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."
All alone in your dirty chair
Washin' all your dirty hair
Wonderin' how long till they come for you
Watch the lines form on your face
Down the block all the people chase
Just what you were after before this happened to you
And if I could be the chains, I'd fall from you
And let you fly to the angels
And if I could be your pain, I'd run from you so far away
And if I could turn the time back just one day
Would it be enough to say
All the things I never said to you
Make the plans to fall in place
Only to fall behind in the race
And you can't keep up and I know that it pisses you off
And your roller coaster climbs the hill
Up and down, it sure does feel
A bit too much, are you ready to get off?
And if I could be the chains, I'd fall from you
And let you fly like an angels
And if I could be your pain, I'd run from you so far away
And if I could turn the time back just one day
Would it be enough to say
All the things I never said to you
What you don't know won't hurt you
What you don't show will kill you
What you don't know won't hurt you
What you don't show will kill you
What you don't know won't hurt you
What you don't show will kill you
What you don't know won't hurt you
And I
And if I could be the chains, I'd fall from you
And let you fly like an angels
And if I could be your pain, I'd run from you so far away
And if I could turn the time back just one day
Would it be enough to say
All the things I never said to you
What you don't know won't hurt you
What you don't show will kill you
What you don't know won't hurt you
What you don't show will kill you
What you don't know won't hurt you
What you don't show will kill you
What you don't know won't hurt you
What you don't show will kill you
Washin' all your dirty hair
Wonderin' how long till they come for you
Watch the lines form on your face
Down the block all the people chase
Just what you were after before this happened to you
And if I could be the chains, I'd fall from you
And let you fly to the angels
And if I could be your pain, I'd run from you so far away
And if I could turn the time back just one day
Would it be enough to say
All the things I never said to you
Make the plans to fall in place
Only to fall behind in the race
And you can't keep up and I know that it pisses you off
And your roller coaster climbs the hill
Up and down, it sure does feel
A bit too much, are you ready to get off?
And if I could be the chains, I'd fall from you
And let you fly like an angels
And if I could be your pain, I'd run from you so far away
And if I could turn the time back just one day
Would it be enough to say
All the things I never said to you
What you don't know won't hurt you
What you don't show will kill you
What you don't know won't hurt you
What you don't show will kill you
What you don't know won't hurt you
What you don't show will kill you
What you don't know won't hurt you
And I
And if I could be the chains, I'd fall from you
And let you fly like an angels
And if I could be your pain, I'd run from you so far away
And if I could turn the time back just one day
Would it be enough to say
All the things I never said to you
What you don't know won't hurt you
What you don't show will kill you
What you don't know won't hurt you
What you don't show will kill you
What you don't know won't hurt you
What you don't show will kill you
What you don't know won't hurt you
What you don't show will kill you
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If (Jeannie's Song) Lyrics as written by Butch Walker
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