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."
Alright, alright, alright, come on
Alright, alright, alright, come on
Alright, alright, alright, come on
Alright, alright, alright, come on
Strange, strange, strange, it's a dichotomy
But it was never quite weird
Or quite normal for me
Take a break, take a breath and let's see where we're at
Those damn bedbugs are sleeping up in my head
All day, all night
You telling my story
But you don't know my name
It's a hickory dichotomy
You're messing with my brain
Selling the story
Are you holy or lying
Hickory dichotomy
I tell you the truth then you bite
Alright, alright, alright, come on
Alright, alright, alright, come on
Brave, brave, brave
As the apostles go
Is it a hickory hypothesis
Or one man show?
Take a rest
Or take a ravel
In the light of lights
But them tall tale teasers
Keep sneaking in my show tonight
Alright
You telling my story
But you don't know my name
It's a hickory dichotomy
You're messing with my brain
Selling the story
Are you holy or lying
Hickory dichotomy
I tell you the truth then you bite
You telling my story
But you don't know my name
It's a hickory dichotomy
You're messing with my brain
Selling the story
Are you holy or lying
Hickory dichotomy
I tell you the truth then you bite
Alright, alright, alright, come on
Alright, alright, alright, come on
Alright, alright, alright, come on
Alright, alright, alright, come on
Alright, alright, alright, come on
Alright, alright, alright, come on
Alright, alright, alright, come on
Strange, strange, strange, it's a dichotomy
But it was never quite weird
Or quite normal for me
Take a break, take a breath and let's see where we're at
Those damn bedbugs are sleeping up in my head
All day, all night
You telling my story
But you don't know my name
It's a hickory dichotomy
You're messing with my brain
Selling the story
Are you holy or lying
Hickory dichotomy
I tell you the truth then you bite
Alright, alright, alright, come on
Alright, alright, alright, come on
Brave, brave, brave
As the apostles go
Is it a hickory hypothesis
Or one man show?
Take a rest
Or take a ravel
In the light of lights
But them tall tale teasers
Keep sneaking in my show tonight
Alright
You telling my story
But you don't know my name
It's a hickory dichotomy
You're messing with my brain
Selling the story
Are you holy or lying
Hickory dichotomy
I tell you the truth then you bite
You telling my story
But you don't know my name
It's a hickory dichotomy
You're messing with my brain
Selling the story
Are you holy or lying
Hickory dichotomy
I tell you the truth then you bite
Alright, alright, alright, come on
Alright, alright, alright, come on
Alright, alright, alright, come on
Alright, alright, alright, come on
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Hickory Dichotomy Lyrics as written by Robert Emile Deleo Dean Deleo
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what does hickory dichotomy supposed to mean?
no fucking clue