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."
(Wheezy out here) Fresh paper, 800
Ooh-wee, haaa
1400
You know, 1400 shit
Leave that bullshit for the birds
(Big chains on, make new shit) drippin, drippin', haaa
All that bullshit for the birds, ay
You ain't sayin' nothing but a word, ay
Shitty niggas, you some turds, ayy
Hating on a boy 'cause I'm in first place
Yeah, I'm in first place, yeah I'm in first place
Yeah, I'm in first place, said I'm in first place
All that bullshit for the birds, yeah
You ain't sayin' nothing but a word, yeah
Shitty niggas, you some turds, ayy
All these niggas hatin', I'm in first place, place
I'm in first place, you ain't nothin' but a bird (haaa)
Dare a nigga test me
On a island right now on a jet-ski
Baby girl bless me
Just like God, baby bless me
Nigga cannot stress me
'Cause I'm gettin' money with the fucking gang
Diamonds all up on me, VVS the gang
Yeah, VVS the chain
When it rains I'm still happy
Bad foreign little bitch she call me papi
Got some American hoes they call me daddy-y
And if you sleep, wake up, you bitch as fuck
Bad lil' bitch, big butt, we rich as fuck
And if you gettin' buck, them clips is up
And we get to airing it out, and we get to airing it out
All that bullshit is for the birds, let the birds talk
Let the birds talk, pussy nigga let the birds walk (haaa)
You just mad I got the bands over you
Made a million dollars, fuck the fans over you
In the back of the cut, sipping cranberry juice
Yeah, I'm so sauced-up, yeah
Niggas wishing that they caught up
For the reason I was brought up
Because I said I ball, nigga like Vince Carter
Slaughter your daughter, bitch I go harder, like Mr. Carter
On the gang bitch
Nigga fuck you and who the fuck you came with
'Cause all that bullshit you talking for the birds (haaa)
Yeah, VVS the chain
When it rains I'm still happy
That foreign little bitch she call me papi
Got some American hoes they call me daddy-y
And if you sleep, wake up, you bitch as fuck
Bad little bitch, big butt, we rich as fuck
And if you gettin' buck, them clips is up
And we get to airing it out, and we get to airing it out
All that bullshit is for the birds, let the birds talk
Let the birds talk, pussy nigga let the birds walk (haaa)
Ooh-wee, haaa
1400
You know, 1400 shit
Leave that bullshit for the birds
(Big chains on, make new shit) drippin, drippin', haaa
All that bullshit for the birds, ay
You ain't sayin' nothing but a word, ay
Shitty niggas, you some turds, ayy
Hating on a boy 'cause I'm in first place
Yeah, I'm in first place, yeah I'm in first place
Yeah, I'm in first place, said I'm in first place
All that bullshit for the birds, yeah
You ain't sayin' nothing but a word, yeah
Shitty niggas, you some turds, ayy
All these niggas hatin', I'm in first place, place
I'm in first place, you ain't nothin' but a bird (haaa)
Dare a nigga test me
On a island right now on a jet-ski
Baby girl bless me
Just like God, baby bless me
Nigga cannot stress me
'Cause I'm gettin' money with the fucking gang
Diamonds all up on me, VVS the gang
Yeah, VVS the chain
When it rains I'm still happy
Bad foreign little bitch she call me papi
Got some American hoes they call me daddy-y
And if you sleep, wake up, you bitch as fuck
Bad lil' bitch, big butt, we rich as fuck
And if you gettin' buck, them clips is up
And we get to airing it out, and we get to airing it out
All that bullshit is for the birds, let the birds talk
Let the birds talk, pussy nigga let the birds walk (haaa)
You just mad I got the bands over you
Made a million dollars, fuck the fans over you
In the back of the cut, sipping cranberry juice
Yeah, I'm so sauced-up, yeah
Niggas wishing that they caught up
For the reason I was brought up
Because I said I ball, nigga like Vince Carter
Slaughter your daughter, bitch I go harder, like Mr. Carter
On the gang bitch
Nigga fuck you and who the fuck you came with
'Cause all that bullshit you talking for the birds (haaa)
Yeah, VVS the chain
When it rains I'm still happy
That foreign little bitch she call me papi
Got some American hoes they call me daddy-y
And if you sleep, wake up, you bitch as fuck
Bad little bitch, big butt, we rich as fuck
And if you gettin' buck, them clips is up
And we get to airing it out, and we get to airing it out
All that bullshit is for the birds, let the birds talk
Let the birds talk, pussy nigga let the birds walk (haaa)
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Bird Shit Lyrics as written by Connor Leech Austin Leech
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