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."
You're my destiny you wanna be with me
So holler if ya hear me
You're my destiny you wanna be with me
Holler if ya hear me
You're my destiny you wanna be with me
Holler if ya hear me
You're my destiny you wanna be with me
Holler if ya hear me
Do you ever wonder when he
Don't come home who he goes to see?
And why in the middle of the night he leaves you alone?
'Cause everything he like is with me
If I was in your shoes
I would'a had to let him go
From the first sign of him tryin' to play
If you want me to stay
Ya gotta let all that go (oh no)
You wanna stick around
And not believe in what you see
And while you're waitin'
Thinkin' everything's gonna be okay
I got him, I got him right here with me (holler if you hear me)
(Holler if you hear me)
Do you ever wonder when he
Don't come home who he goes to see?
And why in the middle of the night
He leaves you alone, leaves you alone (he's with me)
Do you ever wonder when he
Don't come home who he goes to see?
And why in the middle of the night he leaves you alone?
'Cause everything he like is with me
I wanna call you so bad
And tell you he's sick of you, girl
What you put him through
Do you expect to mistreat him
And he still be with you
No no no no no (no no)
That's why he's here with me (holler if you hear me)
I don't care what you say (no no)
You can't play with destiny (holler if you hear me)
As fas as I know
He's in good hands
So you can stop callin' all around
Sayin' have you seen my man? (Have you seen my man?)
Ain't no need to fuss and fight
Tryin' to make it right (no)
Certain things ain't meant to be
And that's why, that's why he's right here with me
Be right here if you 'bout it, 'bout it
Master P and Destiny could get rowdy, rowdy
See, holler here if ya even hear me
All it takes, a beep to get near me, uh
And mama always told me
I could tell a real girl by the way that she hold me
I live the life of a G
But tonight girl, it's gonna be you and me
We be thugged out, Moet, champagne, I'm eatin' strawberry
She's callin' my name, you holler P never leave me'
And if you really wanna be with me, hug me and squeeze me
Real killa's like to ride
So jump in my car and just go front, back, side to side
You can press just like a flower
And if you real good, your game all about the gizzal
But never mix business with pleasure
You really want me? Prove to me that you're down for whatever
Put on your soldier gear, let's ride tonight
Thug love, bubble bath, it ain't no limit tonight
Girl if you wanna be with me (if you wanna be with me)
If you wanna be with me (if you wanna be with me)
Tell me you wanna be with me (tell me)
If you wanna be with me (if you wanna be with me)
Do you ever wonder when he
Don't come home who he goes to see?
And why in the middle of the night he leaves you alone
He leaves you alone
Do you ever wonder when he
Don't come home, who he goes to see?
And why in the middle of the night
He leaves you alone?
'Cause everything he like is with me (holler if you hear me)
Do you ever wonder when he (holler if you hear me)
Don't come home, who he goes to see?
And why in the middle of the night
He leaves you alone (that's what I'm talkin about)
He leaves you alone (thug love, soldier love)
Do you ever wonder when he (Master P, Destiny's Child)
Don't come home, who he goes to see?
And why in the middle of the night (holler if you hear me)
He leaves you alone
'Cause everything he like is with me (girl feel me) (everything he like is with me)
Do you ever wonder when he (everything he like is with me)
Don't come home, who he goes to see? (Everything he like is with me)
And why in the middle of the night (everything he like is with me)
He leaves you alone (everything, everything he like is with me)
He leaves you alone (everything he like is with me)
Do you ever wonder when he (everything he like is with me)
Don't come home, who he goes to see? (Everything he like is with me)
And why in the middle of the night
He leaves you alone
'Cause everything he like is with me
So holler if ya hear me
You're my destiny you wanna be with me
Holler if ya hear me
You're my destiny you wanna be with me
Holler if ya hear me
You're my destiny you wanna be with me
Holler if ya hear me
Do you ever wonder when he
Don't come home who he goes to see?
And why in the middle of the night he leaves you alone?
'Cause everything he like is with me
If I was in your shoes
I would'a had to let him go
From the first sign of him tryin' to play
If you want me to stay
Ya gotta let all that go (oh no)
You wanna stick around
And not believe in what you see
And while you're waitin'
Thinkin' everything's gonna be okay
I got him, I got him right here with me (holler if you hear me)
(Holler if you hear me)
Do you ever wonder when he
Don't come home who he goes to see?
And why in the middle of the night
He leaves you alone, leaves you alone (he's with me)
Do you ever wonder when he
Don't come home who he goes to see?
And why in the middle of the night he leaves you alone?
'Cause everything he like is with me
I wanna call you so bad
And tell you he's sick of you, girl
What you put him through
Do you expect to mistreat him
And he still be with you
No no no no no (no no)
That's why he's here with me (holler if you hear me)
I don't care what you say (no no)
You can't play with destiny (holler if you hear me)
As fas as I know
He's in good hands
So you can stop callin' all around
Sayin' have you seen my man? (Have you seen my man?)
Ain't no need to fuss and fight
Tryin' to make it right (no)
Certain things ain't meant to be
And that's why, that's why he's right here with me
Be right here if you 'bout it, 'bout it
Master P and Destiny could get rowdy, rowdy
See, holler here if ya even hear me
All it takes, a beep to get near me, uh
And mama always told me
I could tell a real girl by the way that she hold me
I live the life of a G
But tonight girl, it's gonna be you and me
We be thugged out, Moet, champagne, I'm eatin' strawberry
She's callin' my name, you holler P never leave me'
And if you really wanna be with me, hug me and squeeze me
Real killa's like to ride
So jump in my car and just go front, back, side to side
You can press just like a flower
And if you real good, your game all about the gizzal
But never mix business with pleasure
You really want me? Prove to me that you're down for whatever
Put on your soldier gear, let's ride tonight
Thug love, bubble bath, it ain't no limit tonight
Girl if you wanna be with me (if you wanna be with me)
If you wanna be with me (if you wanna be with me)
Tell me you wanna be with me (tell me)
If you wanna be with me (if you wanna be with me)
Do you ever wonder when he
Don't come home who he goes to see?
And why in the middle of the night he leaves you alone
He leaves you alone
Do you ever wonder when he
Don't come home, who he goes to see?
And why in the middle of the night
He leaves you alone?
'Cause everything he like is with me (holler if you hear me)
Do you ever wonder when he (holler if you hear me)
Don't come home, who he goes to see?
And why in the middle of the night
He leaves you alone (that's what I'm talkin about)
He leaves you alone (thug love, soldier love)
Do you ever wonder when he (Master P, Destiny's Child)
Don't come home, who he goes to see?
And why in the middle of the night (holler if you hear me)
He leaves you alone
'Cause everything he like is with me (girl feel me) (everything he like is with me)
Do you ever wonder when he (everything he like is with me)
Don't come home, who he goes to see? (Everything he like is with me)
And why in the middle of the night (everything he like is with me)
He leaves you alone (everything, everything he like is with me)
He leaves you alone (everything he like is with me)
Do you ever wonder when he (everything he like is with me)
Don't come home, who he goes to see? (Everything he like is with me)
And why in the middle of the night
He leaves you alone
'Cause everything he like is with me
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With Me, Pt. 2 Lyrics as written by Jermaine Dupri Beyonce Gisselle Knowles
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