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."
Amanda Jones is the girl
who lives in my building
and one day i asked her on a date
we met the next day at the diner
on the corner for coffee
and i asked if she needs a fee
whoa Ms. Jones, believe me
when I say that you complete me
and we would make a damn fine team
whoa Ms. Jones, relieve me
and say that you relieve me
and my shitty life will be redeemed
she said she had to go
and that she had no room in her life
for a steady boyfriend like me
i said i understood
and that i was sorry for wasting her time
and went home and watched tv
whoa Ms. Jones, i'm sorry
for the inconvenience
and i didn't want to bother you at all
hey Ms. Jones, who's the boyfriend?
i saw you come home with last night
i got your pictures on my wall
so i decided that i was going to have to
make the first move and get Amanda Jones alone
i planed on waiting until she got home from work
and i would force my way into her home
whoa Ms. Jones, believe me
when i say that you were meant for me
and without you i would surely die
whoa Ms. Jones, believe me
when i say that you were meant for me
and without me you are gonna die
Amanda Jones got wind of my plans
and she bought herself a gun
then waited for me in her place
when i walked through the door
i saw her with a 44
pointed directly at my face
whoa Ms. Jones, believe me
i only wanted to return your keys
you left them on the floor
whoa Ms. Jones, put the gun down
i didn't mean to scare you
when i leave don't forget to lock the door
Amanda Jones went without much of a fight
even in spite of her attempt at a defense
who lives in my building
and one day i asked her on a date
we met the next day at the diner
on the corner for coffee
and i asked if she needs a fee
whoa Ms. Jones, believe me
when I say that you complete me
and we would make a damn fine team
whoa Ms. Jones, relieve me
and say that you relieve me
and my shitty life will be redeemed
she said she had to go
and that she had no room in her life
for a steady boyfriend like me
i said i understood
and that i was sorry for wasting her time
and went home and watched tv
whoa Ms. Jones, i'm sorry
for the inconvenience
and i didn't want to bother you at all
hey Ms. Jones, who's the boyfriend?
i saw you come home with last night
i got your pictures on my wall
so i decided that i was going to have to
make the first move and get Amanda Jones alone
i planed on waiting until she got home from work
and i would force my way into her home
whoa Ms. Jones, believe me
when i say that you were meant for me
and without you i would surely die
whoa Ms. Jones, believe me
when i say that you were meant for me
and without me you are gonna die
Amanda Jones got wind of my plans
and she bought herself a gun
then waited for me in her place
when i walked through the door
i saw her with a 44
pointed directly at my face
whoa Ms. Jones, believe me
i only wanted to return your keys
you left them on the floor
whoa Ms. Jones, put the gun down
i didn't mean to scare you
when i leave don't forget to lock the door
Amanda Jones went without much of a fight
even in spite of her attempt at a defense
Lyrics submitted by Alucard
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