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."
I went to sleep thinking about you
And I woke up just the same
You made it so hard for me to close my eyes
Don’t worry, babe, this will be alright in the end
And I’ll be your everything
So we’ll both tell ourselves
That this for the best
But I’m depending on you to lead me through
So try to stop those hands
You’re riding down my neck
You touch, I tremble
You never were one to play fair
These past four walls won’t be the only thing that’s keeping me from you
This distance could never hold this back (I need you)
So let’s just take this time
And we’ll use this for reflection
And I’ll see you in three days
And you’ll think of me when you’re next to him
Don’t mind my gasping
It’s just so much harder to breathe when you’re near
You made it so hard for me to learn through my eyes
Don’t mind my asking but
Could I trouble you, miss, for a smile?
Just grant me one last wish with a kiss
It’s what my dreams are made of
So we’ll both tell ourselves
That this for the best
But I’m depending on you to lead me through
So try to stop those hands
You’re riding down my neck
You touch, I tremble
You never were one to play fair
These past four walls won’t be the only thing that’s keeping me from you
This distance could never hold this back (I need you)
So let’s just take this time
And we’ll use this for reflection
And I’ll see you in three days
And you’ll think of me when you’re next to him
So here we are again
In the same situation
I’m screaming at the top of my lungs
And you’re not saying a word
Did you just mean what you said?
Why can’t you just mean what you said
When you said “No one can love you like me”?
These past four walls won’t be the only thing that’s keeping me from you
This distance could never hold this back (I need you)
So let’s just take this time
And we’ll use this for reflection
And I’ll see you in three days
And you’ll think of me when you’re next to him
(We could have been beautiful)
These past four walls won’t be the only thing (We could have been beautiful)
That’s keeping me from you (We could have been beautiful)
This distance could never hold this back (I need you)
So let’s just take this time (We could have been beautiful)
And we’ll use this for reflection (We could have been beautiful)
And I’ll see you in three days
And you’ll think of me when you’re next to him
And I woke up just the same
You made it so hard for me to close my eyes
Don’t worry, babe, this will be alright in the end
And I’ll be your everything
So we’ll both tell ourselves
That this for the best
But I’m depending on you to lead me through
So try to stop those hands
You’re riding down my neck
You touch, I tremble
You never were one to play fair
These past four walls won’t be the only thing that’s keeping me from you
This distance could never hold this back (I need you)
So let’s just take this time
And we’ll use this for reflection
And I’ll see you in three days
And you’ll think of me when you’re next to him
Don’t mind my gasping
It’s just so much harder to breathe when you’re near
You made it so hard for me to learn through my eyes
Don’t mind my asking but
Could I trouble you, miss, for a smile?
Just grant me one last wish with a kiss
It’s what my dreams are made of
So we’ll both tell ourselves
That this for the best
But I’m depending on you to lead me through
So try to stop those hands
You’re riding down my neck
You touch, I tremble
You never were one to play fair
These past four walls won’t be the only thing that’s keeping me from you
This distance could never hold this back (I need you)
So let’s just take this time
And we’ll use this for reflection
And I’ll see you in three days
And you’ll think of me when you’re next to him
So here we are again
In the same situation
I’m screaming at the top of my lungs
And you’re not saying a word
Did you just mean what you said?
Why can’t you just mean what you said
When you said “No one can love you like me”?
These past four walls won’t be the only thing that’s keeping me from you
This distance could never hold this back (I need you)
So let’s just take this time
And we’ll use this for reflection
And I’ll see you in three days
And you’ll think of me when you’re next to him
(We could have been beautiful)
These past four walls won’t be the only thing (We could have been beautiful)
That’s keeping me from you (We could have been beautiful)
This distance could never hold this back (I need you)
So let’s just take this time (We could have been beautiful)
And we’ll use this for reflection (We could have been beautiful)
And I’ll see you in three days
And you’ll think of me when you’re next to him
Lyrics submitted by jmikes9590, edited by Mellow_Harsher, xSpringx
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Yall are clueless.
Jeremy got into the music biz because of a relationship that went downhill when he was 17. he wrote this song for the girl and burned the lyrics/chords after he made a shitty recording. 2 people heard it (himself and a friend i think) later down the road he professionally had it recorded for his own behalf. it got leaked and he was PISSED it was an important personal thing. It's regrettable that it was such a personal song because I'd be willing to say that this is there best slow song and I'd kill to hear it live. Anyhow, that's the legit story on the song. call bullshit if you want i know its the truth.
Very correct.<br /> But he shouldn't be on twitter saying "... people suck." when obviously it was who ever recorded the song (which I highly doubt because it was the guy they like, put together the Old Record, Homesick, and now WSMFY), or his "friend". All we (people) did was saw what was already leaked, notice how good it was and past it on. It is sad... But, then again "you can check it out in 2 places, well 3 if you stole it, and we don't really care if you did that anyway. Steal away kids, I'd do it" -Jeremy McKinnon