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."
Love you all the time
Even though
You're not mine
Love you all the time
Dreaming in the saltwater
Timing's gone all bad
Broken thing and a broken wing
You couldn't lose me if you tried
'Cause I'll be rolling to your side, baby
Love you all the time
Even though you're not mine
Love you all the time
Broken thing and a broken wing
You couldn't lose me if you tried
Even though
You're not mine
Love you all the time
Dreaming in the saltwater
Timing's gone all bad
Broken thing and a broken wing
You couldn't lose me if you tried
'Cause I'll be rolling to your side, baby
Love you all the time
Even though you're not mine
Love you all the time
Broken thing and a broken wing
You couldn't lose me if you tried
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Mountain Song
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Head > Heels
Ed Sheeran
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Amazing
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to find some positivity in the situation. This track was written by Ed Sheeran from the perspective of his friend. From the track, we see this person fall deeper into the negative thoughts and slide further down the path of mental torment with every lyric.
beach house have mastered the art of creating beautiful, sad songs without sounding whiny and overbearing
not going to lie, cry to this song every time I think of my ex. it's beautiful.
'You Couldn't lose me if you tried' - This song is so very tender. Such an honest portrayal of an unconditional sort of love.
This song is so significant to me, describing that kind of love where you just want to let someone know that whatever they are going through, even if its drawn you apart, you still want to be there for them.
First of all, this song is so gorgeous. I love the references to water, and the ocean. The song opens with some sort of rainy sound, and waves, rolling, and saltwater are all incorporated in the lyrics. The water/ocean references are effective, as they lend to an understanding of the love being portrayed, how vast, powerful and undying it is.
No one has commented on what a beautiful song this is? I'll be the first.
And I'll be the second. Absolutely love this song...
"You couldn’t lose me if you tried."
aaaw
beach house have mastered the art of creating beautiful, sad songs without sounding whiny and overbearing
'You Couldn't lose me if you tried' - This song is so very tender. Such an honest portrayal of an unconditional sort of love.
This song is so significant to me, describing that kind of love where you just want to let someone know that whatever they are going through, even if its drawn you apart, you still want to be there for them.
"Dream I'm in the saltwater" - anyone know if this means something?
Saltwater makes you float (think the Dead Sea). When she says, "I'll be rolling to your side," she's saying that the "saltwater" is making her float on in life. She's in this limbo of unrequited love, and her feet aren't on the ground. She'll float to her love whenever she can.