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."
Listen, was that you
Always on?
If and when that's true
Waiting stops
Within moments new
Anchor drops
Breathe easy
The less you have to offer
The less you stand to lose
Think slowly
The more you have invested
The more you care to claim
Dream focused
As often as you've wandered
You carried too much weight
Always on?
If and when that's true
Waiting stops
Within moments new
Anchor drops
Breathe easy
The less you have to offer
The less you stand to lose
Think slowly
The more you have invested
The more you care to claim
Dream focused
As often as you've wandered
You carried too much weight
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Anchor Drops Lyrics as written by Brendan H Bayliss
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
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well here is how i interepted thse lyrics yafter paying attention to them the first time
this song definetly seems to be about the use of psychedelic drugs i heard this song and payed attention the first time i ever experienced a trip it seems like it was made to be listened to while tripping and it will explain to you whats going on and relax you and set you into it more so im kind of explaining what the song seems to be able to do to you while using psychedelic drugs
listen was that you always on this is like all these flowing crazy thoughts that are coming is this really me waht the hell is going on and its like the mind just cant shutoff
if and when that's true waitng stops its like you get this understanding of just what is going on and your just in this amazing state and time (waiting) no longer has any meaning
within moments new anchor drops it's like within so little time you are just having so many amazing beautiful thoughts that seem to make sense and everything
breathe easy especially the way he says the words its just like a reminder of what is going on + a soothing relaxing sound
the less you have to offer the less you stand to loose kind of a complicated line to explain but it fits and makes sense with the other lyrics overal
think slowly this is another soothing calming down lyric like before
the more you have invested the more you care to claim maybe this is like the more you have understood how to get into a clear perception from the drug and its practice the more amazing and beautiful and understood it seams
dream focused, as often as you've wandered you carry to much weight kinda hard to put into words again but carrying to much weight is your like holding too many things that seem wrong and to be problems but your mind is fine and really doesnt need to hold them and they are just an illusion
the two lines breathe easy and think slowly its like if you hear how they are said in the stuff on those drugs it would also just calm you let you get a better udnerstanding of what is happening at the moment rather than just twaeking out about crazy thoughts you might be having
also in the very end of the song in a weird random trip type voice it says "door's closing"
this kind of refers to the doors of perception closing and coming down back to reality
Very interesting thoughts behind it. I always just thought their lyrics were just ridiculously vague, but that's what makes it cool because you can think what you want.
The "door's closing" at the end of the song comes from METRA trains in the Chicago area. There's this male voice that comes on that announces your stops coming up and says when the door's closing and such, and seeing as Umph is from the Chi-town area, they have a lotta love for those sounds. Just like the other song on Anchor Drops that says "next stop- Chicago"
It's about dehabilitating anxiety that breeds procrastination (anchor drops).
I know cause I've been living that shit (9 classes) and I just ran seven miles.
Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Carrying too much weight not tonight bitches.