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."
Gave all my trust to you.
You shattered it with my hope.
It seems as if your selfishness has brought you down again.
You'll find what I found hard to take in all at once.
Trust me.
You thought you had me fooled, but you wouldn't last a day in my shoes.
Everything I gave to you I got nothing in return,
No a knife in my back. this knife is my own reliance
I will never be forgotten.
I will never forget you.
This revolving; apathy fueling worthlessness.
I sing a song of hope.
With dead tongues and lonely hearts we cough the poison out.
Your final days approach.
This will be our final confrontation.
This will be our last
You shattered it with my hope.
It seems as if your selfishness has brought you down again.
You'll find what I found hard to take in all at once.
Trust me.
You thought you had me fooled, but you wouldn't last a day in my shoes.
Everything I gave to you I got nothing in return,
No a knife in my back. this knife is my own reliance
I will never be forgotten.
I will never forget you.
This revolving; apathy fueling worthlessness.
I sing a song of hope.
With dead tongues and lonely hearts we cough the poison out.
Your final days approach.
This will be our final confrontation.
This will be our last
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
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YOUR FINAL DAYS APPPRRRROOOOAAAACCCCCHHHH! love it! =]
im guessing just guessing this is about one of his exes ....i dont know but the song is awesome
these lyrics are completely wrong.
nah. two different versions of the song.
these lyrics are wrong bc this is the old recording from the album "patterns of a horizon" the other ones r rite
i have that album "patterns of a horizon"
hahaha love it never heard the original
i love this sooo much With dead tongues and lonely hearts we cough the poison out
it's about getting over someone...an ex, a friend...whoever, but its about getting over someone and ending it. i can relate..defff.
lolz when he says 'wouldn't last a day in my shoes' he sounds like a gay person screaming! but it's still a GREAT song.
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