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 don't want to hear another love story
Turn the page it's all history
Take a pen write your name on my heart
If we try we can make it better
I don't want to hear another love story
Turn the page it's all history
Take a pen write your name on my heart
If we try we can make it better
See I heard it all before
She did you wrong
'Cause you pain, your hearts been broken
Don't mean to be cruel
But you gotta let it go
And I know you think you'd never find someone new
But lemme break it down to for you
I've been lonely too, and baby I made it through so..
I don't want to hear another love story
Turn the page its all history
Take a pen write your name on my heart
If we try we can make it better
I don't want to hear another love story
Turn the page it's all history
Take a pen write your name on my heart
If we try we can make it better
Better, better, better, better
See I'm not the kinda girl to love and leave
Don't be afraid I'm right here with you
I know how it feels, when you loose the one you love
Now your way to proud to open up
But what about the two of us
All you gotta do is trust in me
Can't you see that
I don't want to hear another love story
Turn the page it's all history
Take a pen write your name on my heart
If we try we can make it better
I don't want to hear another love story
Turn the page it's all history
Take a pen write your name on my heart
If we try we can make it better
How many tears have you wasted
Holding on to love that's past
I really think it's time that you face them
'Cause we got something better but ya gotta
Learn to give it a chance
I don't want to hear another love story
Turn the page it's all history
Take a pen write your name on my heart
If we try we can make it better x 4
Better, better, better, better yaa
I don't want to hear another love story..
Turn the page it's all history
Take a pen write your name on my heart
If we try we can make it better
I don't want to hear another love story
Turn the page it's all history
Take a pen write your name on my heart
If we try we can make it better
See I heard it all before
She did you wrong
'Cause you pain, your hearts been broken
Don't mean to be cruel
But you gotta let it go
And I know you think you'd never find someone new
But lemme break it down to for you
I've been lonely too, and baby I made it through so..
I don't want to hear another love story
Turn the page its all history
Take a pen write your name on my heart
If we try we can make it better
I don't want to hear another love story
Turn the page it's all history
Take a pen write your name on my heart
If we try we can make it better
Better, better, better, better
See I'm not the kinda girl to love and leave
Don't be afraid I'm right here with you
I know how it feels, when you loose the one you love
Now your way to proud to open up
But what about the two of us
All you gotta do is trust in me
Can't you see that
I don't want to hear another love story
Turn the page it's all history
Take a pen write your name on my heart
If we try we can make it better
I don't want to hear another love story
Turn the page it's all history
Take a pen write your name on my heart
If we try we can make it better
How many tears have you wasted
Holding on to love that's past
I really think it's time that you face them
'Cause we got something better but ya gotta
Learn to give it a chance
I don't want to hear another love story
Turn the page it's all history
Take a pen write your name on my heart
If we try we can make it better x 4
Better, better, better, better yaa
I don't want to hear another love story..
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