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’m 22 years old and I have never touched a girls boobies on purpose before. Just once on accident about a year ago at a rock show, it was dark and I couldn't really see which way to go. Walking with my arms out in front and my elbows slightly bent (I don’t normally walk like this) but it must have been destiny this night I guess, and before I knew it my palms were pressed on her chest, 2 handfuls full of soft fresh breast. But that was on accident so it really doesn't count.
I have never seen a girl’s boobies in real life on purpose before except for my mom and sisters but that doesn't count does it?
So if I have never seen them or touched them you’re probably thinking I'm a virgin right? Yea, yea correct assumption I am, but now your like whoa wait a minute he’s 22 fairly good looking, if he tried hard enough he could get some right?
So maybe your thinking “yea I’m kind of skinny, maybe I'm a little insecure, maybe I’m worried about my manhood, my measurements being a little too small,” but that is not the case I assure all of yall. I've measured it before and I am about the same as all of you guys with the Caucasian persuasion so mere mathematics doesn't even fit into the equation.
But maybe that is still not it, maybe your thinking he's kind of girly, got the long hair going, maybe he doesn't like girls and likes entrances in the backdoor.
NO WAY JOSE
I mean I am not homophobic I can say if a guy is hot or not like that actor dude Vin Deisel.
Sure he is hot but I don’t want homie's lips blowing on my whistle.
I'm just a simple dude that thinks sex is special between two people.
One man and one woman in the boundaries of marriage, and when I find the girl that is to be my one it’s with her to our hidden bed we will run, oh we will have lots of fun together the creator will praise and not shun but only after the exchange of vowels and the blessing of the sun will our lives be physically intertwined as one.
Our love making will resound with the loudest ringing and burst through the ceiling and begin ascending into heaven with the angels rejoicing and singing.
God smiling down upon us through our humping true worship resonated,
yea so much more than empty friction will be making but gifts saved in treasured for one another in the exchanging my body her body ours and ours alone for the taking.
In these moments will be the closest intimacy between 2 people possible and for me to do it outside of god’s way doesn't seem causable, to do so would to throw away part of my soul with the girl that was never meant to know that part of me.
But for those of you that have done so know how it feels and goes when that boy or girl you just did is long gone leaving you with a sad song hurting hearts.
You can be made new, poke a teeny tiny hole in your heart for him to shine his light through and you will be made as bright white and as dove take flight around this guilt that has interloped itself around your soul so tightly.
I have never seen a girl’s boobies in real life on purpose before except for my mom and sisters but that doesn't count does it?
So if I have never seen them or touched them you’re probably thinking I'm a virgin right? Yea, yea correct assumption I am, but now your like whoa wait a minute he’s 22 fairly good looking, if he tried hard enough he could get some right?
So maybe your thinking “yea I’m kind of skinny, maybe I'm a little insecure, maybe I’m worried about my manhood, my measurements being a little too small,” but that is not the case I assure all of yall. I've measured it before and I am about the same as all of you guys with the Caucasian persuasion so mere mathematics doesn't even fit into the equation.
But maybe that is still not it, maybe your thinking he's kind of girly, got the long hair going, maybe he doesn't like girls and likes entrances in the backdoor.
NO WAY JOSE
I mean I am not homophobic I can say if a guy is hot or not like that actor dude Vin Deisel.
Sure he is hot but I don’t want homie's lips blowing on my whistle.
I'm just a simple dude that thinks sex is special between two people.
One man and one woman in the boundaries of marriage, and when I find the girl that is to be my one it’s with her to our hidden bed we will run, oh we will have lots of fun together the creator will praise and not shun but only after the exchange of vowels and the blessing of the sun will our lives be physically intertwined as one.
Our love making will resound with the loudest ringing and burst through the ceiling and begin ascending into heaven with the angels rejoicing and singing.
God smiling down upon us through our humping true worship resonated,
yea so much more than empty friction will be making but gifts saved in treasured for one another in the exchanging my body her body ours and ours alone for the taking.
In these moments will be the closest intimacy between 2 people possible and for me to do it outside of god’s way doesn't seem causable, to do so would to throw away part of my soul with the girl that was never meant to know that part of me.
But for those of you that have done so know how it feels and goes when that boy or girl you just did is long gone leaving you with a sad song hurting hearts.
You can be made new, poke a teeny tiny hole in your heart for him to shine his light through and you will be made as bright white and as dove take flight around this guilt that has interloped itself around your soul so tightly.
Lyrics submitted by PunkRawk4All
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