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."
Everyone had the same rules
But still they had to cheat and play this game wrong
Why do they lie?
Why do they deceive?
This generation colonized the four corners of this Earth as its playground
To kill its own genus
Was trust only a word?
Who is venom to our truths?
Where are the "ones" whose rumors have wrong colors?
Seek these "ones"
Seek these "ones" tear the last knife from your back
Is there still someone somewhere
Who is venom to our truths?
Seek these "ones", tear the last knife from your back
Was trust only a word?
One syllable away from attack
Was trust only a word?
One fucking syllable away from attack
But still they had to cheat and play this game wrong
Why do they lie?
Why do they deceive?
This generation colonized the four corners of this Earth as its playground
To kill its own genus
Was trust only a word?
Who is venom to our truths?
Where are the "ones" whose rumors have wrong colors?
Seek these "ones"
Seek these "ones" tear the last knife from your back
Is there still someone somewhere
Who is venom to our truths?
Seek these "ones", tear the last knife from your back
Was trust only a word?
One syllable away from attack
Was trust only a word?
One fucking syllable away from attack
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Color Lines Lyrics as written by Riku Haavisto Risto-matti Toivonen
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
Magical
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we all have the same power than every other person has in this universe, but people had to exploit it and limit our potentials and enslave us with banks. you can't even imagine what we as humans are capable of doing once you become fully conscious. believe in what you feel, don't listen to what others have to say. words will just be words.
Everyone borns with the same right to live and should let others live, but some people just don't obay these rules. Colored lines are the lines on the map drawing out the borders of neighbouring countries. The four corners of Earth means the whole world, colorizing it refers to the different colors countries are shown on a map, meaning the cultural differences of them "killing its own genus" by wars. Seek the ones responsible for all this. Pretty much anti-freemasonic meaning...