In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Oh very young, what will you leave us this time
You're only dancin' on this earth for a short while
And though your dreams may toss and turn you now
They will vanish away like your dads best jeans
Denim blue, faded up to the sky
And though you want them to last forever
You know they never will
You know they never will
And the patches make the goodbye harder still
Oh very young what will you leave us this time
There'll never be a better chance to change your mind
And if you want this world to see a better day
Will you carry the words of love with you
Will you, will you ride the great white bird into heaven
And though you want to last forever
You know you never will
You know you never will
And the goodbye makes the journey harder still
Will you carry the words of love with you
Will you ride, oh, ooh
Oh very young, what will you leave us this time
You're only dancin' on this earth for a short while
Oh very young, what will you leave us this time
You're only dancin' on this earth for a short while
And though your dreams may toss and turn you now
They will vanish away like your dads best jeans
Denim blue, faded up to the sky
And though you want them to last forever
You know they never will
You know they never will
And the patches make the goodbye harder still
Oh very young what will you leave us this time
There'll never be a better chance to change your mind
And if you want this world to see a better day
Will you carry the words of love with you
Will you, will you ride the great white bird into heaven
And though you want to last forever
You know you never will
You know you never will
And the goodbye makes the journey harder still
Will you carry the words of love with you
Will you ride, oh, ooh
Oh very young, what will you leave us this time
You're only dancin' on this earth for a short while
Oh very young, what will you leave us this time
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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.
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Oh very young what will you leave us this time Next generation, will you carry on with our wars and hate? there'll never be a better chance to change your mind You can pave your own way, if you so desire will you carry the words of love with you? will you ride the great white bird into heaven? Are you willing to make peace, and make peace and love the anchor for humankind? and though you want to last forever you know you never will (you know you never will) and the goodbye makes the journey harder still All things shall pass: will you worry about future generations, and what they've learned from you? Or will you be at peace?
@masterofreality I agree with much of your comments. But I disagree on the dichotomy you make at the end about the choice being between helping future generations vs. being at peace. I think another user here has it more right in that the choice is between pursuing and worrying about your own personal goals/dreams vs. focusing on love and making the world better for future generations. In other words, I agree with you that he’s calling for the listener to make love be the anchor for humankind. But the choice is between that anchor of love (that will last after they die) versus pursuing their own self-centered goals that are bound to fade. <br /> <br /> I think further support for this is the fact that in most uses (like dream job, dream house, dream boyfriend, American dream, dream vacation, etc.) the word dream is usually used for things that personally benefit us, and not humanity overall. Given that the personal goals are going to die anyway, why not instead pursue “love” that will allow “the world to see a better day” and that will “leave” goodness that lasts after you’re gone from this earth? Doing that will also lead the listener to something else that will last after they die: heaven. <br /> <br /> So however hard it is to say goodbye to our own concerns and goals, doing that and opting for love instead is the best path for humanity (a better world after we die) and also the best path for ourselves (heaven). The song is a rhetorical question in that Cat is very much conveying that love is the choice to make.