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."
Walk through the streets of PA and you may see her
Go up to her and say you're a believer
Disgusting trash on MTV it makes her smile
That guy from Satan's embassy put him on trial
Because, cause, Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
(He ate my girlfriend)
Satan consumed her mind, yeah, and he may do it again
Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
(He ate my girlfriend)
She once believed in the truth, yeah, now she believes in sin
She denies God when she has the chance to live for him
The thought of it makes me cringe, her future looks dim
She'd rather gaze in Satan's eyes than on a steeple
I'm really starting to despise beautiful people
Because, cause, Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
(He ate my girlfriend)
Satan consumed her mind, yeah, and he may do it again
Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
(He ate my girlfriend)
She once believed in the truth, yeah, now she believes in sin
Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend, whoa
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson, he's not cool
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson went to Matt Hoopes' school
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson, he's not nice
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson shows are overpriced
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson, yeah
Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
Go up to her and say you're a believer
Disgusting trash on MTV it makes her smile
That guy from Satan's embassy put him on trial
Because, cause, Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
(He ate my girlfriend)
Satan consumed her mind, yeah, and he may do it again
Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
(He ate my girlfriend)
She once believed in the truth, yeah, now she believes in sin
She denies God when she has the chance to live for him
The thought of it makes me cringe, her future looks dim
She'd rather gaze in Satan's eyes than on a steeple
I'm really starting to despise beautiful people
Because, cause, Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
(He ate my girlfriend)
Satan consumed her mind, yeah, and he may do it again
Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
(He ate my girlfriend)
She once believed in the truth, yeah, now she believes in sin
Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend, whoa
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson, he's not cool
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson went to Matt Hoopes' school
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson, he's not nice
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson shows are overpriced
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson, yeah
Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
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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."
Punchline
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran sings about missing his former partner and learning important life lessons in the process on “Punchline.” This track tells a story of battling to get rid of emotions for a former lover, whom he now realized might not have loved him the same way. He’s now caught between accepting that fact and learning life lessons from it and going back to beg her for another chance.
Trouble Breathing
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Alkaline Trio
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Somewhere Only We Know
Keane
Keane
Per the FAQ on Keane's website, Keane's drummer Richard Hughes, stated the following:
"We've been asked whether "Somewhere Only We Know" is about a specific place, and Tim has been saying that, for him, or us as individuals, it might be about a geographical space, or a feeling; it can mean something individual to each person, and they can interpret it to a memory of theirs... It's perhaps more of a theme rather than a specific message... Feelings that may be universal, without necessarily being totally specific to us, or a place, or a time..."
With the nostalgic sentiment and the overall tone of the song, I think Keane is attempting to express a Portuguese term known as 'saudade', which does not have a direct English translation but roughly means "that which we remember because it is gone."
Yeah starflyer yer right. "Marilyn Manson went to a Canton school."
Canton is a place in Ohio, where Marilyn Manson attended a Catholic School.
hehe i like this song AND marilyn manson. what now?
I've always thought about it making a connection in some sense because both Relient K and Marilyn Manson are from Canton, Ohio. I have both versions and I like them both. The only difference is towards the end. And yeah the one does say a Canton school and to correct people Marilyn Manson went to a private Christian school, not a Catholic school.
uh....i just got in a HUGE fight with somoene over all of this "music changes who you are crap" i don't get why it would though. im not saying it doesn't or anything, it just isn't true for me. with all the crap that's been happening in my life right now, if i listened to christian music or if i listened to hardcore death metal stuff, it wouldn;t have an effect. i did it. i listened to chirstian for like, a wekk. i was stuck on it. my life kept going downt he drain. listened to metal, still kept going.....im not trying to get sypathy here, im just trying to make a point. what music poeple listen to really isn't anyone else's business. for me, music is like, sooo personal and so meaningful to me, the lyrics are. and hwen people say i should stop listening, yeah, i will get pissed. i agree with opiv87. and i also don't think that cussing is pro-devil. that's just me. i dont care one way or the other if poeple cuss or not. i personally dont get why bad words are so "bad." this is all stupid. MUSIC SHOULDN'T BE TAKEN SO SERIOUSLY. it shouldn't get mixed up with religion.
Nintendofann11-don't be such an jackhole.
marilyn manson does what he does because it makes him money, anyway, who cares, this is a good song
mariahlovesmusic, I understand your position on language usage, but just to clarify, the "worldly language" is any language other than "speaking in tounges." If you want people to stop swearing, call it what it is.
Matgrasm, you make very interesting points. However, I think there is a hair-thin fine line between judging people and saying they are contradictory to your/a set of beliefs. I believe the latter was the message that Relient K and the kids on here were trying to get across.
Also, musical taste varies from person to person, just like the taste in food. People are allowed to like certain songs or music if it appeals to them. Just because one person doesn't like a song, doesn't mean some one else can't.
The kids on here aren't bashing atheism or whatever you claim, so could you please stop doing that to them. Respect them for their choices and beliefs and maybe they'll do the same.
The connection between Relient K and Marilyn Manson: they both went to GlenOak High School in Canton, Ohio.
I am both a Christian and a bigtime Relient K fan. These are my opinions that I try to be objective about.
By the way, Manson's going to a catholic school is one of the main reasons he is what he is now.
And I like him. He's an intelligent man.
You people are a bunch of idiots. Why do you talk about a Christian band and a song with such intolerance?
Anyways, here's a shocker for you atheists and believers alike. I'm a fan of both Marilyn Manson and Relient K.