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."
Cross my heart, I don't wanna die.
But Heaven knows, it seems like I tried.
Lost in a labyrinth, for weeks on end.
I live and learn from my mistakes, then forget them again.
Got a feeling in my stomach and it just won't quit.
It's subtle as a shotgun, it's heavy as a brick.
Because I'm staring at the Devil and the truth of it is, he's a lot more familiar than I'd care to admit.
If only I could focus, maybe if I could see,
That if I didn't know any better, I would say he would look just like me!
The roof is crashing down,
The walls are caving in.
We discover all your stories are just works of fiction.
The roof is crashing down,
The truth is spilling out.
Oh shit I've done it again
I'm way too far in over my head
Crossed the line, so many times that I don't even know what it stands for.
Oh shit I've done it again
I'm way too far in over my head
Crossed the line, so many times that I don't even know what it stands for.
Home sweet hole
Just be careful what you wish for
Home sweet hole
Just be careful what you say
Home sweet hole
Just be careful what you wish for
Home sweet hole
Just be careful what you say
Got a feeling in my stomach that it just won't quit.
It's subtle as a shotgun, it's heavy as a brick.
Bite your tongue. Just bite your tongue!
You've already said, quite enough.
The roof is crashing down,
The walls are caving in.
We discover all your stories are just works of fiction.
The roof is crashing down,
The truth is spilling out.
Oh shit I've done it again
I'm way too far in over my head
Crossed the line, so many times that I don't even know what it stands for, yeah!
Oh shit I've done it again
I'm way too far in over my head
Crossed the line, so many times that I don't even know what it stands for.
(You wear your lies, like a noose around your neck. So kick the chair, and let's be done with it. You wear your lies like a noose around your neck. So kick the chair...I'll kick the chair.)
You wear your lies like a noose around your neck. So kick the chair and let's be done with it. You wear your lies like a noose around your neck. So kick the chair, I'll kick the chair!
Home sweet hole
Just be careful what you wish for
Home sweet hole
Just be careful what you say
Home sweet hole
Just be careful what you wish for
Home sweet hole
Just be careful what you say
But Heaven knows, it seems like I tried.
Lost in a labyrinth, for weeks on end.
I live and learn from my mistakes, then forget them again.
Got a feeling in my stomach and it just won't quit.
It's subtle as a shotgun, it's heavy as a brick.
Because I'm staring at the Devil and the truth of it is, he's a lot more familiar than I'd care to admit.
If only I could focus, maybe if I could see,
That if I didn't know any better, I would say he would look just like me!
The roof is crashing down,
The walls are caving in.
We discover all your stories are just works of fiction.
The roof is crashing down,
The truth is spilling out.
Oh shit I've done it again
I'm way too far in over my head
Crossed the line, so many times that I don't even know what it stands for.
Oh shit I've done it again
I'm way too far in over my head
Crossed the line, so many times that I don't even know what it stands for.
Home sweet hole
Just be careful what you wish for
Home sweet hole
Just be careful what you say
Home sweet hole
Just be careful what you wish for
Home sweet hole
Just be careful what you say
Got a feeling in my stomach that it just won't quit.
It's subtle as a shotgun, it's heavy as a brick.
Bite your tongue. Just bite your tongue!
You've already said, quite enough.
The roof is crashing down,
The walls are caving in.
We discover all your stories are just works of fiction.
The roof is crashing down,
The truth is spilling out.
Oh shit I've done it again
I'm way too far in over my head
Crossed the line, so many times that I don't even know what it stands for, yeah!
Oh shit I've done it again
I'm way too far in over my head
Crossed the line, so many times that I don't even know what it stands for.
(You wear your lies, like a noose around your neck. So kick the chair, and let's be done with it. You wear your lies like a noose around your neck. So kick the chair...I'll kick the chair.)
You wear your lies like a noose around your neck. So kick the chair and let's be done with it. You wear your lies like a noose around your neck. So kick the chair, I'll kick the chair!
Home sweet hole
Just be careful what you wish for
Home sweet hole
Just be careful what you say
Home sweet hole
Just be careful what you wish for
Home sweet hole
Just be careful what you say
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Right on. It's not just limited to any addiction, it's a set of addictions that keep him from bettering himself as a person. He makes commitments to change.... Only to fall back down again.<br /> <br /> Awesome song. I relate to it too much. lol..