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."
You stand with the gun in your hand
Staring at the wall with a look so sad
Thinking about who really cares
And will they even notice if I just disappeared
In one bang, blood rushed to the head
She'd rather fly through the sky than walk with the dead so
She stays high while the world goes by
Just another day here waiting to die
But life is beautiful
Share a little love with the whole wide world
Every boy and girl sing along
When we sing why-o, why-o
And she cries but her man denies
It's funny how love comes with so many lies
He said he'd never do it again
So she puts on a smile and starts to pretend
And she hides all the pain inside
While filling up her arms with pretty little lines
She cuts with no intent to kill
This time she didn't do it
But someday she will
But life is beautiful
So share a little love with the whole wide world
Every boy and girl sing this song
When we sing why-o,
Why-o
And hey, you're beautiful
And there's enough love for the whole wide world
Every boy and girl sing along
When we sing why-o, why-o
And hey,
I know that you can find a way
You're beautiful to me
No matter what the people say
It's all gonna be okay
You're beautiful to me
Too weak, too weary to try
Too angry inside, well so am I
I'm all alone with nobody else
I'm so in need of help, I keep reminding myself
That life is beautiful
So share a little love with the whole wide world
Every boy and girl sing along
When they sing why-o, why-o
And hey, you're beautiful
And there's enough love for the whole wide world
Every boy and girl sing the song
When they sing why-o, why-o
And hey,
I know that you can find a way
You're beautiful to me
No matter what the people say
It's all gonna be okay
You're beautiful to me
It's all gonna end someday
It's all gonna fade away
You're beautiful to me
You're beautiful to me
You're beautiful to me
You're beautiful to me
You're beautiful to me
Staring at the wall with a look so sad
Thinking about who really cares
And will they even notice if I just disappeared
In one bang, blood rushed to the head
She'd rather fly through the sky than walk with the dead so
She stays high while the world goes by
Just another day here waiting to die
But life is beautiful
Share a little love with the whole wide world
Every boy and girl sing along
When we sing why-o, why-o
And she cries but her man denies
It's funny how love comes with so many lies
He said he'd never do it again
So she puts on a smile and starts to pretend
And she hides all the pain inside
While filling up her arms with pretty little lines
She cuts with no intent to kill
This time she didn't do it
But someday she will
But life is beautiful
So share a little love with the whole wide world
Every boy and girl sing this song
When we sing why-o,
Why-o
And hey, you're beautiful
And there's enough love for the whole wide world
Every boy and girl sing along
When we sing why-o, why-o
And hey,
I know that you can find a way
You're beautiful to me
No matter what the people say
It's all gonna be okay
You're beautiful to me
Too weak, too weary to try
Too angry inside, well so am I
I'm all alone with nobody else
I'm so in need of help, I keep reminding myself
That life is beautiful
So share a little love with the whole wide world
Every boy and girl sing along
When they sing why-o, why-o
And hey, you're beautiful
And there's enough love for the whole wide world
Every boy and girl sing the song
When they sing why-o, why-o
And hey,
I know that you can find a way
You're beautiful to me
No matter what the people say
It's all gonna be okay
You're beautiful to me
It's all gonna end someday
It's all gonna fade away
You're beautiful to me
You're beautiful to me
You're beautiful to me
You're beautiful to me
You're beautiful to me
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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."
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It's obviously about a girl who is really depressed and just wants it all to go away, but she doesn't want to die but more or less just wants to feel better,. she was contemplating suicide but that's not what she really wanted at the time. she just feels alone, rejected, angry and lost. she 'fills up her arm with pretty little lines' i.e she cuts herself, 'with no intent to kill', at the moment but someday she will have the intent to kill herself, just not now. and the person singing the song is sort of singing to her, "you're beautiful to me" and telling the girl that everything is going to be okay, he mentions he feels the same way too sometimes but he keeps reminding himself that life is beautiful. I love this song and can really relate, I'm sure many people can. Whenever I'm feeling down or just wanting everything to go away, I listen to this song, reminding myself that life is truly beautiful.