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."
She reminds me of the one in school
When I was cut and she was dressed in white
And I couldn't take my eyes off her
But that's not what I took off that night
And she'll never cover up what we did with her dress, no
She said: "Kiss me, it'll heal but it won't forget
Kiss me, it'll heal but it won't forget,"
I don't mind you keeping me on pins and needles
If I could stick to you and you stick me, too
Don't break, don't break my heart
And I won't break your heart-shaped glasses
Little girl, little girl you should close your eyes
That blue is getting me high
Don't break, don't break my heart
And I won't break your heart-shaped glasses
Little girl, little girl you should close your eyes
That blue is getting me high
Making me low
That blue is getting me high
Making me low
She reminds of the one I knew
That cut-up the negatives of my life
I wouldn't take my hands off her
She wouldn't let me be anywhere but inside
I don't mind you keeping me on pins and needles
If I could stick to you and you stick me, too
Just don't break, don't break my heart
And I won't break your heart-shaped glasses
Little girl, little girl you should close your eyes
That blue is getting me high
Don't break, don't break my heart
And I won't break your heart-shaped glasses
Little girl, little girl you should close your eyes
That blue is getting me high
Making me low
That blue is getting me high
Making me low
She'll never cover up what we did with her dress, no
She said: "Kiss me, it'll heal but it won't forget
Kiss me, it'll heal but it won't forget,"
I don't mind you keeping me on pins and needles
If I could stick to you and you could stick me, too
Just don't break, don't break my heart
And I won't break your heart-shaped glasses
Little girl, little girl you should close your eyes
That blue is getting me high
Don't break, don't break my heart
And I won't break your heart-shaped glasses
Little girl, little girl you should close your eyes
That blue is getting me high
Making me low
When I was cut and she was dressed in white
And I couldn't take my eyes off her
But that's not what I took off that night
And she'll never cover up what we did with her dress, no
She said: "Kiss me, it'll heal but it won't forget
Kiss me, it'll heal but it won't forget,"
I don't mind you keeping me on pins and needles
If I could stick to you and you stick me, too
Don't break, don't break my heart
And I won't break your heart-shaped glasses
Little girl, little girl you should close your eyes
That blue is getting me high
Don't break, don't break my heart
And I won't break your heart-shaped glasses
Little girl, little girl you should close your eyes
That blue is getting me high
Making me low
That blue is getting me high
Making me low
She reminds of the one I knew
That cut-up the negatives of my life
I wouldn't take my hands off her
She wouldn't let me be anywhere but inside
I don't mind you keeping me on pins and needles
If I could stick to you and you stick me, too
Just don't break, don't break my heart
And I won't break your heart-shaped glasses
Little girl, little girl you should close your eyes
That blue is getting me high
Don't break, don't break my heart
And I won't break your heart-shaped glasses
Little girl, little girl you should close your eyes
That blue is getting me high
Making me low
That blue is getting me high
Making me low
She'll never cover up what we did with her dress, no
She said: "Kiss me, it'll heal but it won't forget
Kiss me, it'll heal but it won't forget,"
I don't mind you keeping me on pins and needles
If I could stick to you and you could stick me, too
Just don't break, don't break my heart
And I won't break your heart-shaped glasses
Little girl, little girl you should close your eyes
That blue is getting me high
Don't break, don't break my heart
And I won't break your heart-shaped glasses
Little girl, little girl you should close your eyes
That blue is getting me high
Making me low
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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."

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.

Somewhere Only We Know
Keane
Keane
Per the FAQ on Keane's website, Keane's drummer Richard Hughes, stated the following:
"We've been asked whether "Somewhere Only We Know" is about a specific place, and Tim has been saying that, for him, or us as individuals, it might be about a geographical space, or a feeling; it can mean something individual to each person, and they can interpret it to a memory of theirs... It's perhaps more of a theme rather than a specific message... Feelings that may be universal, without necessarily being totally specific to us, or a place, or a time..."
With the nostalgic sentiment and the overall tone of the song, I think Keane is attempting to express a Portuguese term known as 'saudade', which does not have a direct English translation but roughly means "that which we remember because it is gone."

Indigo
Of Mice & Men
Of Mice & Men
This track is about is about questioning why the sky would choose to be blue if it had the choice to be anything else, “blue also meaning sad,” states frontman Aaron Pauley. “It's about comforting a loved one in a time of loss by telling them you feel blue, too.”
This is a good song, it's very different from anything he's ever done, which is also good. If an artist doesn't transform, he/she remains stagnant, and never evolves, Manson is still as talented as ever. People who can't understand that, have maturing to do.
As for this song, it's obviously about a relationship, with sex. People say he may be referring to Dita, his ex wife. I think this song could also be about a pedophile, in a relationship with a young girl who reflects someone he cared for in the past.
Notice he says "Little girl, Little girl, you should close your eyes, that blue is gettin' me high." I think he's referring to her eyes, but also labeling her little girl makes me think she is possibly underage, that and this line- "Don't break, don't break my heart and I wont break your heartshaped glasses." Heartshaped glasses are something you would see a little girl wearing. The line "Kiss me it'll heal but it wont forget" could be about her losing her virginity to him.
Afterall the album is about sick romance.
I couldn't agree more. This is what I was looking for since I originally thought this but wasn't sure.
@|zero| the little girl he is talking about is Evan Rachel Wood, the actress, and about their relationship
I thought of the movie/book "Lolita" (book by Vladimir Nabokov) when I heard this song -look it up if you don't know what it's about
especially the reference to the "Heart-shaped glasses" which is an icon of the movie and the fact that Lolita would kind of keep her step-father (who she was having an afair with) on pins and needles.
@rockergrl4444 I thought the same!
Actually the Lolita part and the dita parts are correct but there's a little more to it then that, I just found out:
"The song was written because I had been reading the book Lolita and it was very close with Evan Rachel Wood, who’s now my girlfriend, and she came to visit me one day wearing these glasses like Stanley Kubrick in Lolita. And part of it because of her sense of humour and knowing that people would make their comments about our relationship because she’s younger than me. And when I saw her wearing those glasses I had to write a song about it, and that’s the way I wrote most of the record."
That's it. Just found it interesting.
I tried to convince my sister to do this for her talent show.lol.
I'm glad there are people that hate it. They always make my day, these people that don't like artists that evolve. I love this song and If I Was Your Vampire.. I love it even more.
marilyn manson is awesome. all his songs have actual meanings to them; his music isn't shallow like other stuff i've heard.
I'm actually quite impressed with this song. Manson has done alot of changing through out the years and not everyone has liked it. if you do recall, every single manson cd has been distinctly different. and this is about what i expect his new sound would be like, industrial with depressing lyrics and impressive guitar lines. notice its not a complete turn around from his later work, but it is changing, that why i like manson so much, he doesnt repeat himself musically, theres much diversity in his sound from the screaming industrial metal of antichrist superstar to the funky glam rock of mechanical animals to the rave indusrial "hate-pop" of golden age of grotesque. he's almost always kept an industrial background, but expressed it in different ways.
i think this song is about his divorce and reletionship with the 19 year old actress that he cheated on dita with. you fill in the blanks.
I strangely like this song. I know it's more poppy than his other songs, but I still like it.
okay everyone on here is an idiot he OBVIOUSLY is saying that he'll break her face if she breaks his heart because she would be wearing the glasses on hear face all of you are so stupid and rong i am the ultimate manson fan 4 lyfe jus look at my username my username look at it OK haha!
Good song. Good lyrics. Different for him though. But change isn't always bad. I'm glad they're are people LIKE Manson to push buttons && just be different. Ü