Im guessing its def about his fiance and their breakup. The chorus symbolizes what Kanye feels and wants. He is still in denial and the versus of the songs are actually what he prays for. He fantasizes about being with her again but knows that it's impossible. The 808 kicks mixed with the beep also symbolize the heartbeat and sets the tone for the album. It's like he's in the hospital...then all of a sudden the beeps and 808s go away in the instrumental ending symbolizing that he died on the inside. They come back in to shed light that hes alive and that hes going to accept the truth even though it sucks.
I believe it's definetely about marriage and agreeing to be with the other person period. "Don't say you will (You do)" As in "I Do" when you agree to marry someone else. Its a beautiful song. notice how painful his voice sounds as the song progresses. Its almost as if he cant bare to finish the song. Thats why I think the song stops and the beat rides for an extra 3 min. I believe it's to emphasize the pain and kind of wallowing in your sorrows type of feel. i love the beeps. it gives the feeling of making a choice like between "yes" and "no." Or also a kind of "she loves me" "she loves me not" feel to it. Its brilliant. It Is a great way to start the album off.
U can hear the pain nd the desparation in his voice..he wants her back..nd he's tired of her letting him down..nd only being there for him sometimes..he prays she will..come through for him nd come back to him..so they can be how they were before..cause he still thinks of her..
For me this is the best song on 808s & Heartbreak. It sets the mood of the rest of the album and it is painfully beautiful. It's clear that Kanye isen't the best singer in the world. But he seems to have found the right level for his voice. It's indeed a very speciel album. Can't wait to explore it some more.
I agree with the 808 sounding like a heart monitor and the chorus being a direct reference to wedding vows (I do, I will, etc.). This song has the biggest melody on the album, if not of all time. I love how austere the auto-tune makes his voice sound. It's so sad and powerful, and yet at the same time so almost sterile and resigned.
Again I return to this song. Now. More than 3 ½ months later this song still keeps it's power. I'm listening to it now and it moves me perhaps even more than when I first wrote about it here. I'm close to calling it the best song Kanye ever wrote. And the album the best album he ever made. I'm a sucker for melancholy and bitter sweetness and this album has buckets of that. A lot of the songs on this album thoughes me so deep in my soul, that words can't explain how emotional I get when listening to a song like Say you will or Street lights. Kanye! You have outdone yourself this time!
..the 808 sounding like a heart monitor...first time I noticed it I thought of him (as an everyman) & a hospital and just broke down crying. Gorgeous. I love the auto-tune. If there has EVER been a time & place for it....Its crazy that people ripped on that but I cant see any other way he'd have set the tone so perfectly and allowed his full of pride self to go where he did on this album. Where would be without creative geniuses like this guy? A much colder world. Tired of defending his actions but the music will always stand alone for me.
WOW,,, I know how Kanye feels.. This song relates to me and a recent relationship situation... He does still desire his ex but knows its time to move on... He's got too much going on to stop and focus Truly on this Lost Love and he knows it.
I love this song. To me it's one of the stand out tracks on 808s and Heatbreak. For sure better than either lead single.
o and i think Alicia Keys woulda tore this song up! Can you hear it or is it just me?
lol no it's not just you...i can kinda hear it to
wow you're so right! that would be unbelievable. best song on this album
Can't stop listening to this song. Agree that its the best song on the album. It has so much emotion in it and it definitely resonates with me since I'm going through the same thing as him now :/