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."
Baby, you don't have to rush
You can leave a toothbrush
At my place
At my place
We don't need to keep it hush
You can leave a toothbrush
At my place
At my place
Stuck in a limbo
Half hypnotized
Each time I let you stay the night, stay the night
Up in the morning
Tangled in sheets
We play the moment on repeat, on repeat
When you're standing there in your underwear
And my T-shirt from the night before
With your messed up hair
And your feet still bare
Would you mind closing the bedroom door (ah ooh)
Baby, you don't have to rush
You can leave a toothbrush
At my place
At my place
We don't need to keep it hush
You can leave a toothbrush
At my place
At my place
'Cause I just, I just can't let you go
Give me something I never know
So, baby, you don't have to rush
You can leave a toothbrush
At my place
At my place
No need to question next time we meet
I know you're coming home with me, home with me
Sweat like a sauna
Break out the ice
I know you're gonna stay the night, stay the night
When you're standing there in your underwear
And my T-shirt from the night before
With your messed up hair
And your feet still bare
Would you mind closing the bedroom door (ah ooh)
Baby, you don't have to rush
You can leave a toothbrush
At my place
At my place
We don't need to keep it hush
You can leave a toothbrush
At my place
At my place
'Cause I just, I just can't let you go
Give me something I never know
So, baby, you don't have to rush
You can leave a toothbrush
At my place
At my place
I don't want this to end
And there's no need to play pretend
If you stay with me again
Would you mind closing the bedroom door (ah ooh)
Baby, you don't have to rush
You can leave a toothbrush
At my place
At my place
We don't need to keep it hush
You can leave a toothbrush
At my place
At my place
'Cause I just, I just can't let you go
Give me something I never know
So, baby, you don't have to rush
You can leave a toothbrush
At my place
At my place
You can leave a toothbrush
At my place
At my place
We don't need to keep it hush
You can leave a toothbrush
At my place
At my place
Stuck in a limbo
Half hypnotized
Each time I let you stay the night, stay the night
Up in the morning
Tangled in sheets
We play the moment on repeat, on repeat
When you're standing there in your underwear
And my T-shirt from the night before
With your messed up hair
And your feet still bare
Would you mind closing the bedroom door (ah ooh)
Baby, you don't have to rush
You can leave a toothbrush
At my place
At my place
We don't need to keep it hush
You can leave a toothbrush
At my place
At my place
'Cause I just, I just can't let you go
Give me something I never know
So, baby, you don't have to rush
You can leave a toothbrush
At my place
At my place
No need to question next time we meet
I know you're coming home with me, home with me
Sweat like a sauna
Break out the ice
I know you're gonna stay the night, stay the night
When you're standing there in your underwear
And my T-shirt from the night before
With your messed up hair
And your feet still bare
Would you mind closing the bedroom door (ah ooh)
Baby, you don't have to rush
You can leave a toothbrush
At my place
At my place
We don't need to keep it hush
You can leave a toothbrush
At my place
At my place
'Cause I just, I just can't let you go
Give me something I never know
So, baby, you don't have to rush
You can leave a toothbrush
At my place
At my place
I don't want this to end
And there's no need to play pretend
If you stay with me again
Would you mind closing the bedroom door (ah ooh)
Baby, you don't have to rush
You can leave a toothbrush
At my place
At my place
We don't need to keep it hush
You can leave a toothbrush
At my place
At my place
'Cause I just, I just can't let you go
Give me something I never know
So, baby, you don't have to rush
You can leave a toothbrush
At my place
At my place
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Toothbrush Lyrics as written by James Alan - Ilya
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"Toothbrush" is a fun song tweaking the hairline difference between flings and full-fledged relationships. The singer and some sweet girl are starting out and the song discusses a small and important moment in all relationships: How serious are we?
Good question. They're young and having fun, but maybe ready to double-down and go the distance. They don't need to keep it hush. She doesn't need to rush out of his place in the pre-dawn.
It's a song about the guy accepting that the relationship is real and that maybe he's at least a little in love. At the heart of their relationship, the couple is already pretty involved. He says: "No need to question next time we meet, I know you’re coming home with me, home with me... I know you’re gonna stay the night, stay the night." The toothbrush is a concrete way to acknowledge the new status they share and their newfound romantic attachment. Toothbrush at your lover's apartment? May as well be married and watching each other grow old.
While light and fluffy with bubblegum perfection, "Toothbrush" transcends itself by riffing cleverly on one of the core themes in new relationships. The musical lightness hides a deepness that DNCE captures quite well. There's more to dental hardware than pearly whites.