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."
Halfway from midnight to dawn
Let's just forget and move on
Everything you say
It never seems to change a thing in sight
The things you never did
Were even worse considering what's right
(All this time I've)
Been the one you string along
You tie me up to bring along
Never once getting in your way
What you say is unbelievable
I can't stand to hear it once more
What you did I don't believe it all
And what's worse you can't even say why
Half of my life flashes by
Just look me straight in the eye
Words are kinda cheap
The company you keep is more to blame
The things you always did
They never seemed to me to be as tame
(All this time I)
Tried to leave and never could
Wonder if I ever would
Knowing you'd be standing in my way, so
What you say is unbelievable
I can't stand to hear it once more
What you did I don't believe it all
And what's worse you can't even say why
You can't even say why
You can't even say
Like it was ten years ago
What's forgotten down below
Some things that you'll never know
What you say I can't believe
I wanna know what's right
What you say I can't believe
I wanna know what's right
What you say I can't believe
I wanna know what's right
What you say is unbelievable
I can't stand to hear it once more
What you did I don't believe it all
And what's worse you can't even say why (I wanna know what's right)
What you say is unbelievable
I can't stand to hear it once more
What you did I don't believe it all
And what's worse you can't even say why
What you say I can't believe
I wanna know what's right
What you say I can't believe
I wanna know what's right
Let's just forget and move on
Everything you say
It never seems to change a thing in sight
The things you never did
Were even worse considering what's right
(All this time I've)
Been the one you string along
You tie me up to bring along
Never once getting in your way
What you say is unbelievable
I can't stand to hear it once more
What you did I don't believe it all
And what's worse you can't even say why
Half of my life flashes by
Just look me straight in the eye
Words are kinda cheap
The company you keep is more to blame
The things you always did
They never seemed to me to be as tame
(All this time I)
Tried to leave and never could
Wonder if I ever would
Knowing you'd be standing in my way, so
What you say is unbelievable
I can't stand to hear it once more
What you did I don't believe it all
And what's worse you can't even say why
You can't even say why
You can't even say
Like it was ten years ago
What's forgotten down below
Some things that you'll never know
What you say I can't believe
I wanna know what's right
What you say I can't believe
I wanna know what's right
What you say I can't believe
I wanna know what's right
What you say is unbelievable
I can't stand to hear it once more
What you did I don't believe it all
And what's worse you can't even say why (I wanna know what's right)
What you say is unbelievable
I can't stand to hear it once more
What you did I don't believe it all
And what's worse you can't even say why
What you say I can't believe
I wanna know what's right
What you say I can't believe
I wanna know what's right
Lyrics submitted by JS01
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I think this is a song that talks about someone who can't give you a reason or an explanation on how/where did things go wrong.
There's a guy or girl in a relationship in which they aren't appreciated/not really wanted. They finally approach their "significant other" and bring up the problem, only to get a stupid or cold answer. They finally realise that things aren't going to get better, but are left with nothing after years of being dragged along by someone who lied to them just to keep them around.
It truly is quite unbelievable what people will do to or for others...
i thought it was about moving on with your life from the party days to becoming a adult , looking back (What's forgotten down below Some things that you'll never know) and being young
Halfway from midnight to dawn Let's just forget and move on
just ya great song