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."
Mmm mmm
Mmm mmm
Yesterday thought my world was over
Yesterday when you said good bye
Thought I'd spend my whole life just crying
Hurting inside
Ohh but you know that
I decided to pull my heart together
And chase your face from my mind, ohh yea
From this day on all the hurt is gone
I'll be fine
I cried my last tear, last night baby
And I'm not gonna cry
Never never gonna cry
I'm not gonna cry no more
(I cried my last tear)
Ohh last night baby
(Ooo)
And one thing it true won't be crying over you, no no
Never again
I remember the pain you caused me
I remember the nights I cried
Now I'm gonna forget you bab'
Push you right out of my mind
Ohh don't you know that
I decided to find some better weather
And chase that rain right out of my sky
I'm off through being sad and blue
Tell you why
(I cried my)
I cried my last tear, last night baby
And I'm not gonna cry
Never never gonna cry
I'm not gonna cry no more
(I cried my last tear)
Ohh I cried it last night baby
(Ooo)
And one thing it true won't be crying over you
If you think I'll be broken hearted
Think it's time that you think again
'cause this time I won't sit here waiting
Waiting here for the tears to end
Baby I refuse to be blue one more minute over you
Ooo ooh
(I cried my last tear baby)
Yes I did
(Won't be crying over you)
No never no never no more
(I cried my last tear baby)
One thing is true, won't be crying over you
(I cried my last tear last night baby)
Ooo ooh ooh
And I'm not gonna cry
(And I'm not gonna cry)
Ohh no I am not gonna cry no more
(I am not gonna cry no more)
(I cried my last tear)
Ohh I cried it, last night baby
(Ooo)
One thing is true, won't be crying over you
(I cried my last tear, last night baby)
Ooo ooh
(And I'm, I'm never, I'm never cry, I'm never never gonna cry no more)
I'm not I'm not, never never gonna cry no more
(Cried my last tear last tear)
I cried it, last night baby
(Ooo)
One thing is true, won't be crying over you
I cried my last tear, last night baby
(Ooo ooh)
I'm not gonna cry
Never never gonna cry
I'm not gonna cry no more
(I cried my last tear),
Last night baby
(Ooo)
And one thing it true won't be crying over you
Mmm mmm
Yesterday thought my world was over
Yesterday when you said good bye
Thought I'd spend my whole life just crying
Hurting inside
Ohh but you know that
I decided to pull my heart together
And chase your face from my mind, ohh yea
From this day on all the hurt is gone
I'll be fine
I cried my last tear, last night baby
And I'm not gonna cry
Never never gonna cry
I'm not gonna cry no more
(I cried my last tear)
Ohh last night baby
(Ooo)
And one thing it true won't be crying over you, no no
Never again
I remember the pain you caused me
I remember the nights I cried
Now I'm gonna forget you bab'
Push you right out of my mind
Ohh don't you know that
I decided to find some better weather
And chase that rain right out of my sky
I'm off through being sad and blue
Tell you why
(I cried my)
I cried my last tear, last night baby
And I'm not gonna cry
Never never gonna cry
I'm not gonna cry no more
(I cried my last tear)
Ohh I cried it last night baby
(Ooo)
And one thing it true won't be crying over you
If you think I'll be broken hearted
Think it's time that you think again
'cause this time I won't sit here waiting
Waiting here for the tears to end
Baby I refuse to be blue one more minute over you
Ooo ooh
(I cried my last tear baby)
Yes I did
(Won't be crying over you)
No never no never no more
(I cried my last tear baby)
One thing is true, won't be crying over you
(I cried my last tear last night baby)
Ooo ooh ooh
And I'm not gonna cry
(And I'm not gonna cry)
Ohh no I am not gonna cry no more
(I am not gonna cry no more)
(I cried my last tear)
Ohh I cried it, last night baby
(Ooo)
One thing is true, won't be crying over you
(I cried my last tear, last night baby)
Ooo ooh
(And I'm, I'm never, I'm never cry, I'm never never gonna cry no more)
I'm not I'm not, never never gonna cry no more
(Cried my last tear last tear)
I cried it, last night baby
(Ooo)
One thing is true, won't be crying over you
I cried my last tear, last night baby
(Ooo ooh)
I'm not gonna cry
Never never gonna cry
I'm not gonna cry no more
(I cried my last tear),
Last night baby
(Ooo)
And one thing it true won't be crying over you
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