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."
Baptised with a perfect name
The doubting one by heart
Alone without himself
War between him and the day
Need someone to blame
In the end, little he can do alone
You believe but what you see
You receive but what you give
Reach
For hand-held heart through life
For the dancer to arrive
Reach
And catch me before I fall
Apart from the wandering pack
In this brief flight of time we reach
For the ones, whoever dare
You believe but what you see
You receive but what you give
Reach
For hand-held heart through life
For the dancer to arrive
Reach
And catch me before I fall
Reach
For a friend whoever cares
For someone whoever dares
Reach
To catch me when I fall
Reaching for the doubting one by heart
Hearing voices calling
Catch the one who's falling
Reach
For hand-held heart through life
For the dancer to arrive
Reach
And catch me before I fall
Reach
For a friend whoever cares
For someone whoever dares
Reach
To catch me when I fall
The doubting one by heart
Alone without himself
War between him and the day
Need someone to blame
In the end, little he can do alone
You believe but what you see
You receive but what you give
Reach
For hand-held heart through life
For the dancer to arrive
Reach
And catch me before I fall
Apart from the wandering pack
In this brief flight of time we reach
For the ones, whoever dare
You believe but what you see
You receive but what you give
Reach
For hand-held heart through life
For the dancer to arrive
Reach
And catch me before I fall
Reach
For a friend whoever cares
For someone whoever dares
Reach
To catch me when I fall
Reaching for the doubting one by heart
Hearing voices calling
Catch the one who's falling
Reach
For hand-held heart through life
For the dancer to arrive
Reach
And catch me before I fall
Reach
For a friend whoever cares
For someone whoever dares
Reach
To catch me when I fall
Lyrics submitted by The-Dullahan
Reach(Amaranth Demo) Lyrics as written by Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
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This song was written in 2006 by Tuomas Holopainen and was sang by Marco Hietala, the bassist, main vocalist and songwriter for the band Tarot. In February 2007, Nightwish received a very talented NEW singer, by the name of Anette Ozlon, so the song was no longer going to appear on Nightwish's next album, Dark Passion Play. The song did however appear on the Amaranth CD single as well as on the Collector's Edition of Dark Passion Play. A reworking of the song was recorded with Anette by the name of "Amaranth" and put onto the general version of Dark Passion Play. This song is actually quite amazing, as is all of Nightwish's material. I especially like the way the hawk cries along with the scream of "REACH" throughout the song. I actually have five versions of Dark Passion Play; The regular version, The Collector's Edition (As to get this song) the "Orchestral" version that comes along with the Collector's Edition, the Japanese release (As to obtain the song "The Escapist") and the "Instrumental" version that comes with the Japanese release (the tracks are exactly the same as the "Orchestral" version) It's cool to look at in my collection because it is five CD's with the same basic image, though all look noticeably different. I was absolutely shocked that this song wasn't on here, especially when the even more obscure "The Escapist" had lyrics.
@ The-Dullahan-AHHHH......so THAT is where i had seen this song...on the Amaranth CD cuz at first i saw this song title and thought "WHAT???!! i have never heard of this song" then i clicked on it and saw your comment and now i know
anyways never heard this song...i should go ask my friend for his amaranth cd so i can go listen to it cuz im liking the lyrics
Huh? Isn't this Amaranth?...
It's on the Collector's Edition of Dark Passion Play as a bonus track.
I had only bought the collectors edition, so i had no idea amaranth wasn't on the original release. Cool.