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."
Is it me or did we agree to love?
Tell me why I don't feel we got enough.
It's you but what about me?
It seems like you live a life without me.
Everything seems to have your time but us
My space in your heart is closing up
and the place where your picture's hanging
Is the only time that you're with me.
Don't leave me out here all alone -oh no.
I'm still right here where'd you go
Look around,
Don't you feel something missing?
I'm the one you promised you would love
but you got ahead so far away
While I'm holding on
Please turn around
I see you but I don't feel you
Can't get your attention to save my love
Look back and see me now
Don't let me down please turn around
I think I must've gave too much
cause I felt that the road was getting rough
Suddenly I felt lonley out here
I look beside me to find you're not there,
said you would love and protect me
All I have are the words you left me
Here I stand with the plans in my head
This can't be the kinda love that you said
Don't leave me out here all alone
I'm still right here where'd you go
Look around,
Don't you feel something missing.
I'm the one you promised you would love
but you got ahead so far away
while I'm holding on
Please turn around
I see you but I don't feel you
Can't get your attention to save my love
Look back and see me now
Don't let me down
Please turn around
If you only see the tears that I'm crying on my pillow,
that doesnt compare to what your doing to my soul.
Don't you even know that I'm in need of love,
I'm calling you but you don't seem to hear a thing
I'm losing you now
Please just look around;
Don't you feel something missing?
I'm the one you promised you wouild love
but you got ahead so far away
while I'm holding on.
Please turn around,
I see you but I don't feel you
Can't get your attention to save my love
Look back and see me now
Don't let me down
Please turn around.
Don't you feel something missing?
I'm the one you promised you would love
but you got ahead so far away
while I'm holding on
Please turn around,
I see you but I don't feel you
Can't get your attention to save my love
Look back and see me now
Don't let me down,
Please turn around
Turn around;
just turn around.
Turn around;
Look around baby
Look around baby
Look around baby.
Tell me why I don't feel we got enough.
It's you but what about me?
It seems like you live a life without me.
Everything seems to have your time but us
My space in your heart is closing up
and the place where your picture's hanging
Is the only time that you're with me.
Don't leave me out here all alone -oh no.
I'm still right here where'd you go
Look around,
Don't you feel something missing?
I'm the one you promised you would love
but you got ahead so far away
While I'm holding on
Please turn around
I see you but I don't feel you
Can't get your attention to save my love
Look back and see me now
Don't let me down please turn around
I think I must've gave too much
cause I felt that the road was getting rough
Suddenly I felt lonley out here
I look beside me to find you're not there,
said you would love and protect me
All I have are the words you left me
Here I stand with the plans in my head
This can't be the kinda love that you said
Don't leave me out here all alone
I'm still right here where'd you go
Look around,
Don't you feel something missing.
I'm the one you promised you would love
but you got ahead so far away
while I'm holding on
Please turn around
I see you but I don't feel you
Can't get your attention to save my love
Look back and see me now
Don't let me down
Please turn around
If you only see the tears that I'm crying on my pillow,
that doesnt compare to what your doing to my soul.
Don't you even know that I'm in need of love,
I'm calling you but you don't seem to hear a thing
I'm losing you now
Please just look around;
Don't you feel something missing?
I'm the one you promised you wouild love
but you got ahead so far away
while I'm holding on.
Please turn around,
I see you but I don't feel you
Can't get your attention to save my love
Look back and see me now
Don't let me down
Please turn around.
Don't you feel something missing?
I'm the one you promised you would love
but you got ahead so far away
while I'm holding on
Please turn around,
I see you but I don't feel you
Can't get your attention to save my love
Look back and see me now
Don't let me down,
Please turn around
Turn around;
just turn around.
Turn around;
Look around baby
Look around baby
Look around baby.
Lyrics submitted by jacklyn07
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
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this girl is damn hot as hell. i saw this music video today while I was at rent-a-center checking out the prices on their TV's, I saw the video and was like this chick is hot, I like the chorus, and beat, very catchy song. the meaning is obvious imo, she loves him, he says he loves her, but he's never around, he always is out with his friends, other girls, not answering his phone, never hanging out with her, never showing her love, even though he promised her his love.
Really good song, but I personally think the video is stupid!