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."
We lost you long ago along the way
I never thought I'd be here without you
And every time I think about the way
I think maybe I'm better off
Maybe I'm better off... still
Wait until tomorrow and I'll be fine
Wait until tomorrow and you'll see,
You'll see that I'm worth waiting for
I'm ready just come out and say it
I try to reason with myself
To think of all that life could be
If we could only capture what we've seen
I never thought I'd be here without you
Now I know that this is the way
I think that maybe I'm better off
I know that I'm better off
Wait until tomorrow and I'll be fine
Wait until tomorrow and you'll see;
You'll see that I'm worth waiting for
I'm ready just come out and say it
I try to reason with myself
To think of all that life could be
If we could only capture what we've seen
I'm ready
To come out and say it
I'll come out and say it
Just think of all that life could be
If we could only capture what we've seen
I never thought I'd be here without you
And every time I think about the way
I think maybe I'm better off
Maybe I'm better off... still
Wait until tomorrow and I'll be fine
Wait until tomorrow and you'll see,
You'll see that I'm worth waiting for
I'm ready just come out and say it
I try to reason with myself
To think of all that life could be
If we could only capture what we've seen
I never thought I'd be here without you
Now I know that this is the way
I think that maybe I'm better off
I know that I'm better off
Wait until tomorrow and I'll be fine
Wait until tomorrow and you'll see;
You'll see that I'm worth waiting for
I'm ready just come out and say it
I try to reason with myself
To think of all that life could be
If we could only capture what we've seen
I'm ready
To come out and say it
I'll come out and say it
Just think of all that life could be
If we could only capture what we've seen
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Pulling A Piano From A Pond Lyrics as written by Craigery Owens Bryan Alan Beeler
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How did you figure these out?
Did you just get it from memory when they played at Warped, or is there a recorded version somewhere?
There is a video of them playing this song on youtube, and I just tried my best to get the lyrics from the video. Any suggestions would be helpful.
i think that someone is thinking back on a girl they used to like realizing what could have been, and she realizes it too but there to afarid to admit to it.
im wrong, but no one has said anything yet.
'To think of all that life could be If we could only capture what we've seen'
Craig's saying how he and his girlfriend fantasized about the future- 'only capture what we've seen'. and then he thinks about what life would be like- 'To think of all that life could be'
you can here the recorded version of this song at the band's myspace: myspace.com/cinematicsunrise
it's actually "we lost you long ago" for the first line not "i lost you long ago"
The actually lyrics are:
We lost you long ago along the way I never thought I'd be here without you And every time I think about the way I think maybe I'm better off Maybe I'm better off... still
Wait until tomorrow and I'll be fine Wait until tomorrow and you'll see, You'll see that I'm worth waiting for
I'm ready, just come on and say it I’ve tried to reason with myself Just think of all that life could be If we could only capture what we've seen
I never thought I'd leave here without you Now I know that this is the way I think that maybe I'm better off I know that I'm better off... still
Wait until tomorrow and I'll be fine Wait until tomorrow and you'll see, You'll see that I'm worth waiting for
I'm ready, come on and say it I’ve tried to reason with myself Just think of all that life could be If we could only capture what we've seen
I'm right here Come on and say it Come on and say it Just think of all that life could be If we could only capture what we've seen `
i adore this song. alot. it's nice to hear another side to craig's thoughts. usually chiodos' stuff tends to be a bit more on the dark side. cs' stuff so far looks like it's mostly love songs and things like that,
this song is truely amazing. it made me realize you shouldnt give up on relationships right away and just wait it out a little see where things end up. it was what i needed. i love it. craig owens is incredible.
this was.... probably the best song he played in concert.. i mean the wordless was good because it was so... intense because its the song that everyone knew.. but this song was so good.. expecially the part thats like
I'm right here!!!