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."
Goodbye
We're facing the same day
over and over
You're repeating yourself
and it's boring me to tears
I would just like to ask
are you owned by your fears?
What happened to the world that moved so fast?
The people in it had to abandon their pasts
just to keep up with the progress
You're hopeless, you lost this
I'm just being honest
All of you deserve this shallow judgment
There's nowhere to go
but up from here (but up from here)
There's nowhere to go
but up from here (up from here)
Take your time
Don't bother me with shallow alibis
It's your life and your decision
to do nothing with it
so admit it now
admit it now
There's nowhere to go
but up from here (but up from here)
There's nowhere to go
but up from here
Don't bother me with shallow alibis
And filthy lies
Looking at you I can see right through your eyes
(there's no, there's no,
there's no where left to go) x 2
Goodbye (both)
We're facing the same day
over and over
(I've escaped this feeling,
its back and I know that it's not right
oh, I know that it's not right) x 2
There's nowhere to go
but up from here
When there's nowhere to go
but up from here
There's nowhere to go
but up from here
There's nowhere to go
but up from here
We're facing the same day
over and over
You're repeating yourself
and it's boring me to tears
I would just like to ask
are you owned by your fears?
What happened to the world that moved so fast?
The people in it had to abandon their pasts
just to keep up with the progress
You're hopeless, you lost this
I'm just being honest
All of you deserve this shallow judgment
There's nowhere to go
but up from here (but up from here)
There's nowhere to go
but up from here (up from here)
Take your time
Don't bother me with shallow alibis
It's your life and your decision
to do nothing with it
so admit it now
admit it now
There's nowhere to go
but up from here (but up from here)
There's nowhere to go
but up from here
Don't bother me with shallow alibis
And filthy lies
Looking at you I can see right through your eyes
(there's no, there's no,
there's no where left to go) x 2
Goodbye (both)
We're facing the same day
over and over
(I've escaped this feeling,
its back and I know that it's not right
oh, I know that it's not right) x 2
There's nowhere to go
but up from here
When there's nowhere to go
but up from here
There's nowhere to go
but up from here
There's nowhere to go
but up from here
Lyrics submitted by aristuma21
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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,
Blue
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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.
Amazing
Ed Sheeran
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Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to find some positivity in the situation. This track was written by Ed Sheeran from the perspective of his friend. From the track, we see this person fall deeper into the negative thoughts and slide further down the path of mental torment with every lyric.
Page
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
It's saying that he's tired of the same old routine, he's most likely depressed to the point where anything that happened would be a good thing, so it would be the "Nowhere to go but up from here," 'here' being the emotional point he's at.
you left out the craig owens part. ):
isn't it this part? <br /> <br /> Take your time<br /> Don't bother me with shallow alibis<br /> It's you life and your decision<br /> to do nothing with it<br /> so admit it now
Craig Owen's in the song?
Goodbye We're facing the same day over and over You're repeating yourself and it's boring me to tears I would just like to ask are you owned by your fears? What happened to the world that moved so fast? The people in it had to abandon their pasts just to keep up with the progress You're hopeless, you lost this I'm just being honest All of you deserve this shallow judgment
There's nowhere to go but up from here (but up from here) There's nowhere to go but up from here (up from here)
Take your time Don't bother me with shallow alibis It's your life and your decision to do nothing with it so admit it now admit it now
There's nowhere to go but up from here (but up from here) There's nowhere to go but up from here
<Craig Owens> Don't bother me with shallow alibis And filthy lies Looking at you I can see right through your eyes (there's no, there's no, there's no where left to go) x 2
Goodbye (both) We're facing the same day over and over
(I've escaped this feeling, its back and I know that it's not right oh, I know that it's not right) x 2
There's nowhere to go but up from here When there's nowhere to go but up from here
There's nowhere to go but up from here There's nowhere to go but up from here
Well before I start, I'd point out that this has the exact same music as their previous song "He may be your boyfriend but you're still a.." which is quite ironic considering the context of the song (hopefully deliberate ;) )
To me this seems about being stuck in a typical social clique or group or maybe even a band, full of people who don't have the motivation to do anything with their lives, people who just drift through life with the same old routine but never really get anywhere at the end of it, And it's about being sick of this, and saying "Goodbye" to it/them all. "Are you owned by your fears" - fears of progression, achievement, doing something new and original "You all deserve this shallow judgement" - You're not trying, you deserve to be shunned for lack of effort
"Don't bother me with shallow alibis and filthy lies" - For me, it reminds me of being in a band where some people aren't bothering to put any effort in, (why make up excuses to why you couldn't turn up for a show or rehearsal etc, it's getting old) but it could apply to any number of situations with a group in life.
"There's nowhere to go but up from here" - Pretty self explanatory, but yeah, sick of doing the same old thing, need to progress, the only way is up :)
this song is amazing :) they sound a lot like I See Stars but thats ok, theyre both great