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."
y me he enredado siempre
entre algas,
maraña contra los dedos.
cierras la madeja
con el fastidio del destino,
y el mordisco lo dan otros;
encías ensangrentadas,
miradas de criminales,
a grandes rasgos,
podrías ser tú.
echar el ancla a babor
y de un extremo la argolla
y del otro tu corazón.
mientras tanto, te sangra.
y el mendigo siempre a tu lado,
tu compañero de viaje.
cuando las estrellas se apaguen,
tarde o temprano,
también vendrás tú.
duerme un poco más,
los párpados no aguantan ya,
luego están las decepciones
cuando el cierzo no parece
perdonar.
sirena, vuelve al mar,
varada por la realidad.
sufrir alucinaciones
cuando el cielo no parece
escuchar,
dedicarte un sueño,
cerrar los ojos
y sentir oscuridad inmensa,
entregado a una luz,
como un laberinto de incertidumbre.
esquivas la pesadilla.
y sobrevolar el cansancio
y en un instante,
en tierra otra vez.
el miedo a traspasar la frontera
de los nombres,
como un extraño.
dibuja la espiral de la derrota
y oscurece tantos halagos,
sol, en la memoria que se va...
y duerme un poco más,
los párpados no aguantan ya,
luego están las decepciones
cuando el cierzo no parece
perdonar.
sirena, vuelve al mar,
varada por la realidad.
sufrir alucinaciones
cuando el cielo no parece
escuchar.
By Fistan Majere
entre algas,
maraña contra los dedos.
cierras la madeja
con el fastidio del destino,
y el mordisco lo dan otros;
encías ensangrentadas,
miradas de criminales,
a grandes rasgos,
podrías ser tú.
echar el ancla a babor
y de un extremo la argolla
y del otro tu corazón.
mientras tanto, te sangra.
y el mendigo siempre a tu lado,
tu compañero de viaje.
cuando las estrellas se apaguen,
tarde o temprano,
también vendrás tú.
duerme un poco más,
los párpados no aguantan ya,
luego están las decepciones
cuando el cierzo no parece
perdonar.
sirena, vuelve al mar,
varada por la realidad.
sufrir alucinaciones
cuando el cielo no parece
escuchar,
dedicarte un sueño,
cerrar los ojos
y sentir oscuridad inmensa,
entregado a una luz,
como un laberinto de incertidumbre.
esquivas la pesadilla.
y sobrevolar el cansancio
y en un instante,
en tierra otra vez.
el miedo a traspasar la frontera
de los nombres,
como un extraño.
dibuja la espiral de la derrota
y oscurece tantos halagos,
sol, en la memoria que se va...
y duerme un poco más,
los párpados no aguantan ya,
luego están las decepciones
cuando el cierzo no parece
perdonar.
sirena, vuelve al mar,
varada por la realidad.
sufrir alucinaciones
cuando el cielo no parece
escuchar.
By Fistan Majere
Lyrics submitted by Fistan
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Bunbury la escribió como un tributo a la novela de Alejandro Casona, del mismo título. Habla acerca del personaje de sirena, que ha sufrido mucho en vida, pero le gusta vivir en un mundo de fantasia, donde puede negar todas sus tragedias. Pero su verdadero pasado va saliendo a la luz, destruyendo ese mundo fantástico. Y tiene que decidir si vuelve al mar (seguir soñando) o seguir en la realidad que la tiene varada. La clásica pregunta, ¿Qué es mejor? ¿Una verdad amarga, o una mentira que te haga feliz?