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 nightmare lies in the mourning
When the birds are bleeding
And you hope the day will come
But you're never gonna live this down
Wish it away with the blame
You could just stop breathing now
You didn't want it enough
And you tap and you cut
And you start with the heavy breathing
You're parallel to the dark
But they're still not leaving
But you try and talk
You'll do anything but you're never gonna keep it down
Don't leave me now, don't leave me now
[Chorus]
It didn't have to be this way
You know it didn't have to be
But it's the end of the line
So goodbye
Can you hear me
Can you see me
Well it's the end of the line
So goodbye
Now you talk to yourself
And you wonder why nothing ever changes
How you're gonna fall so far so fast
Who you gonna blame this on
I don't care anymore in the morning
When the birds start bleeding now
And it's all the same
I was faced to the wall
With the mirror crashing down
And you stood so tall
But you fall and you're never gonna get back up
You didn't want it enough
Am I central now, am I central now I was central how
[Chorus]
Can you hear me
Can you see me
Well it's the end of the line
So goodbye
No one loves you
Up above you
No one hears you
No one sees you
No one loves you
Up above you
No one hears you
No one sees you
[Chorus]
Can you hear me
Can you see me
Well it's the end of the line
So goodbye
When the birds are bleeding
And you hope the day will come
But you're never gonna live this down
Wish it away with the blame
You could just stop breathing now
You didn't want it enough
And you tap and you cut
And you start with the heavy breathing
You're parallel to the dark
But they're still not leaving
But you try and talk
You'll do anything but you're never gonna keep it down
Don't leave me now, don't leave me now
[Chorus]
It didn't have to be this way
You know it didn't have to be
But it's the end of the line
So goodbye
Can you hear me
Can you see me
Well it's the end of the line
So goodbye
Now you talk to yourself
And you wonder why nothing ever changes
How you're gonna fall so far so fast
Who you gonna blame this on
I don't care anymore in the morning
When the birds start bleeding now
And it's all the same
I was faced to the wall
With the mirror crashing down
And you stood so tall
But you fall and you're never gonna get back up
You didn't want it enough
Am I central now, am I central now I was central how
[Chorus]
Can you hear me
Can you see me
Well it's the end of the line
So goodbye
No one loves you
Up above you
No one hears you
No one sees you
No one loves you
Up above you
No one hears you
No one sees you
[Chorus]
Can you hear me
Can you see me
Well it's the end of the line
So goodbye
Lyrics submitted by dustybreeze, edited by hemlock666, indstrlgal
End of the Line Lyrics as written by Sydney Alexis Krauss Derek Miller
Lyrics © SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING
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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."
Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
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Page
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
these are the official lyrics from the cd booklet:
The nightmare lies in the mourning when the birds are bleeding and you hope the day will come but you’re never gonna live this down
wish it away with the blame you could just stop breathing now you didn’t want it enough and you tap and you cut and you start with the heavy breathing you’re parallel to the dark but they’re still not leaving but you try and talk you’ll do anything but you’re never gonna keep it down don’t leave me now, don’t leave me now
chorus: it didn’t have to be this way you know it didn’t have to be but it’s the end of the line so goodbye
can you hear me can you see me well it’s the end of the line so goodbye
now you talk to yourself and you wonder why nothing ever changes how you’re gonna fall so far so fast who you gonna blame this on i don’t care anymore in the morning when the birds start bleeding now and it’s all the same
i was faced to the wall with the mirror crashing down and you stood so tall but you fall and you’re never gonna get back up you didn’t want it enough am i central now, am i central now i was central how
chorus: it didn’t have to be this way you know it didn’t have to be but it’s the end of the line so goodbye
can you hear me can you see me well it’s the end of the line so goodbye
no one loves you up above you no one hears you no one sees you
no one loves you up above you no one hears you no one sees you
chorus: it didn’t have to be this way you know it didn’t have to be but it’s the end of the line so goodbye
can you hear me can you see me well it’s the end of the line so goodbye
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You should pass us the other lyrics too.
Wait, it doesn't seem legit.