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."
I was nurtured
I was sheltered,
I was curious and young.
I was searchin' for that something,
Tryin' to find it on the run.
Oh and just when I stopped lookin',
I saw just how far I'd come.
In this life
In this life
You give me love,
You give me light,
Show me everythings been happenin',
I've opened up my eyes,
I'm followin'
3 steps fight an honest fight, (oh)
2 hearts, they can start a fire, (yeah yeah)
1 love is all I need in this life (oh)
Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah
In this life
I have faltered
I have stumbled,
I have found my feet again.
I've been angry,
And I've been shaken,
Found a new place to begin.
And my persistence to make a difference,
Has led me safe into your hands.
In this life
In this life
You give me love,
You give me light,
Show me everythings been happenin',
I've opened up my eyes,
I'm followin'
3 steps fight an honest fight, (oh)
2 hearts, they can start a fire, (yeah yeah)
1 love is all I need in this life (oh)
In this life
Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah
I was put here for a reason,
I was born into this world.
And I'm living, and I'm believing
That I was meant to be your girl
In this life
In this life
You give me love,
You give me light,
Show me everythings been happenin',
I've opened up my eyes,
I'm followin'
3 steps fight an honest fight, (oh)
2 hearts, they can start a fire, (yeah yeah)
1 love is all I need in this life (oh)
3 steps fight an honest fight (oh)
2 hearts, they can start a fire (yeah yeah)
1 love is all I need
In this life (oh)
Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah
In this life
Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah
In this life
In this life
Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah
I was sheltered,
I was curious and young.
I was searchin' for that something,
Tryin' to find it on the run.
Oh and just when I stopped lookin',
I saw just how far I'd come.
In this life
In this life
You give me love,
You give me light,
Show me everythings been happenin',
I've opened up my eyes,
I'm followin'
3 steps fight an honest fight, (oh)
2 hearts, they can start a fire, (yeah yeah)
1 love is all I need in this life (oh)
Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah
In this life
I have faltered
I have stumbled,
I have found my feet again.
I've been angry,
And I've been shaken,
Found a new place to begin.
And my persistence to make a difference,
Has led me safe into your hands.
In this life
In this life
You give me love,
You give me light,
Show me everythings been happenin',
I've opened up my eyes,
I'm followin'
3 steps fight an honest fight, (oh)
2 hearts, they can start a fire, (yeah yeah)
1 love is all I need in this life (oh)
In this life
Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah
I was put here for a reason,
I was born into this world.
And I'm living, and I'm believing
That I was meant to be your girl
In this life
In this life
You give me love,
You give me light,
Show me everythings been happenin',
I've opened up my eyes,
I'm followin'
3 steps fight an honest fight, (oh)
2 hearts, they can start a fire, (yeah yeah)
1 love is all I need in this life (oh)
3 steps fight an honest fight (oh)
2 hearts, they can start a fire (yeah yeah)
1 love is all I need
In this life (oh)
Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah
In this life
Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah
In this life
In this life
Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah
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well fair enough metoyou.. but u proberbly didnt realise that u didnt "point out" the mening of the song either.. all u said was that u liked it.. and that u dont care that shes changed.