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."
Late at night I find myself again
Wondering and watching TV
I can't believe what is on the screen
Something that I wouldn't care to see
Many rare species will perish soon
And we will be short on food
Why do we have to be so selfish
We've got to change our attitude
I know that I am not
The only one that's worried
Why don't we all
Wake up, and realize
Like the birds in the sky
We are flying so high
Without making any kind of sacrifice
We've got so little time
To undo this crime
Or we'll lose our paradise
It seems to me that there's no sense at all
Nobody cares it's always the same
Mother nature's crying out in pain
We are the ones to blame
I know that I am not
The only one that's worried
Why don't we all
Wake up, and realize
Like the birds in the sky
We are flying so high
Without making anykind of sacrifice
We've got so little time
To undo this crime
Or we'll lose our paradise
Wondering and watching TV
I can't believe what is on the screen
Something that I wouldn't care to see
Many rare species will perish soon
And we will be short on food
Why do we have to be so selfish
We've got to change our attitude
I know that I am not
The only one that's worried
Why don't we all
Wake up, and realize
Like the birds in the sky
We are flying so high
Without making any kind of sacrifice
We've got so little time
To undo this crime
Or we'll lose our paradise
It seems to me that there's no sense at all
Nobody cares it's always the same
Mother nature's crying out in pain
We are the ones to blame
I know that I am not
The only one that's worried
Why don't we all
Wake up, and realize
Like the birds in the sky
We are flying so high
Without making anykind of sacrifice
We've got so little time
To undo this crime
Or we'll lose our paradise
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Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
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Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
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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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I wonder if they're sarcastic:
"Late at night I find myself again wondering and watching tv."
He sings about the lazy people that spend their lives in front of TV, watch pretty pictures and dramatic news and think about how they must save the world and why don't nobody do something. All that while lying in front of the TV.
Just a feeling maybe... But I think it is not the FOREST METAL song people think it to be.
@vitalyb This is right, he's some guy watching a documentary on the discovery channel at 2 am that has a late night epiphany.
I hope we wont lose it
"Many rare species will perish soon and we'll be short on food."
Sarcastic2.
it talks about how people are going to continue thinking that everything is ok, when it really isn't. "why don't we all wake up, and realize." Also that the things that us humans do, such as deforestation, and exploding species until they are extinct is definitely wrong, and that if we don't take action, we will lose our home, aka, our beautiful planet. "Like the birds in the sky we are flying so high, without making any kind of sacrifice. We've got so little time to undo this crime or we'll lose our Paradise."
"It seems to me that there's no sense at all, nobody cares it's always the same. Mother nature's crying out in pain I know we're the one's to blame." Easier meaning is imposible, i can't believe you think he is sarcastic with the song...
I think of no sarcasm, sometimes people fidn theirselves doing sometihing not right and realizing they need to change, along with many others