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."
Young Moula, baby
Hmm, Young Moula, baby
She says, do you have the time
To listen to me whine
She's askin' who's on the other line?
You diss me every time
I tell her, baby I'm a star
Shit, I'm above the stars
And now I done got so high
I done forgotten who you are
Uh-uh, oh wow, oh wow
Uh-uh, oh wow, oh wow
Uh-uh, oh woah, oh woah
Uh-huh, oh woah, oh woah
I tell her I'm in love with you
But I can't be with you
Tomorrow I'll be back
Up on the first flight
Right up out of town
Young Moula, baby
Hop back in my spaceship
Girl, I gotta drop your ass off
Last night, yeah, we was spaced
Girl, you love it
But, girl, I gotta take off
Looks like I'ma be here next week
So call your company and take off
And she say, "Wayne you ain't shit"
She got me all impatient
Cry me a river
I can hear my conscience while I sail off
Boy, you got a problem (a problem)
And you ain't foolin' no one but yourself
You're like a hot revolver (hot revolver)
But you ain't killin' no one but yourself
And Tunechi's gonna find someone to love
And you go by yourself, so all alone
I told her, I can be with her
But I can't be with her
As much as she'd like me to
She like me too much
That's the problem
Oh my God, then shorty be wylin'
And when I say I got to leave
You wouldn't believe
All of the things that she'll do
And all of the things
That she'll say to make me stay
And I be like, "Damn"
I'll be back someday
But she wanna go with me
To outer space
So we made love in the Milky Way
And then I sent her on her way
Boy, you got a problem (a problem)
And you ain't foolin' no one but yourself
You're like a hot revolver
But you ain't killin' no one but yourself
And Tunechi's gonna find someone to love
And you go by yourself, so all alone
Hmm, Young Moula, baby
She says, do you have the time
To listen to me whine
She's askin' who's on the other line?
You diss me every time
I tell her, baby I'm a star
Shit, I'm above the stars
And now I done got so high
I done forgotten who you are
Uh-uh, oh wow, oh wow
Uh-uh, oh wow, oh wow
Uh-uh, oh woah, oh woah
Uh-huh, oh woah, oh woah
I tell her I'm in love with you
But I can't be with you
Tomorrow I'll be back
Up on the first flight
Right up out of town
Young Moula, baby
Hop back in my spaceship
Girl, I gotta drop your ass off
Last night, yeah, we was spaced
Girl, you love it
But, girl, I gotta take off
Looks like I'ma be here next week
So call your company and take off
And she say, "Wayne you ain't shit"
She got me all impatient
Cry me a river
I can hear my conscience while I sail off
Boy, you got a problem (a problem)
And you ain't foolin' no one but yourself
You're like a hot revolver (hot revolver)
But you ain't killin' no one but yourself
And Tunechi's gonna find someone to love
And you go by yourself, so all alone
I told her, I can be with her
But I can't be with her
As much as she'd like me to
She like me too much
That's the problem
Oh my God, then shorty be wylin'
And when I say I got to leave
You wouldn't believe
All of the things that she'll do
And all of the things
That she'll say to make me stay
And I be like, "Damn"
I'll be back someday
But she wanna go with me
To outer space
So we made love in the Milky Way
And then I sent her on her way
Boy, you got a problem (a problem)
And you ain't foolin' no one but yourself
You're like a hot revolver
But you ain't killin' no one but yourself
And Tunechi's gonna find someone to love
And you go by yourself, so all alone
Lyrics submitted by afitch1206
Hot Revolver Lyrics as written by Tre Cool Billie Joe Armstrong
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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