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."
You were walking on the moon
Now you feeling low-ow-ow
What they said wasn't true
You're beautiful
Sticks and stones break your bones
I know what you're feeling
Words like those
Won't steal your glow
You're one in a million, this, this is for all the girls
Boys all over the world
Whatever you been told
You're worth more than gold
So hold your head up high
It's your time to shine
From the inside out it shows
You're worth more than gold
You're worth more than gold
Everybody keeps score
Afraid you're gonna loo-loo-loo-loose
Just ignore
They don't know the real you
All the rain in the sky
Cant put out your fire
Of all the stars out tonight
You shine brighter this, this is for all the girls
Boys all over the world
Whatever you been told
You're worth more than gold
So hold your head up high
It's your time to shine
From the inside out it shows
You're worth more than gold
You're worth more than gold
So don't let anybody tell you that you're not loved
And don't let anybody tell you that you're not enough
Yeah, there are days when we all feel like we're messed up
But that truth is that we're all diamonds in the rough
So don't be ashamed to wear you're crown
You're a king, you're a queen inside and out
You glow like the moon, you shine like the sun
This goes to you, wherever you are
This, this is for all the girls
Boys all over the world
Whatever you been told
You're worth more than gold
So hold your head up high
It's your time to shine
From the inside out it shows
You're worth more than gold
You're worth more than gold
So don't be ashamed to wear you're crown
You're a king, you're a queen inside and out
Now you feeling low-ow-ow
What they said wasn't true
You're beautiful
Sticks and stones break your bones
I know what you're feeling
Words like those
Won't steal your glow
You're one in a million, this, this is for all the girls
Boys all over the world
Whatever you been told
You're worth more than gold
So hold your head up high
It's your time to shine
From the inside out it shows
You're worth more than gold
You're worth more than gold
Everybody keeps score
Afraid you're gonna loo-loo-loo-loose
Just ignore
They don't know the real you
All the rain in the sky
Cant put out your fire
Of all the stars out tonight
You shine brighter this, this is for all the girls
Boys all over the world
Whatever you been told
You're worth more than gold
So hold your head up high
It's your time to shine
From the inside out it shows
You're worth more than gold
You're worth more than gold
So don't let anybody tell you that you're not loved
And don't let anybody tell you that you're not enough
Yeah, there are days when we all feel like we're messed up
But that truth is that we're all diamonds in the rough
So don't be ashamed to wear you're crown
You're a king, you're a queen inside and out
You glow like the moon, you shine like the sun
This goes to you, wherever you are
This, this is for all the girls
Boys all over the world
Whatever you been told
You're worth more than gold
So hold your head up high
It's your time to shine
From the inside out it shows
You're worth more than gold
You're worth more than gold
So don't be ashamed to wear you're crown
You're a king, you're a queen inside and out
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