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."
Hednigga jump up on the mic he got his dick in hand
Check the purpose, ya nervous, you can't quite understand
About this g-punk
You wanna know where does it come from
Expression a lesson to learn or keep regressin
I got some flow from a friend of mine
Chillin in the day room lock down, ghetto wine
I got some flow from a friend of mine
My white trash homies they be down for mine
We get it on like that, we move along like that
Don't need ya punk confirmations i know where i'm at
Check out the positive tip, take a rip, quick and get with this
Before its all gone get wrecked with this
I gotta know
Can ya feel it, yeah
Is it on, come on
Can ya feel it, uh
Coming on
I gotta know
Can ya feel it, yeah, takin over
We takin over shit so pull it over
Roll over rover, hednigga takin over
On the shoulders of all the MCs that came before
Ya know you chillin in the presence of a cultural shock
Trip-hip we capable ta rock-a-bottom on top of ya
I got som flow from a friend of mind
My Puerto Rican homie show me love for mine
I got some flow from a friend of mine
I got the funk do you got the time
I get it on like that
I move along like that
Hboc ya know where i'm at
Check out the positive tip take a rip, quick and get with this
Before its all gone get wrecked with this
I gotta know
Can ya feel it, yeah
Is it on, come on
Can ya feel it, uh
Coming on
I gotta know
Can ya feel it, yeah, takin over
We takin over shit so pull it over
I gotta know
Can ya feel it, yeah
Is it on, come on
Can ya feel it, uh
Coming on
I gotta know
Can ya feel it, yeah, takin over
We takin over shit so pull it over
Hip hop ain't just for niggaz
And every muthafuckin brotha ain't from the Pinche ghetto
And every MC ain't a muthafuckin og
And every nigga ain't a killa or a thief
Now, little did ya know that I would be arrivin
On the scene in which I'm thrivin
Tantalizin and revivin
My people, what?!
How ya feelin, fuck you
Thats how I like it
Now ya down wit the crew
Come on
I gotta know
Can ya feel it, yeah
Is it on, come on
Can ya feel it, uh
Coming on
I gotta know
Can ya feel it, yeah, takin over
We takin over shit so pull it over
I gotta know
Can ya feel it, yeah
Is it on, come on
Can ya feel it, uh
Coming on
I gotta know
Can ya feel it, yeah, takin over
We takin over shit so pull it over
Check the purpose, ya nervous, you can't quite understand
About this g-punk
You wanna know where does it come from
Expression a lesson to learn or keep regressin
I got some flow from a friend of mine
Chillin in the day room lock down, ghetto wine
I got some flow from a friend of mine
My white trash homies they be down for mine
We get it on like that, we move along like that
Don't need ya punk confirmations i know where i'm at
Check out the positive tip, take a rip, quick and get with this
Before its all gone get wrecked with this
I gotta know
Can ya feel it, yeah
Is it on, come on
Can ya feel it, uh
Coming on
I gotta know
Can ya feel it, yeah, takin over
We takin over shit so pull it over
Roll over rover, hednigga takin over
On the shoulders of all the MCs that came before
Ya know you chillin in the presence of a cultural shock
Trip-hip we capable ta rock-a-bottom on top of ya
I got som flow from a friend of mind
My Puerto Rican homie show me love for mine
I got some flow from a friend of mine
I got the funk do you got the time
I get it on like that
I move along like that
Hboc ya know where i'm at
Check out the positive tip take a rip, quick and get with this
Before its all gone get wrecked with this
I gotta know
Can ya feel it, yeah
Is it on, come on
Can ya feel it, uh
Coming on
I gotta know
Can ya feel it, yeah, takin over
We takin over shit so pull it over
I gotta know
Can ya feel it, yeah
Is it on, come on
Can ya feel it, uh
Coming on
I gotta know
Can ya feel it, yeah, takin over
We takin over shit so pull it over
Hip hop ain't just for niggaz
And every muthafuckin brotha ain't from the Pinche ghetto
And every MC ain't a muthafuckin og
And every nigga ain't a killa or a thief
Now, little did ya know that I would be arrivin
On the scene in which I'm thrivin
Tantalizin and revivin
My people, what?!
How ya feelin, fuck you
Thats how I like it
Now ya down wit the crew
Come on
I gotta know
Can ya feel it, yeah
Is it on, come on
Can ya feel it, uh
Coming on
I gotta know
Can ya feel it, yeah, takin over
We takin over shit so pull it over
I gotta know
Can ya feel it, yeah
Is it on, come on
Can ya feel it, uh
Coming on
I gotta know
Can ya feel it, yeah, takin over
We takin over shit so pull it over
Lyrics submitted by Gyn_
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