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."
if you asked me to change my shape
the best that i could do is shave my face and put on weight
oh now, if you asked me to change my place
the best that i could do is send you calls from another state
oh i'm ripe for the picking a fight the air is thick and heavy
and there it sits for the taking an open invitation
you declined so now, yeah now i guess you're free on your own
you're quick to watch from your window as you wait for the clouds that stand above me to open up and spit out rain
yeah, you're quick to ask for the food on my plate, can't you see i'm starving and i haven't slept for days
oh i'm ripe for the picking a fight the air is thick and heavy
and there it sits for the taking an open invitation
you declined so now, yeah now i guess you're free on your own
and never once was victory the word of the day
never did i let the plans drawn up disintegrate
there are tracks to be laid if there's motion to be made
and you should know
i'm not afraid to take the map and walk away
if you asked me to call out your name - it wouldn't do much good next to the sound of a running train
oh now, if i asked you to call out my name, wouldn't do much good next to the sound of a wrecking train
oh i'm ripe for the picking a fight the air is thick and heavy
and there it sits for the taking an open invitation
you declined so now, yeah now i guess you're free on your own
the best that i could do is shave my face and put on weight
oh now, if you asked me to change my place
the best that i could do is send you calls from another state
oh i'm ripe for the picking a fight the air is thick and heavy
and there it sits for the taking an open invitation
you declined so now, yeah now i guess you're free on your own
you're quick to watch from your window as you wait for the clouds that stand above me to open up and spit out rain
yeah, you're quick to ask for the food on my plate, can't you see i'm starving and i haven't slept for days
oh i'm ripe for the picking a fight the air is thick and heavy
and there it sits for the taking an open invitation
you declined so now, yeah now i guess you're free on your own
and never once was victory the word of the day
never did i let the plans drawn up disintegrate
there are tracks to be laid if there's motion to be made
and you should know
i'm not afraid to take the map and walk away
if you asked me to call out your name - it wouldn't do much good next to the sound of a running train
oh now, if i asked you to call out my name, wouldn't do much good next to the sound of a wrecking train
oh i'm ripe for the picking a fight the air is thick and heavy
and there it sits for the taking an open invitation
you declined so now, yeah now i guess you're free on your own
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Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
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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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