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."
All I wanna do
All I wanna do
I'm Your prisoner by choice
I will rest at Your feet
And I'll only lift my voice
When You want me to sing
It's the beauty of Your covering that's stealing my heart
And it's the mystery of You that tears me apart
If I should die before I wake
I pray the Lord my soul to take
And if I should get a peaceful sleep
I wanna wake at my Father's feet
All I wanna do is get into You
You got me captured
By Your love
All I wanna do is stay here with You
You got me raptured
Can't get enough
Let's go
The sun's on the rise
The sleep's in my eyes
The dew's on the ground
The night is disguised
There's hope in the air
I'm fresh off a prayer
The blue mountain bean is clearin' my stare
I make recompense
It's all makin' sense
Like blood in my veins
You're my sustenance
A moment of trust
The "me" becomes "us"
The "we" become "one"
Your gift is my gust of wind
'Til we meet again
I'm Your prisoner by choice
I will rest at Your feet
And I'll only lift my voice
When You want me to sing
All I wanna do is get into You
You got me captured
By Your love
All I wanna do is stay here with You
You got me raptured
Can't get enough
All I wanna do is get into You
You got me captured
You got me
You got me
You got me
So faith, don't fail me now
If you touch my heart
You can feel it pound
So faith, don't fail me now
So faith, don't fail me now
If you touch my heart
You can feel it poundin'
So faith, don't fail me now
So faith, don't fail me now
When I touch my heart
I can feel it pound
Gotta get myself up off this ground
Faith, don't fail me now
All I wanna do is get into You
You got me captured
By Your love
All I wanna do is stay here with You
You got me raptured
Can't get enough
All I wanna do is get into You
You got me captured
By Your love
All I wanna do is stay here with You
You got me raptured
Can't get enough
You got me, and You won't let go
You got me, and You won't let go
You got me, and You won't let go
All I wanna do
I'm Your prisoner by choice
I will rest at Your feet
And I'll only lift my voice
When You want me to sing
It's the beauty of Your covering that's stealing my heart
And it's the mystery of You that tears me apart
If I should die before I wake
I pray the Lord my soul to take
And if I should get a peaceful sleep
I wanna wake at my Father's feet
All I wanna do is get into You
You got me captured
By Your love
All I wanna do is stay here with You
You got me raptured
Can't get enough
Let's go
The sun's on the rise
The sleep's in my eyes
The dew's on the ground
The night is disguised
There's hope in the air
I'm fresh off a prayer
The blue mountain bean is clearin' my stare
I make recompense
It's all makin' sense
Like blood in my veins
You're my sustenance
A moment of trust
The "me" becomes "us"
The "we" become "one"
Your gift is my gust of wind
'Til we meet again
I'm Your prisoner by choice
I will rest at Your feet
And I'll only lift my voice
When You want me to sing
All I wanna do is get into You
You got me captured
By Your love
All I wanna do is stay here with You
You got me raptured
Can't get enough
All I wanna do is get into You
You got me captured
You got me
You got me
You got me
So faith, don't fail me now
If you touch my heart
You can feel it pound
So faith, don't fail me now
So faith, don't fail me now
If you touch my heart
You can feel it poundin'
So faith, don't fail me now
So faith, don't fail me now
When I touch my heart
I can feel it pound
Gotta get myself up off this ground
Faith, don't fail me now
All I wanna do is get into You
You got me captured
By Your love
All I wanna do is stay here with You
You got me raptured
Can't get enough
All I wanna do is get into You
You got me captured
By Your love
All I wanna do is stay here with You
You got me raptured
Can't get enough
You got me, and You won't let go
You got me, and You won't let go
You got me, and You won't let go
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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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this song is awesome the meaning is obvious getting captured by God and just getting lost in his love great, great song the remix is also great