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."
THEY ATTACK
THEY ATTACK
They are on a rampage
Unleashed from ancient time
Stumbling from the ice age
Marching side by side
Beaks of steel are flaming
Women are enraged
Sky of death is flaming
Women get engaged
They were born of atomic steel
Life and death to them seemed so unreal
Slashing at the ramparts
Hurling ton's of shot
Shopping now at Wal Mart
Smoking tons of pot
They are on a rampage
They were first to fight
They would write a new page
If they could only write
They were born of atomic steel
They attack
Life and death to them was so unreal
They attack
C'mon baby, kick 'em in the ding - ding
Trouble on the double's what it b-b-b-b bring bring
They were born of atomic steel
They attack
It's a penguin attack
It's a penguin attack
It's a penguin attack
So get back
They were born of atomic steel
Life and death to them was so unreal
They attack.
armored phalanxes
flanking maneuvers
vomiting terror
Gibsons and Hoovers
Blasted by fusion
Kicked in the head
just to make sure
we chopped up their dead
It's a penguin attack
They were born of atomic steel
Life and death to them was so unreal
Stumbling from the ice age
They were last in flight
They would write a new page
If they could only write
Rumbling from the ice age
They were last in line
They would start a new age
If they could just take time
It's a penguin attack
It's a penguin attack
It's a penguin attack
It's a penguin attack
C'mon baby, kick him in the ding-ding
Trouble on the double's what it b-b-b-b-bring bring
They attack
It's a penguin attack
They were born of atomic steel
They attack
Life and death to them was so unreal
They attack
THEY ATTACK
They are on a rampage
Unleashed from ancient time
Stumbling from the ice age
Marching side by side
Beaks of steel are flaming
Women are enraged
Sky of death is flaming
Women get engaged
They were born of atomic steel
Life and death to them seemed so unreal
Slashing at the ramparts
Hurling ton's of shot
Shopping now at Wal Mart
Smoking tons of pot
They are on a rampage
They were first to fight
They would write a new page
If they could only write
They were born of atomic steel
They attack
Life and death to them was so unreal
They attack
C'mon baby, kick 'em in the ding - ding
Trouble on the double's what it b-b-b-b bring bring
They were born of atomic steel
They attack
It's a penguin attack
It's a penguin attack
It's a penguin attack
So get back
They were born of atomic steel
Life and death to them was so unreal
They attack.
armored phalanxes
flanking maneuvers
vomiting terror
Gibsons and Hoovers
Blasted by fusion
Kicked in the head
just to make sure
we chopped up their dead
It's a penguin attack
They were born of atomic steel
Life and death to them was so unreal
Stumbling from the ice age
They were last in flight
They would write a new page
If they could only write
Rumbling from the ice age
They were last in line
They would start a new age
If they could just take time
It's a penguin attack
It's a penguin attack
It's a penguin attack
It's a penguin attack
C'mon baby, kick him in the ding-ding
Trouble on the double's what it b-b-b-b-bring bring
They attack
It's a penguin attack
They were born of atomic steel
They attack
Life and death to them was so unreal
They attack
Lyrics submitted by iampunk
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GWAR IS THE SHIT
This is my favourite Gwar song. Hahaha I love it! My favourite line in the whole song is...... C'mon baby , kick them in the ding ding
This is my favourite Gwar song. Hahaha I love it! My favourite line in the whole song is...... C'mon baby , kick them in the ding ding
yea lol me too
Penguins shop at Wal mart... ahahahhahaha
oh shit tht is awesome!
Ummmmm... I wonder what this song could possibly be about?? Badgers maybe?
This song is obviously about Star Wars. It describes the rise of the Empire, using penguins as a metaphor for soldiers.
impressive, cheesecake actually posted something funny for once.....
Anyway, this is one of the few GWAR songs I really love. PENGUINS ARE TAKING OVER TEH (sic) WORLD!!!!!1!!!! OH NOES!!!!
ha lets pet them til they die!