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."
Pressing on about our business
Comfort is getting too expensive
Hot shots for the pigeons
With a death sentence
You're something like a pistol
That's been polished bright
But if it never leaves the holster
It can never save your life
I need a meaning I can get behind
To be alone is to be alive
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To be alone is to be alive
Set sun, I'm an hour older
Mile markers punctuate the shoulder
Harboring delusions of grandeur
You're something like a canvas
That's been stretched and primed
You can become something priceless
Or you could be a waste of time
I need a meaning, I can get behind
To be alone is to be alive
A better message to subscribe to
To be alone is to be alive
This is the best time to be alone
To be alone is to be alive
Consider where complaining gets you
To be alone is to be alive
We're living much too
We're living much too comfortably for me
Keep drifting, keep drifting aimlessly
Stay with me, stay with me
We'll stay busy, stay busy
Endless trips to anywhere
To end up where we'll be
I need a meaning, I can get behind
To be alone is to be alive
A better message to subscribe too
To be alone is to be alive
This is the best time to be alone
To be alone is to be alive
Consider where complaining gets you
To be alone is to be alive
Comfort is getting too expensive
Hot shots for the pigeons
With a death sentence
You're something like a pistol
That's been polished bright
But if it never leaves the holster
It can never save your life
I need a meaning I can get behind
To be alone is to be alive
A better message to subscribe to
To be alone is to be alive
Set sun, I'm an hour older
Mile markers punctuate the shoulder
Harboring delusions of grandeur
You're something like a canvas
That's been stretched and primed
You can become something priceless
Or you could be a waste of time
I need a meaning, I can get behind
To be alone is to be alive
A better message to subscribe to
To be alone is to be alive
This is the best time to be alone
To be alone is to be alive
Consider where complaining gets you
To be alone is to be alive
We're living much too
We're living much too comfortably for me
Keep drifting, keep drifting aimlessly
Stay with me, stay with me
We'll stay busy, stay busy
Endless trips to anywhere
To end up where we'll be
I need a meaning, I can get behind
To be alone is to be alive
A better message to subscribe too
To be alone is to be alive
This is the best time to be alone
To be alone is to be alive
Consider where complaining gets you
To be alone is to be alive
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Delusions of Grandeur Lyrics as written by Francis Mark Brian Deneeve
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yes, these lyrics are awesome! I think it's obvious that this song is about the psychopathological condition called megalomania.. where you think you're really rich, powerful or even god.
"i need a meaning i can get behind" reflects that, maybe that he is becoming or feeling obsessed and needs something good in his "real" life to not get completely taken away by this condition
at least thats my feeling.. what do you think? anyway, fucking deep stuff!