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."
Sitting here close to you,
Wrapped up in your arms.
And baby all I wanna do
Is be right here where you are.
And when I get up,
And get on with the day,
I just lean over to you and gently say
For your love, for a kiss,
For a moment like this.
For your look, for a touch,
There's nothing I won't give up.
For your smile, for your laughter,
I'll never look back.
I want it that way girl, I want it like that.
For your love, for a kiss
For a moment like this.
And as I get up,
And walk through the living room,
I pray to God,
And thank him for what we've been through.
I say I'm not gonna go to work,
I'm gonna stay here with you.
You close your eyes and gently drift away.
For your love, for a kiss
For a moment like this.
For your look, for a touch,
There's nothing I won't give up.
For your smile, for a laugh girl,
I'll never look back
I want it that way girl, I want it like that.
For your love, for a kiss
For a moment like this.
For a moment like this.
For your love, for a kiss
For a moment like this.
For your look, for a touch
There's nothing I won't give up.
For your love, for your kiss
For a moment like this.
For your look, for your touch
There's nothing I won't give up
For your smile, for your laugh girl
I'll never look back
I want it that way girl, I want it like that
For you love, for a kiss
For a moment like this...
A moment like this.
Wrapped up in your arms.
And baby all I wanna do
Is be right here where you are.
And when I get up,
And get on with the day,
I just lean over to you and gently say
For your love, for a kiss,
For a moment like this.
For your look, for a touch,
There's nothing I won't give up.
For your smile, for your laughter,
I'll never look back.
I want it that way girl, I want it like that.
For your love, for a kiss
For a moment like this.
And as I get up,
And walk through the living room,
I pray to God,
And thank him for what we've been through.
I say I'm not gonna go to work,
I'm gonna stay here with you.
You close your eyes and gently drift away.
For your love, for a kiss
For a moment like this.
For your look, for a touch,
There's nothing I won't give up.
For your smile, for a laugh girl,
I'll never look back
I want it that way girl, I want it like that.
For your love, for a kiss
For a moment like this.
For a moment like this.
For your love, for a kiss
For a moment like this.
For your look, for a touch
There's nothing I won't give up.
For your love, for your kiss
For a moment like this.
For your look, for your touch
There's nothing I won't give up
For your smile, for your laugh girl
I'll never look back
I want it that way girl, I want it like that
For you love, for a kiss
For a moment like this...
A moment like this.
Lyrics submitted by ali10585
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