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."
January, where'd you go
You were my savior
Buried deep in the sun
It's not the same here anymore
Since you been gone, days are soo long
I fight to open my eyes
I remember our time above the silvery lights
We float into a new dimension
You and I get so high, we pierce right through the sky
On board a marshmallow spaceship
January, please come home
It's no fun without you
Lucy said she thought she heard your voice
Calling outside once
In the cold, the wind howls like a wolf
Maybe it's your ghost
Somewhere in the distance
I remember our time above the silvery lights
We float into a new dimension
You and I get so high, we pierce right through the sky
On board a marshmallow spaceship
I can still see the lights and the comets rush by
Just like it was yesterday
After all of this time, you're still on my mind
Even though the snow is melted
I remember our time above the silvery lights
Yes we float, we float, we float
You and I get so high and pierce right through the sky
On board a marshmallow spaceship
You and I
You and I, yes we float
I remember our time above the silvery lights
We float into a new dimension
You and I get so high, we pierce right through the sky
On board a marshmallow spaceship
Yes we float
I can still see the lights
Yes we float so high
Yes we float
I can still see the lights, I can still see the lights
Here we are on the horizon
I can still see the lights
I can still see the lights
You were my savior
Buried deep in the sun
It's not the same here anymore
Since you been gone, days are soo long
I fight to open my eyes
I remember our time above the silvery lights
We float into a new dimension
You and I get so high, we pierce right through the sky
On board a marshmallow spaceship
January, please come home
It's no fun without you
Lucy said she thought she heard your voice
Calling outside once
In the cold, the wind howls like a wolf
Maybe it's your ghost
Somewhere in the distance
I remember our time above the silvery lights
We float into a new dimension
You and I get so high, we pierce right through the sky
On board a marshmallow spaceship
I can still see the lights and the comets rush by
Just like it was yesterday
After all of this time, you're still on my mind
Even though the snow is melted
I remember our time above the silvery lights
Yes we float, we float, we float
You and I get so high and pierce right through the sky
On board a marshmallow spaceship
You and I
You and I, yes we float
I remember our time above the silvery lights
We float into a new dimension
You and I get so high, we pierce right through the sky
On board a marshmallow spaceship
Yes we float
I can still see the lights
Yes we float so high
Yes we float
I can still see the lights, I can still see the lights
Here we are on the horizon
I can still see the lights
I can still see the lights
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