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."
Break Down, the walls in your head, until you
Break Down, not tears instead, you need a
Break Down, on your page and pen stay until you can really hold a
Break Down, on the stage
I'm talkin... ta ta tata ta
I'm talkin feelin' every single one of you in this room
I'm talkin I know and I feel I have my right to this mic
Feel it, you feel it the dealer's deal has been sealed it's alright
The flow will keep comin (for real) it's alright
And see I'm not like every other motherfuck with a mic
I'm on my own (Doomtree)
Feel like the... Feel like the words are comin' feel like the style is gettin' tight
See for awhile I been beside myself with I and me and me side-by-side
Say to spit it, I spit it, kill it with all of my heart now
The only way I know to keep away from the
Break Down
The walls in your head, until you
Break Down, not tears instead, you need a
Break Down, on your page and pen stay until you can really hold a
Break Down, on the stage
I'm talkin... tock tick tock tock Boom
I'm talkin feelin' every single one of you in this room
I'm talkin I know and I feel I have my right to this mic
Feel it, you feel it the dealer's deal has been sealed it's alright
Cuz now the flow will keep comin for real it's alright
And see I'm not like every other motherfuck with a mic
I'm on my own
Feel like the... Feel like the words are comin' feel like the style is gettin' tight
See for awhile I been beside myself with I and me and me side-by-side
Say to spit it, I spit it, kill it with all of my heart now
The only way I know to keep away from the
Break Down
the walls in your head, until you
Break Down, not tears instead, you need a
Break Down, on your page and pen stays so you can really hold a
Break Down, on the stage
I'm talkin... BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA
I'm talkin feelin' every single one of you in this room
I'm talkin I know and I feel I have my right to this mic
Feel it, you feel it the dealer's deal has been sealed it's alright
The flow will keep comin, for real, it's alright
And see I'm not like every other motherfuck with a mic
I'm on my own
Feel like the... Feel like the words are comin' feel like the style is gettin' tight
See for awhile I been beside myself with I and me and me side-by-side
Say to spit it, I spit it, kill it with all of my heart now
The only way I know to keep away from the
Break Down
Break Down, not tears instead, you need a
Break Down, on your page and pen stay until you can really hold a
Break Down, on the stage
I'm talkin... ta ta tata ta
I'm talkin feelin' every single one of you in this room
I'm talkin I know and I feel I have my right to this mic
Feel it, you feel it the dealer's deal has been sealed it's alright
The flow will keep comin (for real) it's alright
And see I'm not like every other motherfuck with a mic
I'm on my own (Doomtree)
Feel like the... Feel like the words are comin' feel like the style is gettin' tight
See for awhile I been beside myself with I and me and me side-by-side
Say to spit it, I spit it, kill it with all of my heart now
The only way I know to keep away from the
Break Down
The walls in your head, until you
Break Down, not tears instead, you need a
Break Down, on your page and pen stay until you can really hold a
Break Down, on the stage
I'm talkin... tock tick tock tock Boom
I'm talkin feelin' every single one of you in this room
I'm talkin I know and I feel I have my right to this mic
Feel it, you feel it the dealer's deal has been sealed it's alright
Cuz now the flow will keep comin for real it's alright
And see I'm not like every other motherfuck with a mic
I'm on my own
Feel like the... Feel like the words are comin' feel like the style is gettin' tight
See for awhile I been beside myself with I and me and me side-by-side
Say to spit it, I spit it, kill it with all of my heart now
The only way I know to keep away from the
Break Down
the walls in your head, until you
Break Down, not tears instead, you need a
Break Down, on your page and pen stays so you can really hold a
Break Down, on the stage
I'm talkin... BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA
I'm talkin feelin' every single one of you in this room
I'm talkin I know and I feel I have my right to this mic
Feel it, you feel it the dealer's deal has been sealed it's alright
The flow will keep comin, for real, it's alright
And see I'm not like every other motherfuck with a mic
I'm on my own
Feel like the... Feel like the words are comin' feel like the style is gettin' tight
See for awhile I been beside myself with I and me and me side-by-side
Say to spit it, I spit it, kill it with all of my heart now
The only way I know to keep away from the
Break Down
Lyrics submitted by greyson102
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