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."
How can we make it love
When I don't trust
How can we make it love
How can we make it love
When I don't trust you we need more than love
Cause Everything is everything when were just making love
How can we make it love
When I don't trust you we need more than love
It's a bad situation
And I'm tired of pretending
Everything is alright when we argue half the time almost every night
It's a hard road I'm facing
So maybe I should keep it moving
Cause I can only trust you baby
As far as I can see what's in front of me
You keep telling me that I keep asking you these questions
That don't make no sense but we both know they do.
Now we arguing and now you're leaving once again
And I just sit here wondering what will I do
[Chorus]
How can we make it love
When I don't trust
How can we make it love
How can we make it love
When I don't trust you we need more than love
Cause Everything is everything when were just making love
How can we make it love
When I don't trust you we need more than love
Answer me this, now do you really wanna go there
Cause if we go just know we won't make it back
Just cause yo girlfriend said it don't make it fact
If anything her corny ass just make it wack.
We all say shit then take it back
I think I listen to too much drake in fact
Cause I'm the best you ever you had
Your friends just mad cause I'm the best they never had
If you don't trust nothing you can trust that
I come with new shit and have em like what's that
That's low so, encase you didn't know so
And trust me I don't even trust me
[Chorus]
How can we make it love
When I don't trust you we need more than love
Cause Everything is everything when were just making love
How can we make it love
When I don't trust you we need more than love
And I don't care that you're thinking
Every time you turn around I'm trippin'
I got my intuition and I got receipts
I ain't seeing things
It's hard to live with the question
Who you with and what you're doing
I'm keeping one eye open
So don't even try to Jedi my mind
You keep telling me that I keep asking you these questions
That don't make no sense but we both know they do.
Now we arguing and now you're leaving once again
And I just sit here wondering what will I do
[Chorus]
It's a hard road baby, it's a hard road baby
It's a hard road baby, loving you loving you yea
I don't trust you baby, I don't trust you baby
But I love you baby,
More than me, more than love, more than you
When I don't trust
How can we make it love
How can we make it love
When I don't trust you we need more than love
Cause Everything is everything when were just making love
How can we make it love
When I don't trust you we need more than love
It's a bad situation
And I'm tired of pretending
Everything is alright when we argue half the time almost every night
It's a hard road I'm facing
So maybe I should keep it moving
Cause I can only trust you baby
As far as I can see what's in front of me
You keep telling me that I keep asking you these questions
That don't make no sense but we both know they do.
Now we arguing and now you're leaving once again
And I just sit here wondering what will I do
[Chorus]
How can we make it love
When I don't trust
How can we make it love
How can we make it love
When I don't trust you we need more than love
Cause Everything is everything when were just making love
How can we make it love
When I don't trust you we need more than love
Answer me this, now do you really wanna go there
Cause if we go just know we won't make it back
Just cause yo girlfriend said it don't make it fact
If anything her corny ass just make it wack.
We all say shit then take it back
I think I listen to too much drake in fact
Cause I'm the best you ever you had
Your friends just mad cause I'm the best they never had
If you don't trust nothing you can trust that
I come with new shit and have em like what's that
That's low so, encase you didn't know so
And trust me I don't even trust me
[Chorus]
How can we make it love
When I don't trust you we need more than love
Cause Everything is everything when were just making love
How can we make it love
When I don't trust you we need more than love
And I don't care that you're thinking
Every time you turn around I'm trippin'
I got my intuition and I got receipts
I ain't seeing things
It's hard to live with the question
Who you with and what you're doing
I'm keeping one eye open
So don't even try to Jedi my mind
You keep telling me that I keep asking you these questions
That don't make no sense but we both know they do.
Now we arguing and now you're leaving once again
And I just sit here wondering what will I do
[Chorus]
It's a hard road baby, it's a hard road baby
It's a hard road baby, loving you loving you yea
I don't trust you baby, I don't trust you baby
But I love you baby,
More than me, more than love, more than you
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"'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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