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."
('Say a little prayer for you)
The moment I wake up
Before I put on my make up (Make up)
I say a little (Prayer for you)
While combing my hair now
And wondering what dress to wear now (Wear now)
I say a little (Prayer for you)
Forever, forever,
You'll stay in my heart and I will love you
Forever, and ever,
We never will part, oh how I'll love you
Together, together,
That's how it must be
To live without you
Would only be heartbreak for me
I run for the bus, dear
While riding I think of us, dear (Us, dear)
I say a little (Prayer for you)
At work I just take time
And all through my cofee-break time (Break time)
i say a little (Prayer for you)
Forever, forever...
Nobody but me
My darlin' believe me (Believe me)
For me there is noone but you
Please love me too
I'm in love with you
Answer my prayers
Say you love me too
Forever, forever...
Nobody but me
My darling, believe me..
The moment I wake up
Before I put on my make up (Make up)
I say a little (Prayer for you)
While combing my hair now
And wondering what dress to wear now (Wear now)
I say a little (Prayer for you)
Forever, forever,
You'll stay in my heart and I will love you
Forever, and ever,
We never will part, oh how I'll love you
Together, together,
That's how it must be
To live without you
Would only be heartbreak for me
I run for the bus, dear
While riding I think of us, dear (Us, dear)
I say a little (Prayer for you)
At work I just take time
And all through my cofee-break time (Break time)
i say a little (Prayer for you)
Forever, forever...
Nobody but me
My darlin' believe me (Believe me)
For me there is noone but you
Please love me too
I'm in love with you
Answer my prayers
Say you love me too
Forever, forever...
Nobody but me
My darling, believe me..
Lyrics submitted by 5ra
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Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Blue
Ed Sheeran
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“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
Plastic Bag
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it.
“I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.
Somewhere Only We Know
Keane
Keane
Per the FAQ on Keane's website, Keane's drummer Richard Hughes, stated the following:
"We've been asked whether "Somewhere Only We Know" is about a specific place, and Tim has been saying that, for him, or us as individuals, it might be about a geographical space, or a feeling; it can mean something individual to each person, and they can interpret it to a memory of theirs... It's perhaps more of a theme rather than a specific message... Feelings that may be universal, without necessarily being totally specific to us, or a place, or a time..."
With the nostalgic sentiment and the overall tone of the song, I think Keane is attempting to express a Portuguese term known as 'saudade', which does not have a direct English translation but roughly means "that which we remember because it is gone."
i cant believe only one other perosn has commented on this song! it is about longing for someone, and thinking about them, but most of all praying every spare moment for them to want you.
Good Song
i love this song! it has to be one of my all time favourites, but i only got into it after hearing 'gene' do a live cover of it. then of course it was a man singing but he changed the words slightly (like 'dress') so it didnt sound too bizarre. it is very rare for me to like any cover versions which just shows that this is a great song and that gene are a geat band who can do it justice. this is just my round about way of plugging gene. check out their lyrics, theyre great.
maybe it is because of that silly movie, but this song always makes me think of weddings... it's definitely a song i want to be played at my wedding, should i ever!
hahaha when i hear this song it always reminds me of when they sing it in 'My Best Friends Wedding'....when they all burst spontaneously into song...very cool.
Suprised this song has so few comments. One of the classic's from the 60's. Excellent song of love and hope from a time when life was simplier.
Aretha is like the queen of soul, this song is amazing
Intended by lyricist Hal David to convey a woman's concern for her man who's serving in the Vietnam War.
has ne1 seen the fuckin video ! i think its jus about a man hu had a fling wit a girl nd he now wants more but he cant bcuz shes taken