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 never breaks into the conversation
He seems to be the reason why she lives
She tries to be the perfect kind of stranger
But we always seem to love the most
The ones who never give, yeah
It's between two hearts
A personal situation
Between two hearts
The kind of love with a reputation
We never have to ask her why she's crying
The smile she has been kicked into a frown
But still it makes her day to be his pleasure
Should we open up her eyes
Can we ever break the spell
No one can tell
It's between two hearts
A personal combination
Between too hearts
The kind of love with a bad reputation
Put on your party faces and come along
Join in the big parade
Here comes the camera
Do you look as good as your sister
Smile at the animals
They should be the ones in the cages
Turn the pages
Another way to spend a rainy Sunday
Waiting for a call that never comes
The mystery is how she makes her choices
But don't we always choose
The ones who hide the sun
Everyone
It's between two hearts
Love and desperation
Between two hearts
The kind of love
The kind of love
Between two hearts
A personal situation
Between two hearts
The kind of love with a reputation
He seems to be the reason why she lives
She tries to be the perfect kind of stranger
But we always seem to love the most
The ones who never give, yeah
It's between two hearts
A personal situation
Between two hearts
The kind of love with a reputation
We never have to ask her why she's crying
The smile she has been kicked into a frown
But still it makes her day to be his pleasure
Should we open up her eyes
Can we ever break the spell
No one can tell
It's between two hearts
A personal combination
Between too hearts
The kind of love with a bad reputation
Put on your party faces and come along
Join in the big parade
Here comes the camera
Do you look as good as your sister
Smile at the animals
They should be the ones in the cages
Turn the pages
Another way to spend a rainy Sunday
Waiting for a call that never comes
The mystery is how she makes her choices
But don't we always choose
The ones who hide the sun
Everyone
It's between two hearts
Love and desperation
Between two hearts
The kind of love
The kind of love
Between two hearts
A personal situation
Between two hearts
The kind of love with a reputation
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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."
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At first i thought it was domestic abuse. But now this song seems to be about a woman who is somehow used by a man. Maybe he uses her just for sex and spend the rest of his time with his wife. I don't know.
I guess the song is about an unfortunate love affair, the "Friendzone".
I am fairly certain that this song is not only about an unfortunate and toxic relationship in which the woman is depressed, devastated, detached and clearly hurt by the relationship and her partner, this is also about having to present yourself to the public as if you were okay.
The woman is hurt, she is in an abusive and unhealthy relationship, but appears to still love the man she is with, lying to herself that everything is okay. The reason why Dio refers to it being a personal situation is because it's something that the couple should be dealing with in a healthy manner and on their own, but the cameras and the public, very likely a reference to the paparazzi and the general public, are obsessed and want to know every single detail. They swarm the woman and/or couple and she has to smile for them, pretend that everything is alright, hence the line "do you look as good as your sister", probably implying that her sister, who is also somewhat of a celebrity, is having a better relationship in the eye of everyone else.
It's a matter of celebrities and anyone who is even remotely known by the public being constantly stalked and their privacy invaded. Just because celebrities usually tend to have a significant financial privilege, that doesn't mean that they aren't people with emotions and problems. One of very frequent topics in the Classic Rock genre is about the problems and societal issues that rockstars face, despite the fact that they're "living the dream", as some might say. Dire Straits wrote Money For Nothing, Metallica wrote Turn The Page, The Ramones wrote I Wanna Be Sedated, Pink Floyd wrote Comfortably Numb, there are many other songs about it. The fact that even the fans are unaware of how gruelling and demanding of a job it is to be a performer is what causes so much harm to their beloved stars, makes them spiral into depression or addiction to drugs or alcohol.