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."
Oh, the way oh
Oh, the way you are and
Oh, the way oh
Oh, the way you are and oh
Hey a so ro heyeh yaa
Oh, the way oh
Oh, the way you are and
Oh, the way oh
Oh, the way you are and oh
I like to look into your eyes where
Water's warm feels like home
Travel fast the seconds last
For days this haze I'm in
I'm only waiting for the one to be
Everything I want
Everything I need
I'm only waiting for the one for me
Oh to realize right in front of me
So put yourself
Oh, the way oh
Oh, the way you are and
Oh, the way oh
Oh, the way you are and oh [x2]
Put yourself
Put yourself in my place… [x12]
Put yourself (I like to look into your eyes now)
Put yourself in my place… [x8]
(Fires warm feels like more)
(Take refuge and the flames embrace me)
(Burning fast the seconds last)
(For days this haze I'm in)
(For days this haze I'm in)
Oh, the way oh
Oh, the way you are and
Oh, the way oh
Oh, the way you are and
Oh, the way oh(I'm only waiting for the one to be)
Oh, the way you are and
(Everything I want, Everything I need)
Oh, the way oh(I'm only waiting for the one for me)
Oh, the way you are and
(Oh to realize, Right in front of me)
Oh, the way oh(Put yourself)
Oh, the way you are and
(Put yourself in my place,) [x8 then Loop]
Oh, the way oh
Oh, the way you are and oh [Loop]
(I like to look into your eyes now)
(Fires warm feels like more)
(Take refuge and the flames embrace me)
(For days this haze I'm in)
(For days this haze I'm in)
Oh, the way you are and
Oh, the way oh
Oh, the way you are and oh
Hey a so ro heyeh yaa
Oh, the way oh
Oh, the way you are and
Oh, the way oh
Oh, the way you are and oh
I like to look into your eyes where
Water's warm feels like home
Travel fast the seconds last
For days this haze I'm in
I'm only waiting for the one to be
Everything I want
Everything I need
I'm only waiting for the one for me
Oh to realize right in front of me
So put yourself
Oh, the way oh
Oh, the way you are and
Oh, the way oh
Oh, the way you are and oh [x2]
Put yourself
Put yourself in my place… [x12]
Put yourself (I like to look into your eyes now)
Put yourself in my place… [x8]
(Fires warm feels like more)
(Take refuge and the flames embrace me)
(Burning fast the seconds last)
(For days this haze I'm in)
(For days this haze I'm in)
Oh, the way oh
Oh, the way you are and
Oh, the way oh
Oh, the way you are and
Oh, the way oh(I'm only waiting for the one to be)
Oh, the way you are and
(Everything I want, Everything I need)
Oh, the way oh(I'm only waiting for the one for me)
Oh, the way you are and
(Oh to realize, Right in front of me)
Oh, the way oh(Put yourself)
Oh, the way you are and
(Put yourself in my place,) [x8 then Loop]
Oh, the way oh
Oh, the way you are and oh [Loop]
(I like to look into your eyes now)
(Fires warm feels like more)
(Take refuge and the flames embrace me)
(For days this haze I'm in)
(For days this haze I'm in)
Lyrics submitted by Deja-Entendu
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This song will forever be linked to its awesome use in Veronica Mars. Its terriffic for soundtrack use, anyway its a great song. C'mon people get on board with 46bliss.
I too heard this on VM. It fit really well with the scene, good sounding song too. Haunting.