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."
Tell ya people that I'm comin by (Yeah yeah)
Got that shit that'll get ya high (Holla at a pimp)
Talkin shit cause I'm off
Tonight, and you really wanna feel alright
Cook sometin' serve sometin'
Like George Girv sometin'
Fingaroll Michael Irv sometin'
Smoke sometin', cause it's the holidaze
Get ya dolla daze, pop a colla plaze
I'm come through wit the brand new light blue ready to eat n' shit
Niggas can't compete my shit
Got the whole family on the law
So mines be jealous
Like that nigga Marcellous
But don't get overzealous
And try to ball wit a nigga who play double headas cause
I'll pull out the double wettas
Cock em' back and treat you like you neva met us
So this year fill ya heart wit' cheer or disappear nigga
Holla if ya clear nigga, it's Ice Cube you can call me tha Grinch
I got your Christmas list
But I ain't buyin' you shit
Tell ya people that I'm comin by (yeah yeah)
Got that shit that'll get ya high (I'm on my way)
Talkin shit cause I'm off
Tonight, and you really wanna feel alright
I wanna know what you gonna do for the holidays?
(You know, I'm comin' through for the holidays)
What you gonna do for the holidays?
(I'm comin' through to scoop you for the holidays)
Westside Connect Gang-Ga-Gang Connect Gang-Ga-Gang Connect Gang-Ga-Gang
Ba boom guess who stepped in the room
Off the liquor loc C-walkin' under the missteltoe
Shoppin' cookies, bag full of Goodies
Smokin' out your city with this blue berry sticky icky
WC off the hinges my witness
And them high switchez for a Ghetto fucking Christmas
Hit the block flossin' I got's to rap
Three wheelin' with the Konjak on my bud nyya
Gangsta Gangsta got 'em lookin' my way
Cause I got the new "West Class" in the drive-way
Bendin' the corner, put it up on ya
Like threelik swing swing, bling bling
Mad Hoggin, Bouncin, Sippin' Beer
Blindin' niggas wit' the carrots in my ear
Another currin' out the gate
Stack them big heads
Dub tryin get me 'tween some scared nyya
Holla at a pimp, holla at a pimp
It's that time of year I got a Sack of Scrizzla
And minks for the wifey, sable and chinchilla
I know my momma cooked I can hardly wait
I'm hungry so when I come through hand me a plate
Or that down hun southern cook connect jam
Now easy on the ham, But heavy on the candy jam
I see you lookin' at me bugged out (No Doubt)
Pull up in a bentley straight Thugged out
Heavy metal, extreme ghetto and bugs
And only Converse on my pedal cause all I wear is chucks
While I'm, Greasin' G all down on my drawers
And you know I'm flamed up like Santa Claus
I grind, And do what I do to make a not
And the Cali weather ain't the only thing that's hot
Chicken Hawkin', I stay away from guys that snitchin
And though it's sunny I'm still around hoes cause I'm pitchin
Tell ya people that I'm comin by (yeah yeah)
Got that shit that'll get ya high (I'm on my way)
Talkin shit cause I'm off
Tonight, and you really wanna feel alright
I wanna know what you gonna do for the holidays?
(You know, I'm comin' through for the holidays)
What you gonna do for the holidays?
(I'm comin' through to scoop you for the holidays)
Got that shit that'll get ya high (Holla at a pimp)
Talkin shit cause I'm off
Tonight, and you really wanna feel alright
Cook sometin' serve sometin'
Like George Girv sometin'
Fingaroll Michael Irv sometin'
Smoke sometin', cause it's the holidaze
Get ya dolla daze, pop a colla plaze
I'm come through wit the brand new light blue ready to eat n' shit
Niggas can't compete my shit
Got the whole family on the law
So mines be jealous
Like that nigga Marcellous
But don't get overzealous
And try to ball wit a nigga who play double headas cause
I'll pull out the double wettas
Cock em' back and treat you like you neva met us
So this year fill ya heart wit' cheer or disappear nigga
Holla if ya clear nigga, it's Ice Cube you can call me tha Grinch
I got your Christmas list
But I ain't buyin' you shit
Tell ya people that I'm comin by (yeah yeah)
Got that shit that'll get ya high (I'm on my way)
Talkin shit cause I'm off
Tonight, and you really wanna feel alright
I wanna know what you gonna do for the holidays?
(You know, I'm comin' through for the holidays)
What you gonna do for the holidays?
(I'm comin' through to scoop you for the holidays)
Westside Connect Gang-Ga-Gang Connect Gang-Ga-Gang Connect Gang-Ga-Gang
Ba boom guess who stepped in the room
Off the liquor loc C-walkin' under the missteltoe
Shoppin' cookies, bag full of Goodies
Smokin' out your city with this blue berry sticky icky
WC off the hinges my witness
And them high switchez for a Ghetto fucking Christmas
Hit the block flossin' I got's to rap
Three wheelin' with the Konjak on my bud nyya
Gangsta Gangsta got 'em lookin' my way
Cause I got the new "West Class" in the drive-way
Bendin' the corner, put it up on ya
Like threelik swing swing, bling bling
Mad Hoggin, Bouncin, Sippin' Beer
Blindin' niggas wit' the carrots in my ear
Another currin' out the gate
Stack them big heads
Dub tryin get me 'tween some scared nyya
Holla at a pimp, holla at a pimp
It's that time of year I got a Sack of Scrizzla
And minks for the wifey, sable and chinchilla
I know my momma cooked I can hardly wait
I'm hungry so when I come through hand me a plate
Or that down hun southern cook connect jam
Now easy on the ham, But heavy on the candy jam
I see you lookin' at me bugged out (No Doubt)
Pull up in a bentley straight Thugged out
Heavy metal, extreme ghetto and bugs
And only Converse on my pedal cause all I wear is chucks
While I'm, Greasin' G all down on my drawers
And you know I'm flamed up like Santa Claus
I grind, And do what I do to make a not
And the Cali weather ain't the only thing that's hot
Chicken Hawkin', I stay away from guys that snitchin
And though it's sunny I'm still around hoes cause I'm pitchin
Tell ya people that I'm comin by (yeah yeah)
Got that shit that'll get ya high (I'm on my way)
Talkin shit cause I'm off
Tonight, and you really wanna feel alright
I wanna know what you gonna do for the holidays?
(You know, I'm comin' through for the holidays)
What you gonna do for the holidays?
(I'm comin' through to scoop you for the holidays)
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All these lyrics sites rip each other off cuz they all have the exact same dumbass mistakes. Fuckin douchbags.