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."
Yeah!
Sit back and sit in your hole
(Shut up you hypocrite)
Feels like I'm losing control
(Shut up you hypocrite)
When life is taking it's toll
(Shut up you hypocrite)
You gotta give it up, gotta, gotta let it go
Break apart, it's a start
Take it all away and hit explode
Hit the floor, hit discard
It's a long and winding row
You better buckle up cause' the end is starting
Degenerates gotta be the life of the party
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Sit back and sit in your hole
(Shut up and deal with it)
Hold on, we're losing control
(Shut up and deal with it)
Sometimes you don't even know
(Shut up and deal with it)
You gotta give it up, gotta, gotta let it go
?
Ain't there no where left to kill
Enjoy dispair, in the air
Think we just hit an all time low
You better cut your teeth cause' the pain is coming
Another let down, with this ?
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Wait til' they get a load of me
Wait til' they get a load of me!
Break it all down, spawn in the underground
Take it all now as promises drown
I can show you how and keep you spellbound
Break it all, break it all, break it all
Hey! Hey!
Nothing to left to care
Even if it's just a little
Let a sharp tongue stare
cut you down the middle
Grind to a halt
with the bitterness tasting
Nothin sadder than latter,
life less wasted
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Yeah!
Sit back and sit in your hole
(Shut up you hypocrite)
Feels like I'm losing control
(Shut up you hypocrite)
When life is taking it's toll
(Shut up you hypocrite)
You gotta give it up, gotta, gotta let it go
Break apart, it's a start
Take it all away and hit explode
Hit the floor, hit discard
It's a long and winding row
You better buckle up cause' the end is starting
Degenerates gotta be the life of the party
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Sit back and sit in your hole
(Shut up and deal with it)
Hold on, we're losing control
(Shut up and deal with it)
Sometimes you don't even know
(Shut up and deal with it)
You gotta give it up, gotta, gotta let it go
?
Ain't there no where left to kill
Enjoy dispair, in the air
Think we just hit an all time low
You better cut your teeth cause' the pain is coming
Another let down, with this ?
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Wait til' they get a load of me
Wait til' they get a load of me!
Break it all down, spawn in the underground
Take it all now as promises drown
I can show you how and keep you spellbound
Break it all, break it all, break it all
Hey! Hey!
Nothing to left to care
Even if it's just a little
Let a sharp tongue stare
cut you down the middle
Grind to a halt
with the bitterness tasting
Nothin sadder than latter,
life less wasted
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
Villains and the heroes
Get up, get up!
The number ones and zeroes
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Sit back and sit in your hole
(Shut up you hypocrite)
Feels like I'm losing control
(Shut up you hypocrite)
When life is taking it's toll
(Shut up you hypocrite)
You gotta give it up, gotta, gotta let it go
Break apart, it's a start
Take it all away and hit explode
Hit the floor, hit discard
It's a long and winding row
You better buckle up cause' the end is starting
Degenerates gotta be the life of the party
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Sit back and sit in your hole
(Shut up and deal with it)
Hold on, we're losing control
(Shut up and deal with it)
Sometimes you don't even know
(Shut up and deal with it)
You gotta give it up, gotta, gotta let it go
?
Ain't there no where left to kill
Enjoy dispair, in the air
Think we just hit an all time low
You better cut your teeth cause' the pain is coming
Another let down, with this ?
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Wait til' they get a load of me
Wait til' they get a load of me!
Break it all down, spawn in the underground
Take it all now as promises drown
I can show you how and keep you spellbound
Break it all, break it all, break it all
Hey! Hey!
Nothing to left to care
Even if it's just a little
Let a sharp tongue stare
cut you down the middle
Grind to a halt
with the bitterness tasting
Nothin sadder than latter,
life less wasted
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Yeah!
Sit back and sit in your hole
(Shut up you hypocrite)
Feels like I'm losing control
(Shut up you hypocrite)
When life is taking it's toll
(Shut up you hypocrite)
You gotta give it up, gotta, gotta let it go
Break apart, it's a start
Take it all away and hit explode
Hit the floor, hit discard
It's a long and winding row
You better buckle up cause' the end is starting
Degenerates gotta be the life of the party
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Sit back and sit in your hole
(Shut up and deal with it)
Hold on, we're losing control
(Shut up and deal with it)
Sometimes you don't even know
(Shut up and deal with it)
You gotta give it up, gotta, gotta let it go
?
Ain't there no where left to kill
Enjoy dispair, in the air
Think we just hit an all time low
You better cut your teeth cause' the pain is coming
Another let down, with this ?
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Wait til' they get a load of me
Wait til' they get a load of me!
Break it all down, spawn in the underground
Take it all now as promises drown
I can show you how and keep you spellbound
Break it all, break it all, break it all
Hey! Hey!
Nothing to left to care
Even if it's just a little
Let a sharp tongue stare
cut you down the middle
Grind to a halt
with the bitterness tasting
Nothin sadder than latter,
life less wasted
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
Villains and the heroes
Get up, get up!
The number ones and zeroes
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Lyrics submitted by Bskiffington
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