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."
million ribbons and floating stars
the night sky fades
perception is an ocean
your days are like eternity
hey, it's been so long
i'm out on the lawn
watching a hundred typewriters soaked
in green paint
when you wake me up in a world of blue
and the stars are sinking low
and the sunshine is in view
-------
the stillness of a sunday
and life seems like a cathedral
sidewalks slowly crack
memories of downtown fade
the stillness of a sunday
the exchange of conversation
we are now confused
but we cannot go back in time
-------
wake up
feeling like you want to be down
well, don't be
there's a time for everything
just look around
i don't want to die inside anymore
i don't want to hear that song anymore
wake up
it's what the world should do and look around
slow down
there's time for everything
just look around
-------
what i need is space
and lots of it
tons and tons of rooms
and lots of them
i'll paint them green and red
and thirty six colors to custom mix
a collection of rugs with tons of tiny tassles
sharp lines decorative designs
a place to harmonize away from conventional life
a place to radiate
a place to be just me
return again and again to the giant day inside of my head
tons and tons of ideas that never take off
it causes the untime
it's all on a different level
and there's so many
the stages are set
everything is ready
let the future come
let the future linger on
-------
how much longer can i wait?
-------
when you're ready to come back down
i'll be waiting here
all your friends will be around
i promise i'll wait forever
the night sky fades
perception is an ocean
your days are like eternity
hey, it's been so long
i'm out on the lawn
watching a hundred typewriters soaked
in green paint
when you wake me up in a world of blue
and the stars are sinking low
and the sunshine is in view
-------
the stillness of a sunday
and life seems like a cathedral
sidewalks slowly crack
memories of downtown fade
the stillness of a sunday
the exchange of conversation
we are now confused
but we cannot go back in time
-------
wake up
feeling like you want to be down
well, don't be
there's a time for everything
just look around
i don't want to die inside anymore
i don't want to hear that song anymore
wake up
it's what the world should do and look around
slow down
there's time for everything
just look around
-------
what i need is space
and lots of it
tons and tons of rooms
and lots of them
i'll paint them green and red
and thirty six colors to custom mix
a collection of rugs with tons of tiny tassles
sharp lines decorative designs
a place to harmonize away from conventional life
a place to radiate
a place to be just me
return again and again to the giant day inside of my head
tons and tons of ideas that never take off
it causes the untime
it's all on a different level
and there's so many
the stages are set
everything is ready
let the future come
let the future linger on
-------
how much longer can i wait?
-------
when you're ready to come back down
i'll be waiting here
all your friends will be around
i promise i'll wait forever
Lyrics submitted by weezerific:cutlery
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