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."
So you run away
Told you all these things
and yet you couldn't stay
Wouldn't even stop to give the time of day
And everything I said won't make these things okay
Cause all I have to say is
Girl you mean
so much to me
I wish that I
could make you see
The way you wanted me to be
Is just as easy as 1-2-3
Across the world
so far away
I knew the words to make you stay
Of course it's what I didn't say
Still I knew the words to make you stay
You smile at me
and wave to me
I know exactly where and what I want to be
And if I wait for this
So run away
What were all the times we could have had that day
Everybody knows that we would be okay
What they say should never matter anyway
So all I have to say is
Girl you mean
so much to me
I wish that I
could make you see
The way you wanted me to be
Is just as easy as 1-2-3
Across the world
so far away
I knew the words to make you stay
Of course it's what I didn't say
Still I knew the words to make you stay
Girl you mean
so much to me
I wish that I
could make you see
The way you wanted me to be
Is just as easy as 1-2-3
Across the world
so far away
I knew the words to make you stay
Of course it's what I didn't say
Still I knew the words to make you stay
You smile at me
and wave to me
I know exactly where and what I want to be
And if I wish for this
Told you all these things
and yet you couldn't stay
Wouldn't even stop to give the time of day
And everything I said won't make these things okay
Cause all I have to say is
Girl you mean
so much to me
I wish that I
could make you see
The way you wanted me to be
Is just as easy as 1-2-3
Across the world
so far away
I knew the words to make you stay
Of course it's what I didn't say
Still I knew the words to make you stay
You smile at me
and wave to me
I know exactly where and what I want to be
And if I wait for this
So run away
What were all the times we could have had that day
Everybody knows that we would be okay
What they say should never matter anyway
So all I have to say is
Girl you mean
so much to me
I wish that I
could make you see
The way you wanted me to be
Is just as easy as 1-2-3
Across the world
so far away
I knew the words to make you stay
Of course it's what I didn't say
Still I knew the words to make you stay
Girl you mean
so much to me
I wish that I
could make you see
The way you wanted me to be
Is just as easy as 1-2-3
Across the world
so far away
I knew the words to make you stay
Of course it's what I didn't say
Still I knew the words to make you stay
You smile at me
and wave to me
I know exactly where and what I want to be
And if I wish for this
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this is my fave song by reggie.....i am so in love with this band its ridiculous....the whole new wave 80s thing rocks and the cheesy lyrics and accent make it even better.... reggie rocks!!!!!
i agree with Rugrat,the new wave and cheesy lyrics plus accent make it great.
in my case, it be "boy you mean so much to me" . i feel the same way...
this song is a good song...def.about some girl that started liking this dude, but once he fell for her easily, she didnt care nemore. always want whatcha cant have.
i love this song so much, this was the first reggie song i heard and i fell in love with them.
My favorite Reggie song... I can't put it into words but gawd this song just rawks :D
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i have never related to a song so exactly as o do with this one. every word i can relate to. my favorite reggie song.