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."
[Egoraptor:]
Hey, Kirby's in Dreamland, gonna eat all your shit!
Including you!
Yo, Dreamland's where it's motherfucking at
Seeing Dedede eat food cause he's motherfucking fat
There's a little pink bastard
Who's eating even faster
His name is Kirby, bitch, and he's the motherfucking master
Eats big things, spits them out with great force
So that got me thinking 'bout my dick of course
You know he's DTF, this ain't Super Smash Brothers
Kirby's banned from tournaments, for fucking all your mothers
[Danny Sexbang:]
Ninja Sex Party and Kirby
Egoraptor, getting dirty
You got six inches, we got thirty
(Each, motherfucker!)
It's time to turn down all the lights
Make sure the mood is right
Cause we are slamming Kirby tonight
[Egoraptor:]
That's right I'm fucking Kirby in the back of my car
He's transporting on my dick like it's a motherfucking Warp Star
You never see his tongue, but you better know it's there
Cause once he's got it sprung, you gotta look it up on FourSquare
Three bitches just checked up into that shit
Zelda, Peach and Lolo's girlfriend like a big banana split
Kirby's dick's a yellow fruit, just chilling in the middle
Hanging over each edge, make your Double Dees appear little
Scratch that bitch, that he's sucking on a Twinkie
Dip the cream on their lips, wipe it off with girly pinkies
Everyone satisfied when that little pink guy
Starts creeping up their thighs
But they better get in line
Cause I'm fucking Kirby tonight
And I'll never have a better night
A better night
[Meta Knight (Danny):]
Excuse me! Did somebody say Meta Knight?
[Egoraptor:]
No! Fuck off!
[Danny:]
He's like a little pink potato
Sucking on balls like they're Metamatos
Screaming "Oh God" like a double rainbow
(What does it mean, motherfucker?)
It can't be wrong if it feels right
We're painting Dreamland white
Cause we are slamming Kirby tonight
Fuck yeah!
Hey, Kirby's in Dreamland, gonna eat all your shit!
Including you!
Yo, Dreamland's where it's motherfucking at
Seeing Dedede eat food cause he's motherfucking fat
There's a little pink bastard
Who's eating even faster
His name is Kirby, bitch, and he's the motherfucking master
Eats big things, spits them out with great force
So that got me thinking 'bout my dick of course
You know he's DTF, this ain't Super Smash Brothers
Kirby's banned from tournaments, for fucking all your mothers
[Danny Sexbang:]
Ninja Sex Party and Kirby
Egoraptor, getting dirty
You got six inches, we got thirty
(Each, motherfucker!)
It's time to turn down all the lights
Make sure the mood is right
Cause we are slamming Kirby tonight
[Egoraptor:]
That's right I'm fucking Kirby in the back of my car
He's transporting on my dick like it's a motherfucking Warp Star
You never see his tongue, but you better know it's there
Cause once he's got it sprung, you gotta look it up on FourSquare
Three bitches just checked up into that shit
Zelda, Peach and Lolo's girlfriend like a big banana split
Kirby's dick's a yellow fruit, just chilling in the middle
Hanging over each edge, make your Double Dees appear little
Scratch that bitch, that he's sucking on a Twinkie
Dip the cream on their lips, wipe it off with girly pinkies
Everyone satisfied when that little pink guy
Starts creeping up their thighs
But they better get in line
Cause I'm fucking Kirby tonight
And I'll never have a better night
A better night
[Meta Knight (Danny):]
Excuse me! Did somebody say Meta Knight?
[Egoraptor:]
No! Fuck off!
[Danny:]
He's like a little pink potato
Sucking on balls like they're Metamatos
Screaming "Oh God" like a double rainbow
(What does it mean, motherfucker?)
It can't be wrong if it feels right
We're painting Dreamland white
Cause we are slamming Kirby tonight
Fuck yeah!
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