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."
So I know nothing of your taste
and now speak up, lover.
It's in your lips, I found.
Come on, just press against me
I finally have your attention,
so listen closer, sweetheart.
I've been trying to tell you, stay awake.
And no, no, when we're safe here
Come back, come back, you stayed always.
Stay with me here
Stay with me and watch these cars go by,
and tell me the first thing that comes to your mind.
Watch as I go back
I just came to say that
you'll never see me again.
This clock is ours now, 'til morning.
So stay right there in that frame
This picture is how we speak.
You'll never see me again,
cause I miss you already.
And being that you haven't seen me.
I don't belong in anything you dream,
in anything we dream.
She said "Put your hands back
on my skin and say you loved me,
'Cause I can't live like you do.
Never could."
Come on, just press against me.
You always have my attention,
and please speak up, lover.
Make those lips move.
Come back on the weekend forever
cause you don't mean to shake that way
Come back on the weekend forever
Cause you don't mean to...
Stay with me and I will try to tell you
Stay with me and I will try to tell you
So watch as I go back
I just came to say that
you'll never see me again
This clock is ours now, 'til morning.
So stay right there in that frame
This picture is how we see you
You'll never see me again,
cause I miss you already.
and now speak up, lover.
It's in your lips, I found.
Come on, just press against me
I finally have your attention,
so listen closer, sweetheart.
I've been trying to tell you, stay awake.
And no, no, when we're safe here
Come back, come back, you stayed always.
Stay with me here
Stay with me and watch these cars go by,
and tell me the first thing that comes to your mind.
Watch as I go back
I just came to say that
you'll never see me again.
This clock is ours now, 'til morning.
So stay right there in that frame
This picture is how we speak.
You'll never see me again,
cause I miss you already.
And being that you haven't seen me.
I don't belong in anything you dream,
in anything we dream.
She said "Put your hands back
on my skin and say you loved me,
'Cause I can't live like you do.
Never could."
Come on, just press against me.
You always have my attention,
and please speak up, lover.
Make those lips move.
Come back on the weekend forever
cause you don't mean to shake that way
Come back on the weekend forever
Cause you don't mean to...
Stay with me and I will try to tell you
Stay with me and I will try to tell you
So watch as I go back
I just came to say that
you'll never see me again
This clock is ours now, 'til morning.
So stay right there in that frame
This picture is how we see you
You'll never see me again,
cause I miss you already.
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