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."
You text at 3 in the morning
And you misspell my name
You slept with half my friends on Facebook
And most of them think you are lame
You say that with me, it's different
And you're not that big of a dick
And if you disappear, it's just you're busy
Not 'cause you're with some chick
I know this might be uncouth
But I decided to tell you the truth
My self esteem's not low enough to date you
It's close, but not quite there
Give me time to get a little bit more rejected
And you and I could make an awesome pair
A totally awesome pair
I seem like your perfect target
Like I've been lonely too long
You think that I haven't had sex in forever
And I'll admit that you're not wrong
But I would rather have no one
Than this crap would let me reaffirm
I wouldn't touch your dick if I'd been poisoned
And the antidote was in your sperm
I know this might be uncouth
But I'm just telling the truth
My self esteem's not low enough to date you
It's close, but not quite there
Give me time to get a little bit more desperate
And you and I could make an awesome pair
A totally awesome pair
Thanks for not even pretending to respect me
Or slightly acknowledging how mean this is
Cause what's easy to find is a loving relationship
What's hard for a girl like me to find is penises
Especially when I'm on the road
Or anywhere, really
Cause I'm a girl. Hello
That's kind of how it goes
Love is elusive and impossible
But dicks are available everywhere
So sorry if I don't feel super-lucky
To get a penis like yours attached
To a man who can't even pretend to care
Maybe if something goes horribly awry
And I think I'll never find a better guy
But for now... for now...
My self esteem's not low enough to date you
It's so close, but not quite there
Give me time to get a little bit more wasted
And you and I could make an awesome pair
A totally awesome pair
And you misspell my name
You slept with half my friends on Facebook
And most of them think you are lame
You say that with me, it's different
And you're not that big of a dick
And if you disappear, it's just you're busy
Not 'cause you're with some chick
I know this might be uncouth
But I decided to tell you the truth
My self esteem's not low enough to date you
It's close, but not quite there
Give me time to get a little bit more rejected
And you and I could make an awesome pair
A totally awesome pair
I seem like your perfect target
Like I've been lonely too long
You think that I haven't had sex in forever
And I'll admit that you're not wrong
But I would rather have no one
Than this crap would let me reaffirm
I wouldn't touch your dick if I'd been poisoned
And the antidote was in your sperm
I know this might be uncouth
But I'm just telling the truth
My self esteem's not low enough to date you
It's close, but not quite there
Give me time to get a little bit more desperate
And you and I could make an awesome pair
A totally awesome pair
Thanks for not even pretending to respect me
Or slightly acknowledging how mean this is
Cause what's easy to find is a loving relationship
What's hard for a girl like me to find is penises
Especially when I'm on the road
Or anywhere, really
Cause I'm a girl. Hello
That's kind of how it goes
Love is elusive and impossible
But dicks are available everywhere
So sorry if I don't feel super-lucky
To get a penis like yours attached
To a man who can't even pretend to care
Maybe if something goes horribly awry
And I think I'll never find a better guy
But for now... for now...
My self esteem's not low enough to date you
It's so close, but not quite there
Give me time to get a little bit more wasted
And you and I could make an awesome pair
A totally awesome pair
Lyrics submitted by BleedorBreathe, edited by NikolaQuixote
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lyric correction 'you and i could make an awesome pair a totally awesome pair'
Lyric Correction - It's just you're busy