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."
Suffer Inside.
Assurance is fading, our barriers breaking.
We're all stuck with darkened views.
Don't trust the light from the box of lies.
It's taking our toll with our hope concealed in our silence.
We're all forsaken, shielded from veracity.
Held back from the truth.
This is nothing new, just a vicious circle that we're accustomed to plead guilty,
To all that you do.
Just look a little deeper and you will find the truth.
A new anomaly, blinded theory.
Sitting back while they laugh and make no sound.
Losing all our chances...
We've got no time, to cushion our fall.
Forget all you know...
Because it has no use, no meaning anymore.
The answers do not lie in deciet...
That we've been sold, we've sold our souls for gold.
Thrown our only way our hope for freedom.
They bear no hope for us, we've lost all meaning.
Remember, you are not the only one who understands.
We're transcending into miscommunication on a mass scale.
Just tell us the truth, we need some details.
We're lied to believe we are the broken ones...
Being pushed around by this propaganda.
You are living in, an unjustified state of mind.
Fears living, your breathing, your bleeding.
Controversy drives our reasons for caring.
We're lost in a state of media run mind control.
The evidence doesn't add up, concealed in your call.
This heaven, it's a sickening paradise covered in too many loop holes...
For the government with their irrational decisions covered by lies...
Portrayed in our concealed media stations.
One step away from our contolling feelings.
Confused and bordered our loss of meaning.
Prescibe us, not reasons to live in fear.
They bear no hope for us, we've lost all meaning.
Concentrate your service to our hope, no control.
All for show, your for show, and you are wasting all your time on insult.
Prescribe us, not for reasons to live in fear.
They bear no hope for us, we've lost all meaning.
The truth is...
This heaven, it's a sickening paradise covered in too many loop holes...
For the government with their irrational decisions covered by lies...
Portrayed in our show.
Assurance is fading, our barriers breaking.
We're all stuck with darkened views.
Don't trust the light from the box of lies.
It's taking our toll with our hope concealed in our silence.
We're all forsaken, shielded from veracity.
Held back from the truth.
This is nothing new, just a vicious circle that we're accustomed to plead guilty,
To all that you do.
Just look a little deeper and you will find the truth.
A new anomaly, blinded theory.
Sitting back while they laugh and make no sound.
Losing all our chances...
We've got no time, to cushion our fall.
Forget all you know...
Because it has no use, no meaning anymore.
The answers do not lie in deciet...
That we've been sold, we've sold our souls for gold.
Thrown our only way our hope for freedom.
They bear no hope for us, we've lost all meaning.
Remember, you are not the only one who understands.
We're transcending into miscommunication on a mass scale.
Just tell us the truth, we need some details.
We're lied to believe we are the broken ones...
Being pushed around by this propaganda.
You are living in, an unjustified state of mind.
Fears living, your breathing, your bleeding.
Controversy drives our reasons for caring.
We're lost in a state of media run mind control.
The evidence doesn't add up, concealed in your call.
This heaven, it's a sickening paradise covered in too many loop holes...
For the government with their irrational decisions covered by lies...
Portrayed in our concealed media stations.
One step away from our contolling feelings.
Confused and bordered our loss of meaning.
Prescibe us, not reasons to live in fear.
They bear no hope for us, we've lost all meaning.
Concentrate your service to our hope, no control.
All for show, your for show, and you are wasting all your time on insult.
Prescribe us, not for reasons to live in fear.
They bear no hope for us, we've lost all meaning.
The truth is...
This heaven, it's a sickening paradise covered in too many loop holes...
For the government with their irrational decisions covered by lies...
Portrayed in our show.
Lyrics submitted by CanadianShikari
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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."
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This songs basically about how polotics is lies. 'We're all forsaken, shielded from veracity.' 'For the government with their irrational decisions covered by lies...' Those two quotes pretty much sum the song up.
These were a great band and its a pity they split up but, if you havnt all ready, check out tesseract. The guitarist from this band (Acle Kahney) is also in tesseract.