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."
Oh man down
You're shaking his solid ground
You're running me wild
And breaking me down, down
Desperate now
Way you do it, I don't know how
You're drinking me dry
Throwin' fuel on a fire, fire
And we ain't enough
If this is what you call love
I swear I'm better alone
I feel ya claws sinkin' in
Gettin' under my skin like
Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
V-V-Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
You got me too attached, keep me comin' right back
And just like that, got me comin' right back like
Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
V-V-Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
You got me too attached, keep me comin' right back
And I know that I ain't fuckin' with your voodoo
Voodoo do voo voo voo voo voo
And all my life
Can't hold on to you this tight
Phasin' you out
Just a face in the crowd, baby
And this ain't enough
If this is what you call love
I think I'm better alone
I feel your claws sinkin' in
Getting under my skin like
Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
V-V-Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
You got me too attached, keep me comin' right back
And just like that, got me comin' right back like
Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
V-V-Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
You got me too attached, keep me comin' right back
And I know that I ain't fuckin' with your voodoo
Fakin' the rush
Is almost like callin' it love
So why are you callin' it love?
Yeah, why are you callin' it love?
Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
V-V-Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
You got me too attached, keep me comin' right back
And just like that, got me comin' right back like
Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
V-V-Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
You got me too attached, keep me comin' right back
And I know that I ain't fuckin' with your voodoo
Voodoo
Oh no
I know what you follow
You're shaking his solid ground
You're running me wild
And breaking me down, down
Desperate now
Way you do it, I don't know how
You're drinking me dry
Throwin' fuel on a fire, fire
And we ain't enough
If this is what you call love
I swear I'm better alone
I feel ya claws sinkin' in
Gettin' under my skin like
Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
V-V-Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
You got me too attached, keep me comin' right back
And just like that, got me comin' right back like
Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
V-V-Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
You got me too attached, keep me comin' right back
And I know that I ain't fuckin' with your voodoo
Voodoo do voo voo voo voo voo
And all my life
Can't hold on to you this tight
Phasin' you out
Just a face in the crowd, baby
And this ain't enough
If this is what you call love
I think I'm better alone
I feel your claws sinkin' in
Getting under my skin like
Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
V-V-Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
You got me too attached, keep me comin' right back
And just like that, got me comin' right back like
Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
V-V-Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
You got me too attached, keep me comin' right back
And I know that I ain't fuckin' with your voodoo
Fakin' the rush
Is almost like callin' it love
So why are you callin' it love?
Yeah, why are you callin' it love?
Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
V-V-Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
You got me too attached, keep me comin' right back
And just like that, got me comin' right back like
Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
V-V-Voodoo, ee-yea ee-yea
You got me too attached, keep me comin' right back
And I know that I ain't fuckin' with your voodoo
Voodoo
Oh no
I know what you follow
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Voodoo Lyrics as written by Jason Evigan Nick Jonas
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