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."
Take a look around don't you see it?
See that you are the only real face in the room
No one here has a clue what you're feeling
Don't feel bad keep your sadness alive
Look at all these happy people
Living their lives
Look at all these plastic people
There's nothing inside
Look at all these shallow people
Telling their lies
Look at all these empty people, people
Don't you know, that misery loves company
Yeah I heard, that misery was looking for me
Happiness, is a face that don't look good on me
Yeah I hope, that misery comes looking for me
Woah, misery's my company
Woah, misery is looking for me
Looking for me
The hands are up now
Everybody's singing, everybody's moving
They're putting their feelings
They're synchronizing, and criticizing
Don't feel bad keep your sadness alive
Look a all these happy people
Living their lives
Look at all these plastic people
They're dying inside
Look at all these shallow people
Telling their lies
Look at all these empty people, people
Don't you know, that misery loves company
Yeah I heard, that misery was looking for me
Happiness, is a face that doesn't look good on me
Yeah I hope, that misery comes looking for me
Woah, misery's my company
Woah, misery is looking for me
Don't you know this misery loves me
Don't you know this misery loves me
Don't you know this misery loves me
Don't you know this misery loves me
So you're tired of running
You're tired of hurting
You're tired of living in their light
You're tired of listening
You're tired of hurting
Keep your sadness alive, alive, alive
Don't you know, that misery loves company
Yeah I heard, that misery was looking for me
Happiness, is a face that don't look good on me
Yeah I that, misery comes looking for me
Don't you know, that misery loves company
Yeah I heard, misery was looking for me
Happiness, is a face that don't look good on me
Yeah I hope, that misery comes looking for me
Woah, misery my company
Woah, misery is looking for me
See that you are the only real face in the room
No one here has a clue what you're feeling
Don't feel bad keep your sadness alive
Look at all these happy people
Living their lives
Look at all these plastic people
There's nothing inside
Look at all these shallow people
Telling their lies
Look at all these empty people, people
Don't you know, that misery loves company
Yeah I heard, that misery was looking for me
Happiness, is a face that don't look good on me
Yeah I hope, that misery comes looking for me
Woah, misery's my company
Woah, misery is looking for me
Looking for me
The hands are up now
Everybody's singing, everybody's moving
They're putting their feelings
They're synchronizing, and criticizing
Don't feel bad keep your sadness alive
Look a all these happy people
Living their lives
Look at all these plastic people
They're dying inside
Look at all these shallow people
Telling their lies
Look at all these empty people, people
Don't you know, that misery loves company
Yeah I heard, that misery was looking for me
Happiness, is a face that doesn't look good on me
Yeah I hope, that misery comes looking for me
Woah, misery's my company
Woah, misery is looking for me
Don't you know this misery loves me
Don't you know this misery loves me
Don't you know this misery loves me
Don't you know this misery loves me
So you're tired of running
You're tired of hurting
You're tired of living in their light
You're tired of listening
You're tired of hurting
Keep your sadness alive, alive, alive
Don't you know, that misery loves company
Yeah I heard, that misery was looking for me
Happiness, is a face that don't look good on me
Yeah I that, misery comes looking for me
Don't you know, that misery loves company
Yeah I heard, misery was looking for me
Happiness, is a face that don't look good on me
Yeah I hope, that misery comes looking for me
Woah, misery my company
Woah, misery is looking for me
Lyrics submitted by XxMidnightHighwayxX
Misery Lyrics as written by Benji Madden Don Gilmore
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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