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."
He didn't hit me for a home
Or hit me up 'cause he was cold
He was addicted to drugs
And I could see that in his eyes
What about me?
Well I was only rolled
He didn't rob me for food
It wasn't hunger, but a jonze
He needed a fix,
Someone will fix my broken bones
And I'll feel better in the morning
The pain will fade as time goes by
What was taken,
I won't miss, or I'll replace
Nevermind me, well I'm all right
He seemed to hate what he was doing
He sure knew how to get it done
Possessed by an addiction
I don't have to comprehend
What about me?
Well he whipped me with a gun
He didn't rob me for food
It wasn't hunger, but a jonze
He needed a fix,
Someone will fix my broken bones
And I'll feel better in the morning
The pain will fade as time goes by
What was taken,
I won't miss, or I'll replace
Nevermind me, well I'm all right
Or hit me up 'cause he was cold
He was addicted to drugs
And I could see that in his eyes
What about me?
Well I was only rolled
He didn't rob me for food
It wasn't hunger, but a jonze
He needed a fix,
Someone will fix my broken bones
And I'll feel better in the morning
The pain will fade as time goes by
What was taken,
I won't miss, or I'll replace
Nevermind me, well I'm all right
He seemed to hate what he was doing
He sure knew how to get it done
Possessed by an addiction
I don't have to comprehend
What about me?
Well he whipped me with a gun
He didn't rob me for food
It wasn't hunger, but a jonze
He needed a fix,
Someone will fix my broken bones
And I'll feel better in the morning
The pain will fade as time goes by
What was taken,
I won't miss, or I'll replace
Nevermind me, well I'm all right
Lyrics submitted by Jurak
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this song is not about kurt cobain. its a song about someone getting beat up by one of the many junkies in boston and not really caring about what happened to himself because he knows the other guy is much more worse off than him.
Ah, i know this one ! It's straightforward enough. Dicky was robbed by a bum with a gun. He was pissed off because even if the guy didn't have a revolver he would have still given him his wallet.
No he feels sorry for the bum who beat him up because he has to resort to mugging people to pay for his addiction.
i think he's actually talking about a friend, not a bum. his friend has an addiction, so he rushed him and stole heaps of his stuff.. but dicky is suggesting he'll stick around for him when he hits rock bottom. it's an awesome song.
He's saying that his friend is in a tough spot, and even though he beat him up and robbed him, he doesn't care. He can replace his stuff and he injuries will heal. He's sticking by his friend. It is an amazing song.
I first impression was that the singer was talking about himself, and how he's addicted to and burnt out on drugs. There is part of himself that is drugged out, and part of himself that is ok and wants to get better. He's going through withdrawal, he tells himself he will feel better in the morning, and whatever he lost due to drug addiction can be regained.
it might be about cobain.
being addicted to drugs, having a gun, and a dead give a way the title "nevermind me."