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 need the sunlight to keep me above
These moderations
I always hoped for
Did all this work for
Some peace of mind
And just because
On this side
You wanna see that
There's no change
And somewhere to stay
Well if you're right
I'll put my keys back
There's no change
And no hand to play
Please explore my love's endurance
And stay, stay
Please endure my love's exhortations
No way
No fucking way, no
On this side
You wanna see that
There's no change
And somewhere to stay
On this side
You're gonna see that
There's no change
Nowhere to stay
(Try it on, try it on...)
Oh, please, please, try it on
Oh, please, please, try it on
On this side
You're gonna see that
There's no change
And nowhere to stay
But if you're right
I'll put my keys back
There's no change
And nowhere to stay
There's nowhere to stay
There's nowhere to stay
There's nowhere to stay
Nowhere to stay
There's nowhere to stay
There's nowhere to stay
These moderations
I always hoped for
Did all this work for
Some peace of mind
And just because
On this side
You wanna see that
There's no change
And somewhere to stay
Well if you're right
I'll put my keys back
There's no change
And no hand to play
Please explore my love's endurance
And stay, stay
Please endure my love's exhortations
No way
No fucking way, no
On this side
You wanna see that
There's no change
And somewhere to stay
On this side
You're gonna see that
There's no change
Nowhere to stay
(Try it on, try it on...)
Oh, please, please, try it on
Oh, please, please, try it on
On this side
You're gonna see that
There's no change
And nowhere to stay
But if you're right
I'll put my keys back
There's no change
And nowhere to stay
There's nowhere to stay
There's nowhere to stay
There's nowhere to stay
Nowhere to stay
There's nowhere to stay
There's nowhere to stay
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I really enjoy this album and about this song I love the piano
I need the sunlight to keep me above These moderations
He is feeling well with the bright times, not with those bad times because of that he is just not going good
I always hoped or Did all this work for Some peace of mind
He wants to keep everything in a right way to have peace and quiet into his life
And just because On this side You wanna see that There's no change And somewhere to stay
The girl its kinda moving on with her life but still likes to know that he is still with her after the bad times. She always takes benefits about this fact, I mean that like she knows that he is inlove with her she could be with him every time that she like it and also she could just disappear everytime that she would need it . I think that its a free relationship .
Well if you're right I'll put my keys back There's no change And no hand to play
He is with her because of his own feelings and its kinda tired of this situation. Maybe he wanna be with her as a boyfriend .
Please explore my love's endurance
He wants to be with her but as a boyfriend. But maybe she dont wanna be in a long relationship
And stay, stay Please endure my love's exhortations No way No fucking way No
She dont like to be in a relationship of that kind so she just could come and go as fast as she would like.
On this side You wanna see that There's no change And somewhere to stay
She could be with him as long as he needs her.
On this side You're gonna see that There's no change Nowhere to stay
When he finally get over his feelings about this girl she would find out that she cant be with him anymore .
Oh- (Please, please) Try it on Try it on Oh- (Please, please) Try it on Try it on
He maybe really wants her but he wanted to be his boyfriend and not a friend with benefits. On this side You're gonna see that There's no change And nowhere to stay
But if you're right I'll put my keys back There's no change Nowhere to stay Nowhere to stay
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