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."
What I should do,
Is play it cool.
In front of you, an' I just might fool you for a minute or two.
But what I can't hide,
Is everything I feel inside.
'Cause the truth is, baby, my heart starts racing when I'm next to you.
And love won't let me.
An' I go crazy when you come around,
Go insane when we get a little closer now.
I'd be inclined to chicken out,
But love won't let me.
Love has a funny way of getting you into,
Something that scares you but you can't resist.
Or let you leave without a kiss,
But love won't let me.
So we took that step;
Now I'm over my head.
Now I'm circling earth an' I'm pretty sure I won't be comin' down for a while.
But the trouble is,
Ever since that little kiss,
I don't care how late it gets, don't want to let you outta these arms of mine.
'Cause love won't let me.
And I go crazy when you come around,
Go insane when we get a little closer now.
I'd be inclined to chicken out,
But love won't let me.
Love has a funny way of getting you into,
Something that scares you but you can't resist.
Or let you leave without a kiss,
But love won't let me.
Now I only want to spend my time,
Holdin' you tight every night.
Baby, every time I think about love,
I've loved you from the day we met,
The way you get me,
I'm so glad that love wouldn't let me.
And I go crazy when you come around,
Go insane when we get a little closer now.
I'd be inclined to chicken out,
But love won't let me.
Love has a funny way of getting you into,
Something that scares you but you can't resist.
Or let you leave without a kiss,
But love won't let me.
No no.
(Love won't let me.)
Is play it cool.
In front of you, an' I just might fool you for a minute or two.
But what I can't hide,
Is everything I feel inside.
'Cause the truth is, baby, my heart starts racing when I'm next to you.
And love won't let me.
An' I go crazy when you come around,
Go insane when we get a little closer now.
I'd be inclined to chicken out,
But love won't let me.
Love has a funny way of getting you into,
Something that scares you but you can't resist.
Or let you leave without a kiss,
But love won't let me.
So we took that step;
Now I'm over my head.
Now I'm circling earth an' I'm pretty sure I won't be comin' down for a while.
But the trouble is,
Ever since that little kiss,
I don't care how late it gets, don't want to let you outta these arms of mine.
'Cause love won't let me.
And I go crazy when you come around,
Go insane when we get a little closer now.
I'd be inclined to chicken out,
But love won't let me.
Love has a funny way of getting you into,
Something that scares you but you can't resist.
Or let you leave without a kiss,
But love won't let me.
Now I only want to spend my time,
Holdin' you tight every night.
Baby, every time I think about love,
I've loved you from the day we met,
The way you get me,
I'm so glad that love wouldn't let me.
And I go crazy when you come around,
Go insane when we get a little closer now.
I'd be inclined to chicken out,
But love won't let me.
Love has a funny way of getting you into,
Something that scares you but you can't resist.
Or let you leave without a kiss,
But love won't let me.
No no.
(Love won't let me.)
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