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."
(Get up the nerve, get up the nerve)
'Cause really what's the worst thing that could happen?
Go make your move
There you are and here I am
I have to make that clear
In my own mind
So I know where to begin this
And I know you're leavin' soon
I'm busy as can be
So it wouldn't really make much sense to me
But your eyes are dumbin' me down
And I can't take mine off of you
So how's 'bout spendin' half a day
Underneath a tree losin' leaves
Who knows if they'll grow back again?
Say you will - or that you wish you could, convincingly
'Cause you're makin' me feel like I'm a real live human boy
And she said,
"What's that you got? Robotic insides?"
I know I'm not black blooded
So we should dance right now
And wisen up later
My view of you is cuttin' through
The bitter storms of the sea
Them clouds ain't strong now as they sounded
Let's just drive
I wanna see what the wind does to your hair
Would you take a drive, take a drive...
Say you will - or that you wish you could, convincingly
'Cause you're helpin' me remember what it's like
To have feelings like a normal human
She said,
"What's that you got? Robotic insides?"
I know I'm not black blooded
So we should dance right now
And wisen up a little later
My view of you is cuttin' through
The bitter storms of the sea
Your eyes are dumbin' me down
And I can't take mine off of you
Let's just drive
I wanna see what the wind does to your hair
Would you take a drive, take a drive...
'Cause really what's the worst thing that could happen?
Go make your move
There you are and here I am
I have to make that clear
In my own mind
So I know where to begin this
And I know you're leavin' soon
I'm busy as can be
So it wouldn't really make much sense to me
But your eyes are dumbin' me down
And I can't take mine off of you
So how's 'bout spendin' half a day
Underneath a tree losin' leaves
Who knows if they'll grow back again?
Say you will - or that you wish you could, convincingly
'Cause you're makin' me feel like I'm a real live human boy
And she said,
"What's that you got? Robotic insides?"
I know I'm not black blooded
So we should dance right now
And wisen up later
My view of you is cuttin' through
The bitter storms of the sea
Them clouds ain't strong now as they sounded
Let's just drive
I wanna see what the wind does to your hair
Would you take a drive, take a drive...
Say you will - or that you wish you could, convincingly
'Cause you're helpin' me remember what it's like
To have feelings like a normal human
She said,
"What's that you got? Robotic insides?"
I know I'm not black blooded
So we should dance right now
And wisen up a little later
My view of you is cuttin' through
The bitter storms of the sea
Your eyes are dumbin' me down
And I can't take mine off of you
Let's just drive
I wanna see what the wind does to your hair
Would you take a drive, take a drive...
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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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In my opinion this song is about two people who love eachother, but have obstacles keeping them from being together.
"Get up the nerve, get up the nerve 'Cause really what's the worst thing that could happen? Go make your move" -- He wants her to just go ahead and amit that she longs for him, and act upon it.
"There you are and here I am I have to make that clear In my own mind"
-There is something keeping the two apart, for example, maybe the girl has a boyfriend, who she wont leave, but maybe not.
"So how's 'bout spendin' half a day Underneath a tree losin' leaves"
--I love this lyric because I like to interpret it as the two spending half a day together, with what is left of the thier love (the tree losing leaves) which is slowly fading because, they know it has to.
"Say you will - or that you wish you could, convincingly"
He wants her to admit that she loves him and wants to be with him, or just fool him, because he cant bare thinking otherwise.
"And she said, "What's that you got? Robotic insides?" I know I'm not black blooded
-- This part I was always questionable, so I asked Kenn, and He said that Black Blood is oil. That the Robots have Oil for blood. I know that this part doesnt quite fit my interpretion, but that's what he intended it to mean.
"So we should dance right now And wisen up later"
--They should just enjoy themselves, and act on thier love for eachother Then worry about it later
"Let's just drive I wanna see what the wind does to your hair Would you take a drive, take a drive..."
-- "Test drive" the relationship and see what happens.
That is a very good interpretation. I think i agree. The republic tigers rock.