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."
She's a green garden goddess
Tender of the weed
She knows how to find it
Grows everything she needs
She's a real wise woman
With so much love to give
She gives so much
'Cause she stays in touch
With what her truest nature is
She's a green garden goddess
She hears the universe
She's out there with the planet
But she keeps it down to earth
'Cause she the wise, wise woman, woman, woman
She keeps my mind open, mind open
Yeah, she's a wise, wise woman, woman, woman
She keeps her heart open, heart open
Mm, mm
Mm, mm
Yeah, she's a green garden goddess
A sage of ancient ways
Cultivating patience
Earth has her own pace
She's a real wise woman
A midwife and a teacher
A high vibration healer
Dealin' herbal remedies
And I got real high on love
(Real high on love)
She got me real high on love
And I got so high
I realized
Love is a gateway drug
And the gate's unlocked for us
Love is a wonder drug
And it grows wild, wild, wild, wild
By the wise, wise woman, woman, woman
She keeps my mind open, mind open
Yeah, she's a wise, wise woman, woman, woman
She keeps her heart open, heart open
(Wise, wise woman
Wise, wise woman)
She's a green garden goddess
Daughter of the sun
Sister to the moon
Mother to everyone
Yeah, she's a wise, wise woman, woman, woman
She keeps my mind open, mind open
She's a wise, wise woman, woman, woman
She keeps her heart open, heart open
Yeah, she's a wise, wise woman, woman, woman
She keeps my mind open, mind open, yeah
She's a wise, wise woman, woman, woman
She keeps her heart open, heart open
Tender of the weed
She knows how to find it
Grows everything she needs
She's a real wise woman
With so much love to give
She gives so much
'Cause she stays in touch
With what her truest nature is
She's a green garden goddess
She hears the universe
She's out there with the planet
But she keeps it down to earth
'Cause she the wise, wise woman, woman, woman
She keeps my mind open, mind open
Yeah, she's a wise, wise woman, woman, woman
She keeps her heart open, heart open
Mm, mm
Mm, mm
Yeah, she's a green garden goddess
A sage of ancient ways
Cultivating patience
Earth has her own pace
She's a real wise woman
A midwife and a teacher
A high vibration healer
Dealin' herbal remedies
And I got real high on love
(Real high on love)
She got me real high on love
And I got so high
I realized
Love is a gateway drug
And the gate's unlocked for us
Love is a wonder drug
And it grows wild, wild, wild, wild
By the wise, wise woman, woman, woman
She keeps my mind open, mind open
Yeah, she's a wise, wise woman, woman, woman
She keeps her heart open, heart open
(Wise, wise woman
Wise, wise woman)
She's a green garden goddess
Daughter of the sun
Sister to the moon
Mother to everyone
Yeah, she's a wise, wise woman, woman, woman
She keeps my mind open, mind open
She's a wise, wise woman, woman, woman
She keeps her heart open, heart open
Yeah, she's a wise, wise woman, woman, woman
She keeps my mind open, mind open, yeah
She's a wise, wise woman, woman, woman
She keeps her heart open, heart open
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Wise Woman Lyrics as written by Chaska Potter Jason Thomas Mraz
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