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 see the real you
You put me in my place
Close to perfection
You’re out of control; you’re out of control
Pardon me I feel the need to scream
I’m ill Stuck in the chemical abyss
I’m gripping at the walls around me
Pardon me if I was laughing at the crimes
I was laughing at the way you lie
Tell me why
All my lies come down to this
‘Cause I don’t need friends who try to wrap me up in red tape
Get ‘em off my back they’re dead weight
In case you didn’t catch my signs the first time let me tell you again
All my life I tried to explain how I love myself to release the pain
Anti-magnetic so quit your b*****g, lying, crying
Tell me why
Lately inside I’m giving in to revenge
Tell me why I’m in over my head
Why I’m in over my head
I’m in so deep that
When I wake up I don’t wanna know you
Tell me my name again
You’re just a beautiful disgrace
A beautiful disgrace
A beautiful disgrace
Come with me so I can show you how to live
Burning the candle at both ends
I’m gripping at the walls around me
Don’t complicate it
I’m addicted to this life
I’ll be your token of attention
All my lies come down to this
Lately inside I’m giving in to revenge
Tell me why I’m in over my head
Why I’m in over my head
I’m in so deep that
Lately inside I’m giving in to revenge
Tell me why I’m in over my head
Why I’m in over my head
I see the real you
You put me in my place
Close to perfection
You’re out of control
I see the real you
I saw through everything
Close to perfection
I saw through everything
If I could take away this pain
Just one more time, I might
I saw through everything
Tell me why I’m in over my head
When I wake up I don’t wanna know you
Tell me my name again
You’re just a beautiful disgrace
Such a beautiful disgrace
Disgrace, disgrace
You’re such a beautiful disgrace
You’re so vain, vain, vain
So grow your guilt from another vine
I’ve given this enough time (lately inside I’m giving in)
Grow your guilt from another vine
I’ve given this enough time (lately inside I’m giving in)
Grow your guilt from another vine
I’ve given this enough time (tell me why I’m in)
Grow your guilt from another vine
I’ve given this enough time
Grow your guilt you’re a beautiful
Disgrace, (disgrace, disgrace)
Such a beautiful disgrace
You’re so vain, vain, disgrace
You put me in my place
Close to perfection
You’re out of control; you’re out of control
Pardon me I feel the need to scream
I’m ill Stuck in the chemical abyss
I’m gripping at the walls around me
Pardon me if I was laughing at the crimes
I was laughing at the way you lie
Tell me why
All my lies come down to this
‘Cause I don’t need friends who try to wrap me up in red tape
Get ‘em off my back they’re dead weight
In case you didn’t catch my signs the first time let me tell you again
All my life I tried to explain how I love myself to release the pain
Anti-magnetic so quit your b*****g, lying, crying
Tell me why
Lately inside I’m giving in to revenge
Tell me why I’m in over my head
Why I’m in over my head
I’m in so deep that
When I wake up I don’t wanna know you
Tell me my name again
You’re just a beautiful disgrace
A beautiful disgrace
A beautiful disgrace
Come with me so I can show you how to live
Burning the candle at both ends
I’m gripping at the walls around me
Don’t complicate it
I’m addicted to this life
I’ll be your token of attention
All my lies come down to this
Lately inside I’m giving in to revenge
Tell me why I’m in over my head
Why I’m in over my head
I’m in so deep that
Lately inside I’m giving in to revenge
Tell me why I’m in over my head
Why I’m in over my head
I see the real you
You put me in my place
Close to perfection
You’re out of control
I see the real you
I saw through everything
Close to perfection
I saw through everything
If I could take away this pain
Just one more time, I might
I saw through everything
Tell me why I’m in over my head
When I wake up I don’t wanna know you
Tell me my name again
You’re just a beautiful disgrace
Such a beautiful disgrace
Disgrace, disgrace
You’re such a beautiful disgrace
You’re so vain, vain, vain
So grow your guilt from another vine
I’ve given this enough time (lately inside I’m giving in)
Grow your guilt from another vine
I’ve given this enough time (lately inside I’m giving in)
Grow your guilt from another vine
I’ve given this enough time (tell me why I’m in)
Grow your guilt from another vine
I’ve given this enough time
Grow your guilt you’re a beautiful
Disgrace, (disgrace, disgrace)
Such a beautiful disgrace
You’re so vain, vain, disgrace
Lyrics submitted by gizmo12688
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