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.
Gründlich durchgecheckt
Steht sie da
Und wartet auf den Start
Alles klar
Experten streiten sich
Um ein paar Daten
Die Crew hat da noch
Ein paar Fragen, doch
Der Countdown läuft
Effektivität
Bestimmt das Handeln
Man verlässt sich blind
Auf den andern
Jeder weiß genau
Was von ihm abhängt
Jeder ist im Stress
Doch Major Tom
Macht einen Scherz
Dann hebt er ab und!
Völlig losgelöst
Von der Erde
Schwebt das Raumschiff
Völlig schwerelos
Die Erdanziehungskraft
Ist überwunden
Alles läuft perfekt
Schon seit Stunden
Wissenschaftliche
Experimente
Doch was nützen die
Am Ende
Denkt sich Major Tom
Im Kontrollzentrum
Da wird man panisch
Der Kurs der Kapsel der
Stimmt ja gar nicht
Hallo Major Tom
Können Sie hören
Wollen Sie das Projekt
Denn so zerstören?
Doch, er kann nichts hören
Er schwebt weiter
Völlig losgelöst
Von der Erde
Schwebt das Raumschiff
Völlig schwerelos
Die Erde schimmert blau
Sein letzter Funk kommt
Grüßt mir meine Frau!
Und er verstummt
Unten trauern noch
Die Egoisten
Major Tom denkt sich
Wenn die wüssten
Mich führt hier ein Licht
Durch das All
Das kennt ihr noch nicht
Ich komme bald
Mir wird kalt
Völlig losgelöst
Von der Erde
Schwebt das Raumschiff
Schwerelos
Völlig losgelöst
Von der Erde
Schwebt das Raumschiff
Schwerelos
Völlig losgelöst
Von der Erde
Schwebt das Raumschiff
Völlig schwerelo-o-o-o-s
Lo-o-o-o-s
Lo-o-o-o-s
Lo-o-o-o-s
Lo-o-o-o-s
Steht sie da
Und wartet auf den Start
Alles klar
Experten streiten sich
Um ein paar Daten
Die Crew hat da noch
Ein paar Fragen, doch
Der Countdown läuft
Effektivität
Bestimmt das Handeln
Man verlässt sich blind
Auf den andern
Jeder weiß genau
Was von ihm abhängt
Jeder ist im Stress
Doch Major Tom
Macht einen Scherz
Dann hebt er ab und!
Völlig losgelöst
Von der Erde
Schwebt das Raumschiff
Völlig schwerelos
Die Erdanziehungskraft
Ist überwunden
Alles läuft perfekt
Schon seit Stunden
Wissenschaftliche
Experimente
Doch was nützen die
Am Ende
Denkt sich Major Tom
Im Kontrollzentrum
Da wird man panisch
Der Kurs der Kapsel der
Stimmt ja gar nicht
Hallo Major Tom
Können Sie hören
Wollen Sie das Projekt
Denn so zerstören?
Doch, er kann nichts hören
Er schwebt weiter
Völlig losgelöst
Von der Erde
Schwebt das Raumschiff
Völlig schwerelos
Die Erde schimmert blau
Sein letzter Funk kommt
Grüßt mir meine Frau!
Und er verstummt
Unten trauern noch
Die Egoisten
Major Tom denkt sich
Wenn die wüssten
Mich führt hier ein Licht
Durch das All
Das kennt ihr noch nicht
Ich komme bald
Mir wird kalt
Völlig losgelöst
Von der Erde
Schwebt das Raumschiff
Schwerelos
Völlig losgelöst
Von der Erde
Schwebt das Raumschiff
Schwerelos
Völlig losgelöst
Von der Erde
Schwebt das Raumschiff
Völlig schwerelo-o-o-o-s
Lo-o-o-o-s
Lo-o-o-o-s
Lo-o-o-o-s
Lo-o-o-o-s
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Mountain Song
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Jane's Addiction
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."
Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
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."
I Can't Go To Sleep
Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan
This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
I can understand the interpretations about drugs and Bowie, but to me this song has always seemed to be about something else. Maybe it's because I have heard stories about Near-Death-Experiences (NDE's) since I was a grade school kid, but here's what I see.
The mission really did go wrong. In a way. The mission was about exploration and collecting data about a realm that we know very little about (especially back when this song was written) - space. It becomes a mission about exploring and "collecting data" on another realm we know very little about - death. About which Major Tom says "No one understands." If it were drugs, many people would understand.
"No one understands, But Major Tom sees...Now the light commands...this is my home...I'm coming home..."
This to me is Major Tom describing a profound experience - not a drug induced high, not even an NDE - but a full dying experience. I see this as a tribute to the concept of life continuing after death. Not necessarily a religious kind of statement, but from a more secular human experience sort of perspective. How much more secular can you get than an astronaut with a military rank? So Major Tom's last statements are describing his mission of exploration continuing - and his life continuing - in a new way, on a new level.
One of the most common characteristics of Near-Death-Experiences from all over the world and from people of all kinds of religious backgrounds is the presence of an overwhelmingly bright, peaceful, beautiful light. Everyone seems drawn to it...as if it is home.
Anyway, just another idea. Another possibility.