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."
Panic-oh, tu sabes que me das panic-oh
palpita el corazon muy rapido,
ya no respiro me das panic-oh
heart attack, you know you're giving me a heart attack
you push me one way then you pull me back
beats out of sequence sudden heart attack
disorder
Panic-oh, tu sabes ke me dan panic-oh
la gente falsa y el supermercado
ya no respiro me dan panic-oh
heart attack, you know they're giving me a heart attack
this world's a train we're running off the track
beats out of sequence sudden heart attack
disorder, overload, heart attack, no control!
I don't know what it means,
pero siento that i don't need to eat,
i've lost several pounds of nerve
y quiero que me lo digas cantando,
sueltate las trensas and back-flip
like a jedi, pero como gloria trevi
desaparecistes sin trace.
the phone doesn't wanna marcar,
mientras tengo el corazon en la mano
y el globo con seis motos.
panic-oh, veo el mundo y me da panic-oh,
temor intenso, panic-oh
no eres fanatico? panic-oh
estoy muy comoda, panic-oh
tomando sopa me da, panic-oh
comprando ropa me da, panic-oh
cuando manejo siento panic-oh
jose canseco me da panic-oh
Lyrics submitted by bettiepage213
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Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
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 Can't Go To Sleep
Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan
This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
Head > Heels
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Head > Heels” is a track that aims to capture what it feels like to experience romance that exceeds expectations. Ed Sheeran dedicates his album outro to a lover who has blessed him with a unique experience that he seeks to describe through the song’s nuanced lyrics.
Page
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
Panic-oh, you know you give me panic-oh my heart beats so fast i can't breathe anymore you give me panic-oh heart atttack....
Panic-oh you know you give me panic-oh fake people and the supermarket i can't breathe anymore and they give me panic-oh heart attack...
i don't know... but i feel that i don't... i've lost... and i want you to tell me singing loose your braids and back-flip like a jedi, but like gloria trevi you dissappeared without a trace the phone doesn't wanna dial up meanwhile i have the heart in my hand and the balloon with six motos
panic-oh, i see the world and gives me panic-oh intense fear, panic-oh i'm very comfy, panic-oh having soup it gives me panic-oh buying clothes it gives me panic-oh when i drive it gives me panic-oh jose canseco gives me panic-oh
lol, funny song. well, the part that says six motos, i'm not sure if she means motorbikes or she's talking about stoned people... if she's talking about guys on marihuana it would make more sense for the meaning i think the song has... oh, but since the girl is from chile, and i don't know anything about chilenish slang it may mean something totally different from what i think.
a friend of mine used to do coke... and she told me about the symptoms... racing heart, not being hungry, paranoia, panic, et cetera... the song may be about the way you feel while doing drugs, but i maybe the person who wrote it was only playing around with words and the listeners' minds...