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."
Sorcerers of madness
Selling me their time
Child of god sitting in the sun
Giving peace of mind
Fictional seduction
On a black snow sky
Sadness kills the superman
Even fathers cry
Of all the things I value most of all
I look inside myself and see
My world and know that it is good
You know that I should
Superstitious century
Didn't time go slow
Separating sanity
Watching children grow
Synchronated undertaker
Spiral skies
Silver ships on plasmic oceans
In disguise
Of all the things I value most in life
I see my memories and feel their warmth
And know that they are good
You know that I should
Watching eyes of celluloid
Tell you how to live
Metaphoric motor-replay
Give, give, give
Laughter kissing love is showing me the way
Spiral city architect
I build, you pay
Of all the things I value most of all
I look upon my earth and feel the warmth
And know that it is good
You know that I should
You know that I should
You know that I should
You know that I should
You know that I should
Selling me their time
Child of god sitting in the sun
Giving peace of mind
Fictional seduction
On a black snow sky
Sadness kills the superman
Even fathers cry
Of all the things I value most of all
I look inside myself and see
My world and know that it is good
You know that I should
Superstitious century
Didn't time go slow
Separating sanity
Watching children grow
Synchronated undertaker
Spiral skies
Silver ships on plasmic oceans
In disguise
Of all the things I value most in life
I see my memories and feel their warmth
And know that they are good
You know that I should
Watching eyes of celluloid
Tell you how to live
Metaphoric motor-replay
Give, give, give
Laughter kissing love is showing me the way
Spiral city architect
I build, you pay
Of all the things I value most of all
I look upon my earth and feel the warmth
And know that it is good
You know that I should
You know that I should
You know that I should
You know that I should
You know that I should
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Spiral Architect Lyrics as written by Ozzy Osbourne Michael Butler
Lyrics © T.R.O. INC.
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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."
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Something else in this song, the line "Spiral city architect, I build, you pay." seems like it also is with the whole God being the spiral architect, with humanity breaking off and building up its own beliefs, and God paying the price.
Also, just to actually add something constructive, I've always figured this to be God's view on the world.
God created everything, he was the original spiral architect (assuming the "Spirals" are indeed DNA)
Even though the world has changed a lot ("Watching eyes of celluloid", "Fictional seduction on a black snow sky."
Apparantly our only hope is love: "Laughter, kissing, love is showing me the way,"
This kind of message happens a lot in Sabbath songs. (A National Acrobat, Symptom of the Universe etc.)
They were all just hippies really ;)
@Denzil And, to expand on that, as our Sun travels through the Galaxy, the Earth follows in a spiral trajectory. Sabbath is DEEP! Whether they know it, or not. The spiral of DNA of humans was proven in 1962 so, Sabbath would've had this knowledge at the time of the writing. I recall a LIFE magazine cover in the 60's of the Helix. It's interesting that blokes in the 60's had to present their belief in our Creator, carefully, as to not upset the Darwinists of their generation, lest they be ridiculed. Imagine a World where you would be cancelled for a belief in THE CREATOR of all life as we know it, in Jesus Christ!!!
I think that this song could be about, that even though you life (or maybe even the world) is screwed up, it's still good to be here. If it wasn't, there would be no reason to keep yourself from commiting suicide. "Sadness kills the superman, even fathers cry". It's allright to be sad. Just don't let it take over your life (Don't turn goth, hehe).
By the way Denzil, Dio sings like he's some kind of knight. Ozzy emits an agonised wail, when he sings. So when you listen to Dio singing Ozzy-era songs (eg. on the record Live Evil), it sounds wrong. Technically he's a much better singer than Ozzy (Ozzy can't sing - he learned it) but that's exactly what's wrong. The Dio-era songs are allright, but I don't think they belonged in Black Sabbath.
I want to end this with a story about this lyric. When the bassplayer Geezer Butler wrote it (he wrote almost every Ozzy-era lyric), he phoned Ozzy and read it to him, 'cause he thought it was good (which I agree with). When Geezer had finished the first stanza, Ozzy answered him: "Are you reading this sh*t from a book?" Marvelous geniouses, they were (and are).
Actually, Geezer Butler, the bassist wrote most of the lyrics until Ozzy left the band. But great lyrics either way.
great song ! i finally heard a live version of this song on the last supper cd. fantastic song !
Ozzy in Sabbath, as it should be!
even though the world has gone crazy he still loves his life.
"spiral architect" refers to DNA I think. Its about a person that was made from bad memories but still enjoys life.
doesnt this song seems to say that the guy is about to die and starts reminding of his life?
WOOOOOOOOOO