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."
Ah, yo, roll the track, uh, yeah
Kick, stick, ah, stare, vocals, ah, yeah
It doesn't matter, what time of the day
Ask me what I'm thinkin' about and it's you that I'm gonna say
Twenty-four seven, fifty-two, three sixty-five
Just wanted you to know how you stay on my mind, yeah
All I do is think of you, honey, you stay on my mind
(Everyday, every night, yeah)
All I do is speak of you, honey, you stay on my mind
(I can't keep it to myself, no)
All I do is dream of you, honey, you stay on my mind
(Dreams of you every night, yeah)
All I do is think of you, baby, all the time
(All the time, all the time)
You've got somethin' special, worthy of my love
And I don't wanna let go, just keep on holdin' on
Oh, you got me goin', thoughts of me and you
And I can't help but talk about all the sexy things you do
All I do is think of you, honey, you stay on my mind
(Hey, all the time, oh)
All I do is speak of you, honey, you stay on my mind
(You stay on my mind, oh, baby)
All I do is dream of you, honey, you stay on my mind
(Dreams of you and I makin' love again, baby, yeah)
All I do is think of you, baby, all the time
(All the time and it don't stop)
(And it won't stop)
The kissin' and the lovin'
The things you do to me, you keep me satisfied
(And it don't stop)
Let me give you my lovin'
Let me show you how much that I think about you every night
All I do is think of you, honey, you stay on my mind
(Hey)
All I do is speak of you, honey, you stay on my mind
(Oh, my mind, on my mind)
All I do is dream of you, honey, you stay on my mind
(Dreams of you and I, yeah)
All I do is think of you, baby, all the time
(All the time, all the time)
Now, now, now
I gotta admit but you got me trippin' a bit last week
I caught you 6 times in one day
I was like damn, baby, got me open a lil' some, some
But that's how good, 'cause you got a waist like a wasp
But a ass like a hoss
Feels so good, got a nigga calling you boss now
To the end to the floor of my bed, that's right
Shit is tight like a man sittin' on dubs
That's what it was and that's what it's gonna be
You know that I'm your freak
Call me up any time of the week
Before so I could come over there
And put it down like a nigga supposed to
Yeah, yeah, that's what I'm talkin' bout
All I do is think of you, honey, you stay on my mind
(All I do is think of you twenty-four seven)
All I do is speak of you, honey, you stay on my mind
(Fifty-two, three sixty-five)
All I do is dream of you, honey, you stay on my mind
All I do is think of you, baby, all the time
(All I do is think of you everyday now)
All I do is think of you, honey, you stay on my mind
All I do is speak of you, honey, you stay on my mind
All I do is dream of you, honey, you stay on my mind
All I do is think of you, baby, all the time
All I do is think of you, honey, you stay on my mind
All I do is speak of you, honey, you stay on my mind
All I do is dream of you, honey, you stay on my mind
All I do is think of you, baby, all the time
All I do is think of you, honey, you stay on my mind
Kick, stick, ah, stare, vocals, ah, yeah
It doesn't matter, what time of the day
Ask me what I'm thinkin' about and it's you that I'm gonna say
Twenty-four seven, fifty-two, three sixty-five
Just wanted you to know how you stay on my mind, yeah
All I do is think of you, honey, you stay on my mind
(Everyday, every night, yeah)
All I do is speak of you, honey, you stay on my mind
(I can't keep it to myself, no)
All I do is dream of you, honey, you stay on my mind
(Dreams of you every night, yeah)
All I do is think of you, baby, all the time
(All the time, all the time)
You've got somethin' special, worthy of my love
And I don't wanna let go, just keep on holdin' on
Oh, you got me goin', thoughts of me and you
And I can't help but talk about all the sexy things you do
All I do is think of you, honey, you stay on my mind
(Hey, all the time, oh)
All I do is speak of you, honey, you stay on my mind
(You stay on my mind, oh, baby)
All I do is dream of you, honey, you stay on my mind
(Dreams of you and I makin' love again, baby, yeah)
All I do is think of you, baby, all the time
(All the time and it don't stop)
(And it won't stop)
The kissin' and the lovin'
The things you do to me, you keep me satisfied
(And it don't stop)
Let me give you my lovin'
Let me show you how much that I think about you every night
All I do is think of you, honey, you stay on my mind
(Hey)
All I do is speak of you, honey, you stay on my mind
(Oh, my mind, on my mind)
All I do is dream of you, honey, you stay on my mind
(Dreams of you and I, yeah)
All I do is think of you, baby, all the time
(All the time, all the time)
Now, now, now
I gotta admit but you got me trippin' a bit last week
I caught you 6 times in one day
I was like damn, baby, got me open a lil' some, some
But that's how good, 'cause you got a waist like a wasp
But a ass like a hoss
Feels so good, got a nigga calling you boss now
To the end to the floor of my bed, that's right
Shit is tight like a man sittin' on dubs
That's what it was and that's what it's gonna be
You know that I'm your freak
Call me up any time of the week
Before so I could come over there
And put it down like a nigga supposed to
Yeah, yeah, that's what I'm talkin' bout
All I do is think of you, honey, you stay on my mind
(All I do is think of you twenty-four seven)
All I do is speak of you, honey, you stay on my mind
(Fifty-two, three sixty-five)
All I do is dream of you, honey, you stay on my mind
All I do is think of you, baby, all the time
(All I do is think of you everyday now)
All I do is think of you, honey, you stay on my mind
All I do is speak of you, honey, you stay on my mind
All I do is dream of you, honey, you stay on my mind
All I do is think of you, baby, all the time
All I do is think of you, honey, you stay on my mind
All I do is speak of you, honey, you stay on my mind
All I do is dream of you, honey, you stay on my mind
All I do is think of you, baby, all the time
All I do is think of you, honey, you stay on my mind
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