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."
Cradle the sound, caller speak through your teeth
I was up and away
I've never known what to think
What I wanted to know, where did God sway
And if the silence was gold, gold, gold
When you got your way
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never give what you get
My eyes got sore, oh, those perverts are sick
I have the truth on my tongue
Hadn't know until when
What I wanted to know, whether God was away
'Cause I was there as you, you play
And you, you fools, you look all the same
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never get what you
(You all look the same)
You'll never give what you get
You'll never give what you get
(You all look the same)
You'll never get what you want
You'll never want what you get
(You all look the same)
Just do your best to forget
Just do your best to forget
(You all look the same)
You got your way, you got away
When God, he was away
You got your way, you got away
When God, he was away
You got your way, you got away
When God, he was away
You got your way, you got away
When God, he was away
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never give what you get, no
Just do your best to forget
Just do your best to forget
Do your best to forget
I was up and away
I've never known what to think
What I wanted to know, where did God sway
And if the silence was gold, gold, gold
When you got your way
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never give what you get
My eyes got sore, oh, those perverts are sick
I have the truth on my tongue
Hadn't know until when
What I wanted to know, whether God was away
'Cause I was there as you, you play
And you, you fools, you look all the same
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never get what you
(You all look the same)
You'll never give what you get
You'll never give what you get
(You all look the same)
You'll never get what you want
You'll never want what you get
(You all look the same)
Just do your best to forget
Just do your best to forget
(You all look the same)
You got your way, you got away
When God, he was away
You got your way, you got away
When God, he was away
You got your way, you got away
When God, he was away
You got your way, you got away
When God, he was away
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never give what you get, no
You'll never give what you get, no
Just do your best to forget
Just do your best to forget
Do your best to forget
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El Paso Lyrics as written by Edward Reyes Adam Lazzara
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