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 can't be happy without you
You can't be happy without me
Still you always want to pick a fight now
You say it's written in the stars
Some psychic read it in my cards
Still you always want to pick a fight with me
You say that I'm the only one
The one you're looking for
Try and keep a straight face when you laugh
You talk to me like I'm a saint
But all your friends just say
We have been so over for some time
And I know that you had the best intentions for me
I know that what you're saying is goodbye
I can't be happy without you
You can't be happy without me
Still you always want to pick a fight now
You say it's written in the stars
Some psychic read it in my cards
Still you always want to pick a fight with me
You say you changed your mind again
You don't know how you feel
Give me some more time is what you say
You want to use me like a toy
That you get bored with
Now you want to store me far away
And I know that you had the best intentions for me
I know that what you're saying is goodbye...goodbye
I can't be happy without you
You can't be happy without me
Still you always want to pick a fight now
You say it's written in the stars
Some psychic read it in my cards
Still you always want to pick a fight with me
I can't be happy without you
I can't be happy without me
Still you always want to pick a fight with me
I can't be happy without you
I can't be happy without me
Still you always want to pick a fight with me
You always say what you don't mean
You always say the things that hurt me
Why do you pick a fight with me?
You always say what you don't mean
You always say the things that hurt me
Why do you pick a fight
Why do you pick a fight
You always pick a fight with me
You can't be happy without me
Still you always want to pick a fight now
You say it's written in the stars
Some psychic read it in my cards
Still you always want to pick a fight with me
You say that I'm the only one
The one you're looking for
Try and keep a straight face when you laugh
You talk to me like I'm a saint
But all your friends just say
We have been so over for some time
And I know that you had the best intentions for me
I know that what you're saying is goodbye
I can't be happy without you
You can't be happy without me
Still you always want to pick a fight now
You say it's written in the stars
Some psychic read it in my cards
Still you always want to pick a fight with me
You say you changed your mind again
You don't know how you feel
Give me some more time is what you say
You want to use me like a toy
That you get bored with
Now you want to store me far away
And I know that you had the best intentions for me
I know that what you're saying is goodbye...goodbye
I can't be happy without you
You can't be happy without me
Still you always want to pick a fight now
You say it's written in the stars
Some psychic read it in my cards
Still you always want to pick a fight with me
I can't be happy without you
I can't be happy without me
Still you always want to pick a fight with me
I can't be happy without you
I can't be happy without me
Still you always want to pick a fight with me
You always say what you don't mean
You always say the things that hurt me
Why do you pick a fight with me?
You always say what you don't mean
You always say the things that hurt me
Why do you pick a fight
Why do you pick a fight
You always pick a fight with me
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Pick a Fight Lyrics as written by John William Feldmann
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it's scary because this song is perfectly describing my relationship right now. We love each other but through the whole 7months it's been extremely problematic. We've always loved each other but we're also arguing....a lot..... And I think that maybe it has been over for some time, and that we might break up soon because there are just too many problems, and we can't even see each other much in the summer. Even that tiny little line, "you talk to me like i'm a saint" is true. My bf is sort of a bad boy, but in so many ways he's not. And the "You say you changed your mind again You don't know how you feel Give me some more time is what you say You wanna use me like a toy" is also like us. I am really indecisive and kept changing my mind about so many things. And now he thinks im playing games and fucking with him. So now I've bored everyone to death with my bitching about my poroblematic relationship. Sorry...
We don't mind Goldfinger bitching about relationship problems; why would we mind you? I feel bad, though. Whenever I hear this, I'm too distracted by the awesome, awesome music to think about the lyrics.
Isn't it amazing how Goldfinger can play such a depressing song with such upbeat that it really isn't depressing anymore, well sometimes it still is. With this song the music is so upbeat that you start to forget the message the lyrics are about, maybe that's what they are going for. All the relationship problems and fights aren't really necessary and a lot of people just like to argue and fight for the sake of fighting. Maybe this song with it's fast paced punk sound is a way of saying to get over it and get back that positive vibe the music makes you feel.