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."
A relapse of my body
Sends my mind into multiple seizures
Psychologically a new human being
One that has never been
Cursed by the shamen
his voodoo spell has my soul
My limbs
go numb
I can't control my own thought
Are his now
his evil consuming me
ever telling me
begin the clit carving
Slowly turning me, into a flesh eating zombie
Knowing this spell can only be broken
by the vaginal skins of young women
I proceed to find the meat
their bleeding cunts will set me free
Warmth seeping from this
Body
Rotted
After I sucked the blood from her ass
I feel more alive
more alive than I've ever been
Even though now I'm dead within
My mouth drools
As I slice your perinium
My body smeared
With the guts I've extracted
through her hole, came swollen organs
cunnilingus with the mutilated
My spirit returned from the dead
Released by the priest
but I felt more real
when I was dead
The curse is broken
I have a dependence on vaginal skin
It's become my sexual addiction
I must slit, the twitching clit
Rotted cavity hold the juice
Between the legs, I love to carve
My cock is dripping with her blood
Sends my mind into multiple seizures
Psychologically a new human being
One that has never been
Cursed by the shamen
his voodoo spell has my soul
My limbs
go numb
I can't control my own thought
Are his now
his evil consuming me
ever telling me
begin the clit carving
Slowly turning me, into a flesh eating zombie
Knowing this spell can only be broken
by the vaginal skins of young women
I proceed to find the meat
their bleeding cunts will set me free
Warmth seeping from this
Body
Rotted
After I sucked the blood from her ass
I feel more alive
more alive than I've ever been
Even though now I'm dead within
My mouth drools
As I slice your perinium
My body smeared
With the guts I've extracted
through her hole, came swollen organs
cunnilingus with the mutilated
My spirit returned from the dead
Released by the priest
but I felt more real
when I was dead
The curse is broken
I have a dependence on vaginal skin
It's become my sexual addiction
I must slit, the twitching clit
Rotted cavity hold the juice
Between the legs, I love to carve
My cock is dripping with her blood
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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.
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This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
Punchline
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Ed Sheeran sings about missing his former partner and learning important life lessons in the process on “Punchline.” This track tells a story of battling to get rid of emotions for a former lover, whom he now realized might not have loved him the same way. He’s now caught between accepting that fact and learning life lessons from it and going back to beg her for another chance.
I think George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher, their lead vocalist, gives a valid defense to their lyrical content.
"We don't sing about politics. We don't sing about religion...All our songs are short stories that, if anyone would so choose they could convert it into a horror movie. Really, that's all it is. We like gruesome, scary movies, and we want the lyrics to be like that. Yeah, it's about killing people, but it's not promoting it at all. Basically these are fictional stories, and that's it. And anyone who gets upset about it is ridiculous."
It's interesting how CC have foregone the themes of extreme sexual perversion (which seem to piss people off the most) since Gore Obsessed. Funnily, GO didn't even have an f-word. Since GO, the only songs about sexual perversion are Worm Infested, Necrosadistic Warning and, to a lesser extent, Followed Home Then Killed, the last one from Torture. Eliminate these, and what you have left is nothing worse than run-of-the-mill slasher films, most of which receive nowhere near as much criticism as CC.
all you people that are dissing this song are probably just a bunch of pussies that think linkin park is heavy metal so go listen to your EMO cds so that you don't wet your pants.
oh and by the way this song kicks the shit out of any music out today.
this song is pretty disgusting, about disgusting habits of the gore obsessed. reminds me of my friend nick... he's gaylees with bowlees.
theatre of tragedy is a band some of you fuckers might wanna look into. good shit.
While I’m not sure if the whole song is about it, the intro is a quote from an interview with serial killer Arthur Shawcross. The title is also most likely based on his story. I haven’t seen any comment mentioning this but I can’t be bothered to scroll through them all on my shitty phone.
Its a good song but the first two comments dont seem to realize that its just FICTION,just like horror movies and books,no bearing on reality...so get over it.
i agree with OxygenWastingKoser. the ppl who wrote the first 2 comments probably arefans of Brit.Spearsor something, Common!!! it's a gore song, they cant really talk about love and flowers!!! if the song scares u or makes u sick, then it servesits purpose and thats all there is to say!!
CANNIBAL CORPSE KICKS ASS! Nevermind the lyrics, there musical talent is great! Nice instruments, growls, ect., Good stuff! Yeah I like this kind of music, and I'm into horror movies alot [especially the cheesy B movies, they give me a good laugh]. Mortitian, and Acid Bath are good too. I'm not offended by this stuff, however I hate [c]rap music because them damn rappers are always cutting down woman, and they mean what they say. With deathmetal its mostly about the music not really the lyrics, or image, or money or sex. They like playing music, but they got to put in the scary or sick lyrics to go with it, becaus its supposed to be morbid. I've noticed that the people that listen to this kind of music are usually more laid back, and very intelligent. Also more artistic.
This song brings tears to my eyes. Never have I heard such sweet poetry, never. And the piano/cello piece at the end is a beeautiful touch. Bravo, Cannibal Corpse. Bravo.