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 took a minute to think of you before I sailed upon a silent sea
I took the time to review the careful kinds of things you always said to me
You never said you were in love
You only told me just enough
You never said you were in love
You only said that it was circumstance
You didn't think it wise to take that kind of chance
We didn't have to fly, we only wanted one slow dance
Let's dance
It doesn't always take a fool to ask a simple question give an answer yes or no
A fool ain't gonna see the writing on the wall, hit you on the head, you know-it-all
You never said you were in love
You talked about a lot of stuff
You never said you were in love
Did you think you were the only one to ever think of that
The man with all the facts
Was it a cautious act or was it ceremonial chat
Chit-chat
If we had never had a single kiss, we wouldn't find ourselves in a fix like this
But when you think of all the empty faces in a single day, too bad you didn't say
You were in love, you never said
You only acted so stuck up
I should have known
You were in love
It took the distance of a thousand nights
And all the time of space
To finally see the brightest light
Heart on my sleeve, out on a limb
I'm lost at sea, no help in sight
I should have known
You were in love
[Darlin', you send me ... ]
I took the time to review the careful kinds of things you always said to me
You never said you were in love
You only told me just enough
You never said you were in love
You only said that it was circumstance
You didn't think it wise to take that kind of chance
We didn't have to fly, we only wanted one slow dance
Let's dance
It doesn't always take a fool to ask a simple question give an answer yes or no
A fool ain't gonna see the writing on the wall, hit you on the head, you know-it-all
You never said you were in love
You talked about a lot of stuff
You never said you were in love
Did you think you were the only one to ever think of that
The man with all the facts
Was it a cautious act or was it ceremonial chat
Chit-chat
If we had never had a single kiss, we wouldn't find ourselves in a fix like this
But when you think of all the empty faces in a single day, too bad you didn't say
You were in love, you never said
You only acted so stuck up
I should have known
You were in love
It took the distance of a thousand nights
And all the time of space
To finally see the brightest light
Heart on my sleeve, out on a limb
I'm lost at sea, no help in sight
I should have known
You were in love
[Darlin', you send me ... ]
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