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By Starlight Lyrics
By starlight I'll kiss you
And promise to be your one and only
I'll make you feel happy
And leave you to be lost in mine
And where will we go what will we do?
Soon said I, will know
Dead eyes, dead eyes, are you just like me?
Her eyes, her eyes were as vacant as the seas, yeah
Dead eyes, dead eyes, are you just like me?
And all along, we knew we'd carry on
Just to belong
By starlight I know you
As lovely as a wish granted true
My life has been empty, my life has been untrue
And does she really know, who I really am?
Does she really know me at last
And are you just like me?
Dead eyes, dead eyes, are you just like me?
Her eyes, her eyes were as vacant as the seas, yeah
Dead eyes, dead eyes, are you just like me?
And are you just like me?
And are you just like me?
And are you just like me?
I love this song as well. My favorite line being, "My life has been empty my life has been untrue". He's felt so sad all his life...and at last, he feels like maybe he's finally found someone that reflects that sadness back at him, that feels the same way he does. He can see it in her eyes. It's almost like a fantasy; like, by just looking in her eyes, he imagines her to be this dark angel who maybe can't heal him but can at least they can share their sorrows together...and he won't have to be so alone anymore. But will the fantasy come true? It's bittersweet.
Found this:
"In Billy Corgan's autobiography he describes his wedding day, writing that while the priest spoke he looked into his wife's eyes and thought she was a million miles away. He makes constant reference to her eyes in this song: "Dead eyes vacant as the sea." He didn't enjoy the wedding day and in the night when his wife had gone to bed he went out and looked up at the stars and thought he had made a mistake, hence "by starlight." He says, "I'll promise to be your one and only," and "Are you just like me," showing that he thinks she feels the same way. Corgan married Chris Fabian in 1993, and they divorced in 1997."
I agree with the comment above me. To me this song really never sounded like a love song to me at all. More like a song about fake love where someone loves someone for a while and realizes that they really never loved that person in the first place and finding out that your partner feels the same way. Then you realize that your feelings on no love for one another are mutual.
I agree with the comment above me. To me this song really never sounded like a love song to me at all. More like a song about fake love where someone loves someone for a while and realizes that they really never loved that person in the first place and finding out that your partner feels the same way. Then you realize that your feelings on no love for one another are mutual.
It's about seeing your same pain in the eyes of you lover. "Dead eyes, dead eyes, are you just like me?"
Being able to share the same pain with someone you're in love with sounds purty emo but awesome. "I'll make you feel happy, and leave you to be lost in mine"
My favorite Pumpkins song.
i completely agree. i feel its two lonely people that are just starting to fall in love. and him wondering if shes really like him and has the same hurt/feeling as he does(in general). i feel like ive lived this many times. a very mellon collie (no pun intended) and happy feeling at the same time. like you could cry but not bc ur sad. now thats some emo for ya
i completely agree. i feel its two lonely people that are just starting to fall in love. and him wondering if shes really like him and has the same hurt/feeling as he does(in general). i feel like ive lived this many times. a very mellon collie (no pun intended) and happy feeling at the same time. like you could cry but not bc ur sad. now thats some emo for ya
I think this song was written about Billy's marriage to Chris. It tells the story about how he looks into her eyes and knew she felt nothing for him and in return he knew he didn't really love her either. Hence the lines, Dead eyes are you just like me? and her eyes were as vacant as the seas. He's wondering if he ever knew the person he's about to marry. I think somewhat he's even regretting his marriage.
These don't seem like very loving, positive lines to me.
I just love this song so much...don't know what it means but I don't care right now!
im in love with this song. and i have to agree with you, he found the right person who feels the same as him. "dead eyes dead eyes, are you just like me"
this song is so perfect. it describes what everyone wants. that person that you can look at and now that they understand just how you feel.
eyes are everything.
sorry...i realized i missed a line in the lyrics..."Her eyes were as vacant as the sea".
Powerful song.
I LOVE THIS SOOOOOONG!! I mean... I love almost all pumpkins songs... But this song is so special to me... I love smashing pumpkins I love billy corgan
...Is she just like me?
this is such a beautiful song, it really doesn't get as much recognition as it deserves. not only does it have beautiful lyrics, but the music just puts you in such a peaceful trance. this was my ex-boyfriend and i's song. it's really beautiful, and really special to me...every time i hear it, it makes me miss him a thousand times more