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."
Don't let me down, don't let me down again
Don't let me down, don't let me down again
Don't let me down, don't let me down again
Don't let me down, don't let me down again
Swelled up eye's oh my the girl got beat
And the stupid mother fucker who made you so
That punk is a coward let that be told
I hear voices in the night that are electric
He kicks the shit out of her because he's heartless
She won't leave she has low self esteem
He's got good gravitational pull
Sucks her body till her heart and her limbs grow cold
Hang in there use your head
How can I love you after you're dead
Hang in there, keep trying
How can I love you after
Here's what you got to tell him
I'm thinking of a picture that's keeping me in stitch
You're causing me a mental glitch
'Cause jealousy is such a bitch
I hereby emancipate myself from that
You can consider yourself free to flirt and chat
With who ever you want
It should have always been that way
The way that you want, the way that you play
My mind is blank slate I'm pretending you're erased
You cannot let me down when I cannot see your face
Hang in there use your head
How can I love you after you're dead
Hang on in there, keep trying
Wow can I love you after dying
Ode to a beat up girl, I know you're out there
Stronger than you think, stand up if you care
Get up off the ground, don't let me down
Get up off the ground, don't let me down
Hang in there use your head
How can I love you after you're dead
Hang in there, keep trying
How can I love you after
And you, and you
I'm a let you pass without kicking you're ass
Because I'm above it you hurt someone I love
It takes two to make a thing go right and that's trite
But one just to sneak and weasel through the night
If you hurt her again I'll fuck you up
If you hurt her again I'll fuck you up, fuck you up
If you hurt her again I'll fuck you up
If you hurt her again I'll fuck you up, fuck you up
Don't let me down, don't let me down again
Don't let me down, don't let me down again
Don't let me down, don't let me down again
Swelled up eye's oh my the girl got beat
And the stupid mother fucker who made you so
That punk is a coward let that be told
I hear voices in the night that are electric
He kicks the shit out of her because he's heartless
She won't leave she has low self esteem
He's got good gravitational pull
Sucks her body till her heart and her limbs grow cold
Hang in there use your head
How can I love you after you're dead
Hang in there, keep trying
How can I love you after
Here's what you got to tell him
I'm thinking of a picture that's keeping me in stitch
You're causing me a mental glitch
'Cause jealousy is such a bitch
I hereby emancipate myself from that
You can consider yourself free to flirt and chat
With who ever you want
It should have always been that way
The way that you want, the way that you play
My mind is blank slate I'm pretending you're erased
You cannot let me down when I cannot see your face
Hang in there use your head
How can I love you after you're dead
Hang on in there, keep trying
Wow can I love you after dying
Ode to a beat up girl, I know you're out there
Stronger than you think, stand up if you care
Get up off the ground, don't let me down
Get up off the ground, don't let me down
Hang in there use your head
How can I love you after you're dead
Hang in there, keep trying
How can I love you after
And you, and you
I'm a let you pass without kicking you're ass
Because I'm above it you hurt someone I love
It takes two to make a thing go right and that's trite
But one just to sneak and weasel through the night
If you hurt her again I'll fuck you up
If you hurt her again I'll fuck you up, fuck you up
If you hurt her again I'll fuck you up
If you hurt her again I'll fuck you up, fuck you up
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I believe that the statistic is 1 of every 4 women is physically or sexually abused in her lifetime. This is simply unacceptable. Men need to stand up and be men and admit that this happens and make a concious effort to stop it. Stop teaching our young boys to be violent. Stop the cycle of violence.
Thanks 311 for standing up for women everywhere.