| The Smashing Pumpkins – Snail Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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In the literal sense: A snail has been asleep all summer in its shell, dreaming seven dreams. Billy is a child waiting for the snail to come out, waiting for his wake. Then billy is sorry because he has to go home and the snail either hasn't woken up or has but is not moving and the day is up. The imagery is strong here. I think the snail is sitting on a flower in the sun and Billy (wrongly) expects it to wake from the sunlight. In the end he snail to chase the sunshine, wake up! Metaphorically: You are the snail (or perhaps Billy is singing to himself). You are urged to wake up from dreaming and actually pursue your dreams. Billy is probably referring to young people waking up in the afternoon *weak* with a hangover from last night and then wasting whatever daylight they have left throwing their life away just moping about doing nothing. He's probably been in the same situation. Because you wake in the afternoon, you must chase the sunshine before your time runs out and you waste your life. "Flower - save the hour" - time is of the essence! "The pain will wash away" - Your hangover will pass. |
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