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."
***The song has no official title, but "Happy" seems most likely to be it***
With a fist in the air, we won’t back down
We won’t be pushed around again
With our backs against the wall
We wait impatiently for this world to fall
You happy now?
Are you happier now?
Happy with what you did?
The system fell down (the system fell down)
Are you happier now?
Happy with what you did?
And happy with who you hurt
With your guns in the air, you speak of truth
But all we see is hypocrisy
With tears in our eyes, you talk of hope
But all we see is all your lies
I don’t wanna play anymore
I just wanna see you on the floor
You happy now?
Are you happier now?
Happy with what you did?
The system fell down (the system fell down)
Are you happier now?
Happy with what you did?
You happy now?
And are you happier now?
Happy with what you did?
The system fell down (the system fell down)
Are you happier now?
Happy with what you did?
And happy with who you hurt
And happy with what you did
With a fist in the air, we won’t back down
We won’t be pushed around again
With blood in our nails, I scratch and bleed
For every single thing I need
You point your finger in my face
I bite it off just to feel the taste
You happy now?
Are you happier now?
Happy with what you did?
The system fell down (the system fell down)
Are you happier now?
Happy with what you did?
You happy now? (with blood in our nails)
And are you happier now?
Happy with what you did?
The system fell down (the system fell down)
Are you happier now?
Happy with what you did?
And happy with who you hurt
Happy with what you did
With a fist in the air, we won’t back down
We won’t be pushed around again
With our backs against the wall
We wait impatiently for this world to fall
You happy now?
Are you happier now?
Happy with what you did?
The system fell down (the system fell down)
Are you happier now?
Happy with what you did?
And happy with who you hurt
With your guns in the air, you speak of truth
But all we see is hypocrisy
With tears in our eyes, you talk of hope
But all we see is all your lies
I don’t wanna play anymore
I just wanna see you on the floor
You happy now?
Are you happier now?
Happy with what you did?
The system fell down (the system fell down)
Are you happier now?
Happy with what you did?
You happy now?
And are you happier now?
Happy with what you did?
The system fell down (the system fell down)
Are you happier now?
Happy with what you did?
And happy with who you hurt
And happy with what you did
With a fist in the air, we won’t back down
We won’t be pushed around again
With blood in our nails, I scratch and bleed
For every single thing I need
You point your finger in my face
I bite it off just to feel the taste
You happy now?
Are you happier now?
Happy with what you did?
The system fell down (the system fell down)
Are you happier now?
Happy with what you did?
You happy now? (with blood in our nails)
And are you happier now?
Happy with what you did?
The system fell down (the system fell down)
Are you happier now?
Happy with what you did?
And happy with who you hurt
Happy with what you did
Lyrics submitted by pastachickennugget42
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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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