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."
Camping next to water
A fish infested slaughter
I feed the fishes into me
It's misty within reason
I'm hoping I don't freeze here
I fuel the fire, feed its glow
But there's no use in feeling
There's no one here to feel with me
The second is easier
Though it may be breezier
And the snow is falling down
But as the fire smoulders
I never will grow older
Because I drink from Waterfalls
The stars above shine on me
I beckon them to fall on me
I'll catch and save them in a jar.
My feet a mass of blisters
Collecting frost on whiskers
As I taste the morning Dew
I think my mind is clearer now
I want you tobe nearer now
I'm ready to come back to you
Cause there's no use in feeling
All the things I'm feeling
There's no one here to feel with me.
A fish infested slaughter
I feed the fishes into me
It's misty within reason
I'm hoping I don't freeze here
I fuel the fire, feed its glow
But there's no use in feeling
There's no one here to feel with me
The second is easier
Though it may be breezier
And the snow is falling down
But as the fire smoulders
I never will grow older
Because I drink from Waterfalls
The stars above shine on me
I beckon them to fall on me
I'll catch and save them in a jar.
My feet a mass of blisters
Collecting frost on whiskers
As I taste the morning Dew
I think my mind is clearer now
I want you tobe nearer now
I'm ready to come back to you
Cause there's no use in feeling
All the things I'm feeling
There's no one here to feel with me.
Lyrics submitted by sally4374
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i think is about rebuild yourself. like when you are broken or on crisis and need to go to someplace to get lost. burn all the crap inside you and get back to your life trying to resume it.
This is a good interpretation.
I love this song. Of course, just by reading the lyrics [ or even the title] you can kinda tell what it's about... it kinda reminds me of when i go camping or whatever... It like, you just wanna get away, but then your ready to come back and all... I love the part "But there's no use in feeling There's no one here to feel with me" it's my fave.
I think you're probably right... I don't like the song especially but I listen to it all the same =)
ohh i love this song. it's so relaxing. the lead singer's voice is so beautifully calming..
i think this song is about loneliness. it ends with
"Cause there's no use in feeling All the things I'm feeling There's no one here to feel with me."
idk if its about loneliness, because he also says, "I think my mind is clearer now. I want you tobe nearer now I'm ready to come back to you"... so i think its more like he ran away from somebody to think things over. also, i don't think he's camping like normal... because its snowing.... so i think its more like he's hiding out.
Love this song, it never gets old (except maybe the thirty secondth time in a row). It makes sense that it's about escapism from everyday life and being able to think to yourself till you come to your senses.
s/The second is easier/The second day is easier/