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."
Waking up, with just one thing in mind
Eyes sewed shut, so tear them open wide
I'm on the hunt I'm on the prowl
I can almost taste you now
I'm on your scent I'll track you down
I'm on you now!
Drain your blood
Watch it pour
Drain your blood
Play no more
Please forgive me (please forgive me)
I don't know what I'm doing
Someone help me
Start begging for your mercy
Please forgive me (please forgive me)
I don't know what I'm doing
Someone help me
Start begging for your mercy
Can you feel your pain
The smell of fear's around you.
Do you want to scream
Let it out cause no one can hear you
I'm on the hunt I'm on the prowl
I can almost taste you now
I'm on your scent I'll track you down
I'm on you now
Drain your blood
Watch it pour
Drain your blood
Play no more
Please forgive me (please forgive me)
I don't know what I'm doing
Someone help me
Start begging for your mercy
Please forgive me (please forgive me)
I don't know what I'm doing
Someone help me
Start begging for your mercy
Drain your blood
Watch it pour
Drain your blood
Play no more
Please forgive me (please forgive me)
I don't know what I'm doing
Someone help me
Start begging for your mercy
Please forgive me (please forgive me)
I don't know what I'm doing
Someone help me
Start begging for your mercy
Eyes sewed shut, so tear them open wide
I'm on the hunt I'm on the prowl
I can almost taste you now
I'm on your scent I'll track you down
I'm on you now!
Drain your blood
Watch it pour
Drain your blood
Play no more
Please forgive me (please forgive me)
I don't know what I'm doing
Someone help me
Start begging for your mercy
Please forgive me (please forgive me)
I don't know what I'm doing
Someone help me
Start begging for your mercy
Can you feel your pain
The smell of fear's around you.
Do you want to scream
Let it out cause no one can hear you
I'm on the hunt I'm on the prowl
I can almost taste you now
I'm on your scent I'll track you down
I'm on you now
Drain your blood
Watch it pour
Drain your blood
Play no more
Please forgive me (please forgive me)
I don't know what I'm doing
Someone help me
Start begging for your mercy
Please forgive me (please forgive me)
I don't know what I'm doing
Someone help me
Start begging for your mercy
Drain your blood
Watch it pour
Drain your blood
Play no more
Please forgive me (please forgive me)
I don't know what I'm doing
Someone help me
Start begging for your mercy
Please forgive me (please forgive me)
I don't know what I'm doing
Someone help me
Start begging for your mercy
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Begging For Mercy Lyrics as written by Jason James Don Gilmore
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Fucking aweeeeeeeesome song. I absolutely can't wait for the new album.
Just one thing I had in mind:
I seem to hear "let it out 'cause no one can hear you" rather than "let it out just know I can hear you". I might be wrong though.
BFMV - my favorite band till I die.
fucking awesome!! love the album title "Fever". and ollie9108 is right its, "let it out cause no one can hear you".
the message i get from this song is someone getting revenge and rather violent! this character is too furious to really cope with what he/its doing "I dont know what im doing". But hes set out to get revenge and thats what hes gonna get!
KICK ASS! I hope im blown away when the album comes out!
An amazing song... and in my opinion, bullets taking more influence from slayer at the moment.
I first heard this at midnight last night, being tired as hell, and then I was rather disappointed, really. But now that I've heard it, eh, a couple of times it's way better! I really like it! BFMV are definitively one of my favourite bands ever!
Though, it's really different from their old stuff, but that doesn't really matter, as there was a great difference between The Poison and SAF too hum
I'd say that this track shows Bullet leaning a lot more back towards The Poison sorta vibe, but then it also takes influences from SAF and then I think it also adds something else. But I can't place quite what...I think perhaps a more classic metal vibe.<br /> <br /> Im so excitedddd :D
i think its sick as fuck. matts scream got 100000000000000000xs better and hes good a good voice again. fucking amazing song. i cant wait to buy their album
I agree. The screaming and his voice are both IMMENSE on this song.
Hah, yeah, Ollie, you're right x3 It's quite like both albums. But at that time I hadn't had the chance of actually LISTEN to it, as I was at school while listening to it and only got to focus on that "something else". (I'm not excusing myself, anyhow). ^^ Gah, goodnight x3
yet anotherr awsomee bfmv song! u gotta love matt tuck :] lovee thiss songg it imense :] i think its bout 2 mistakes, apoligizing bt still being annoyed, can anyone tell me in more detail wat this songs about? :] x
yeah i think its about someone just losing it and not caring about any consequences, just out for blood on that someone, but the chorus is kinda the conscious speaking. idk. what do you guys think?
sooo...basically its about some one doing something to hurt some one else not caring an not thinking but knowing that they'll regret it, right? :] neways <3 bfmv <3 ! they rock :]!! :]
here are the real lyrics.... straight from bullet themselves Yeah! Ohh!
Waking up with just one thing in mind, Eyes sewn shut so tear them open wide. I'm on the hunt, I'm on the prowl, I can almost taste you now. I'm on your scent, I'll track you down. I'm on you now.
Drain your blood, watch it pour. Drain your blood, plead no more.
Please forgive me, I don't know what I'm doing. Someone help me. Stop begging for your mercy. Please forgive me, I don't know what I'm doing. Someone help me. Stop begging for your mercy.
Can you feel the pain, the smell of fear's around you. Do you wanna scream, let it out just know I can hear you. I'm on the hunt, I'm on the prowl. I can almost taste you now. I'm on your scent, I'll track you down. I'm on you now.
Drain your blood, watch it pour. Drain your blood, plead no more.
Please forgive me, I don't know what I'm doing. Someone help me. Stop begging for your mercy. Please forgive me, I don't know what I'm doing. Someone help me. Stop begging for your mercy.
Drain your blood, watch it pour. Drain your blood, plead no more.
Guitar solo
Please forgive me, I don't know what I'm doing. Someone help me. Stop begging for your mercy. Please forgive me, I don't know what I'm doing. Someone help me. Stop begging for your mercy.
Ok this is definitely one of my favorites from this band. But do you guys REALLY don't know what this song is about? well let me tell ya, WEREWOLVES! No seriously, just listen to the lyrics and picture it. Make sense?
I think the obsession with draining blood is more closely attributed with vampires. I'd say vampires if it wasn't for the hunting/prowling; vampires are more associated with the ninja-like 'appearing where you least expect them' than running around like a dog on a hunt. <br /> Any Twilight fans want to disagree with me... GTFO
lol Twlight fans don't know what real vampires are, what they protray as vampires is a joke.
It does seem like that in some ways.<br /> Fuck Twilight as well.
the solo reminds me of synyster gates playin for some reason lol...good song