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."
Kannst du für mich ein Engel sein?
Kannst du für mich schuldig sein?
Stellst du dich ins weiße Licht
Meine Augen siehst du nicht
Glaubst du noch an meine Lügen?
Willst du dich nur selbst betrügen?
Krallst dich viel zu fest an mich
Bitte, bitte glaub mir nicht
Kannst du für mich ein Engel sein?
Kannst du für mich schuldig sein?
Stellst du dich ins weiße Licht
Meine Augen siehst du nicht
Glaubst du noch an meine Lügen?
Willst du dich nur selbst betrügen?
Krallst dich viel zu fest an mich
Bitte, bitte glaub mir nicht
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen
In meinen Träumen bin ich jede Nacht allein
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
In meinen Träumen bin ich jede Nacht allein
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
In meinen Träumen bin ich jede Nacht allein
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
In meinen Träumen bin ich jede Nacht allein
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
In meinen Träumen bin ich jede Nacht allein
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
In meinen Träumen bin ich jede Nacht allein
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
In meinen Träumen bin ich jede Nacht allein
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
In meinen Träumen bin ich jede Nacht allein
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
Kannst du für mich schuldig sein?
Stellst du dich ins weiße Licht
Meine Augen siehst du nicht
Glaubst du noch an meine Lügen?
Willst du dich nur selbst betrügen?
Krallst dich viel zu fest an mich
Bitte, bitte glaub mir nicht
Kannst du für mich ein Engel sein?
Kannst du für mich schuldig sein?
Stellst du dich ins weiße Licht
Meine Augen siehst du nicht
Glaubst du noch an meine Lügen?
Willst du dich nur selbst betrügen?
Krallst dich viel zu fest an mich
Bitte, bitte glaub mir nicht
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen
In meinen Träumen bin ich jede Nacht allein
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
In meinen Träumen bin ich jede Nacht allein
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
In meinen Träumen bin ich jede Nacht allein
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
In meinen Träumen bin ich jede Nacht allein
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
In meinen Träumen bin ich jede Nacht allein
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
In meinen Träumen bin ich jede Nacht allein
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
In meinen Träumen bin ich jede Nacht allein
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
In meinen Träumen bin ich jede Nacht allein
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
Kannst du in meiner Seele lesen?
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Seelenschmerz Lyrics as written by Georgina Martin Christian Chris Pohl
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GOOGLE LANGUAGE TOOL says THIS:
If you can be for me an angel can you for me guiltily its place you in the white light my eyes see yourself you do not believe you still in my lies want you only would behave Krallst you much too firmly to me request, please do not believe to me can you for me an angel be can you for me guiltily its place you in the white light my eyes see themselves you do not believe you still in my lies want you only would behave Krallst you in me request, please believe me much too firmly not.
Make of it what you will.
Ok ill try to translate into proper english ;-)
Can you be an angel for me Can you be guilty for me Do you place yourself into the white light You dont see my eyes Do you still believe to my lies Do you want to trick yourself You are clamping much to tight to me Please , please dont believe me
Can you read in my soul In my dreams i am every day alone
Can you read in my soul
Ah one thing i forgot The songs name ist "Pain of the soul" performed by Blutengel (Bloodangel)
sorry my english isnt that good
Can you be an angel for me? Can you be guilty for me? Do you place youself in the white light? You don't see my eyes Do you still believe my lies? Do you want to fool yourself? You are clinging too tightly to me Please, Please, Don't believe me
Can you see inside my soul? In my dreams I am always alone Can you see inside my soul?
That's a little better english translation, meaningwise.
Even without any translation, this song's emotion still comes through powerfully.
Since gray did such a wonderful job of translating I'll save the lazy ones a few clicks and post the interpretation here. Also thank you gray for the translation.<br /> <br /> One of the most beautiful songs performed by Chris Pohl and his crew.<br /> <br /> Interpreting from the perspective of the singer:<br /> <br /> The primary message conveyed pretty much is saying she is looking for a savior, to save her from her lies and to see her for whom she truely is. Yet due to her lies she is trapped alone inside herself. The lies could be a variety of things, lying about the relationship, or just lying to her own self. Yet all the while she is hoping for somebody to come into the picture and save her from herself. Though at the same time the one she is with persists in staying close, and seems to not want to leave. Though they have been fooled by her lies. The angle she speaks of could even be the one she is with. <br /> <br /> The greatest problem with interpreting songs is that unless the writer openly says what the song is about it can contain didderby meanings to different people. So this is my opinion of the song.
Since gray did such a wonderful job of translating I'll save the lazy ones a few clicks and post the interpretation here. Also thank you gray for the translation.<br /> <br /> One of the most beautiful songs performed by Chris Pohl and his crew.<br /> <br /> Interpreting from the perspective of the singer:<br /> <br /> The primary message conveyed pretty much is saying she is looking for a savior, to save her from her lies and to see her for whom she truely is. Yet due to her lies she is trapped alone inside herself. The lies could be a variety of things, lying about the relationship, or just lying to her own self. Yet all the while she is hoping for somebody to come into the picture and save her from herself. Though at the same time the one she is with persists in staying close, and seems to not want to leave. Though they have been fooled by her lies. The angle she speaks of could even be the one she is with. <br /> <br /> The greatest problem with interpreting songs is that unless the writer openly says what the song is about it can contain didderby meanings to different people. So this is my opinion of the song.
For translating any foreign language remember rule 1: Never trust "gisted" internet translations like google etc, because they only give a basic understanding of the song.
graybandit is right, and his/her translation is the best one too. and yes, you can feel powerful emotions bursting from the song, not only through her, but the music is mostly what makes this song so emotional