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."
Fuoco nel fuoco
sono gli occhi tuoi dentro i miei
ne basta poco
eh ho già capito chi sei
che cosa cerchi tu da me
che cosa vuoi di più da me
tu vuoi quel graffio al cuore che anch’io
fortemente vorrei...
Vorrei morire
sulle labbra rosse che hai
vorrei sentire
i tuoi seni accendersi poi
come due piccoli vulcani
sentirli sotto le mie mani
e scivolare poi sul pendio
quello dolce che hai... è un incontro d’anime...
La notte sembra perfetta
per consumare la vita io e te
c’è bisogno d’amore sai
che non aspetta...
è un’emozione diretta se vuoi
ma non sarà infinita perché
siamo fuoco nel fuoco ormai
bruciamo in fretta noi...
Fuoco nel fuoco
le passioni tue e le mie
è quasi un gioco sai
mescolare suoni e magie
per far salire l’emozione
salire fino al sole
e ricadere lungo il pendio
quella dolce che hai...
è un incontro d’anime...
La notte sembra perfetta
per consumare la vita io e te
c’è bisogno d’amore sai
che non aspetta...
è un’emozione diretta se vuoi
ma non sarà infinita perché
siamo fuoco nel fuoco ormai
bruciamo in fretta noi...
Avvicinerò
tutta la mia pelle al tuo calor latino
io ti sentirò... così ti sentirò...
La storia è questa
La notte sembra perfetta
per consumare la vita io e te
siamo fuoco nel fuoco ormai
bruciamo in fretta noi...
Siamo fuoco nel fuoco noi
siamo fuoco nel fuoco noi
sono gli occhi tuoi dentro i miei
ne basta poco
eh ho già capito chi sei
che cosa cerchi tu da me
che cosa vuoi di più da me
tu vuoi quel graffio al cuore che anch’io
fortemente vorrei...
Vorrei morire
sulle labbra rosse che hai
vorrei sentire
i tuoi seni accendersi poi
come due piccoli vulcani
sentirli sotto le mie mani
e scivolare poi sul pendio
quello dolce che hai... è un incontro d’anime...
La notte sembra perfetta
per consumare la vita io e te
c’è bisogno d’amore sai
che non aspetta...
è un’emozione diretta se vuoi
ma non sarà infinita perché
siamo fuoco nel fuoco ormai
bruciamo in fretta noi...
Fuoco nel fuoco
le passioni tue e le mie
è quasi un gioco sai
mescolare suoni e magie
per far salire l’emozione
salire fino al sole
e ricadere lungo il pendio
quella dolce che hai...
è un incontro d’anime...
La notte sembra perfetta
per consumare la vita io e te
c’è bisogno d’amore sai
che non aspetta...
è un’emozione diretta se vuoi
ma non sarà infinita perché
siamo fuoco nel fuoco ormai
bruciamo in fretta noi...
Avvicinerò
tutta la mia pelle al tuo calor latino
io ti sentirò... così ti sentirò...
La storia è questa
La notte sembra perfetta
per consumare la vita io e te
siamo fuoco nel fuoco ormai
bruciamo in fretta noi...
Siamo fuoco nel fuoco noi
siamo fuoco nel fuoco noi
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