"Hummer" as written by and William Corgan....
Faith lies in
The ways of sin
Chased the charmed
But I don't want them anymore
And in their eyes I was alive
Fool's disguise
Take me away from you
Shame my tongue
Fat with promise all along
When I woke up from that sleep
I was happier than I'd ever been
When you decide
That your life is a prize
Renew, revive
It's alright honey
It's alright, yeah
Happiness will make you wonder
Will I feel OK?
It scares the disenchanted
Far away
Yeah, I want something new
But what am I supposed to do about you
Yeah, I love you, it's true
Life's a bummer
When you're a hummer
Life's a drag
Ask yourself a question
Anyone but me
I ain't free
Ask yourself a question
Anyone but me
I ain't free
Do you feel
Love is real?
The ways of sin
Chased the charmed
But I don't want them anymore
And in their eyes I was alive
Fool's disguise
Take me away from you
Shame my tongue
Fat with promise all along
When I woke up from that sleep
I was happier than I'd ever been
When you decide
That your life is a prize
Renew, revive
It's alright honey
It's alright, yeah
Happiness will make you wonder
Will I feel OK?
It scares the disenchanted
Far away
Yeah, I want something new
But what am I supposed to do about you
Yeah, I love you, it's true
Life's a bummer
When you're a hummer
Life's a drag
Ask yourself a question
Anyone but me
I ain't free
Ask yourself a question
Anyone but me
I ain't free
Do you feel
Love is real?
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anyway i agree with y2doggy
kick ass song
The ways of sin"
Someone want's to get somewhere but there life stands in the way, a life of sin.
"I chased the charmed
But I don't want them anymore"
A famous person wanted to be famous but now they don't want anything more.
"And in their eyes I was alive
A fool's disguise
Take me away from you"
Everyone thought that person was fine, this person masks their discontent with their appearence.
"Shame my tongue
Fat with promise all along"
I lied and I broke a promise
"But when I woke up from that sleep
I was happier than I'd ever been"
When I realised my problem I was glad.
"When you decide
That your life is a prize"
When you find out what life is about.
"Renew and revive
It's alright honey
It's alright, yeah"
Aim your goals at that.
"Happiness will make you wonder
Will I feel OK?"
I look happy, but i'm not.
"It scares the disenchanted
Far away"
Just that, it makes it look like there is no sorrow in that person.
"Yeah I want something new
But what am I supposed to do about you
Yeah I love you, it's true"
I think you is this persons fans and they are tired of getting nowhere.
"Life's a bummer
When you're a hummer
Life's a drag"
Life sucks when you are feeling this way
"Ask yourself a question
Anyone but me
I ain't free"
I'm too busy
Ask yourself a question
Anyone but me
I ain't free
"Do you feel
Love is real?"
Can this person feel happy again?
I think it was based on Billy and how he was so sad around the Siamese Dream period.
He wants to feel better, but he's stopped from doing this because of his love for the girl, which isn't reciprocated, contributing to his depression ("yeah i want something new/but what am i supposed to do about you?") Things could be better for him if he didn't have to see her on a regular basis ("take me away from you").
He's also annoyed at himself for all the false promises he made to himself to do something about it ("shame my tongue/fat with promise all along").
He's tired of his life ("life's a bummer/when you're a hummer/life's a drag"(a "hummer" being someone who drifts through life with no real purposes or goals, prone to daydreams, humming etc.)).
He also knows how hard it is to become happy - after so long being sad, it takes ages for you to be truly at peace, which is enough to stop others from even attempting to be happy ("happiness will make you wonder/will i feel ok/it scares the disenchanted/far away")
He ends by wondering whether the girl he loves truly loves him back ("do you feel/love is real?")
"Faith lies in
The ways of sin
I chased the charmed
But I don't want them anymore"
sinning is something people naturally wanna do, but a lot of people don't because their "faith" is in the way of doing so. he chased the afterlife like all other religious folk, but he doesn't wanna be a part of the religious group anymore.
"But when I woke up from that sleep
I was happier than I'd ever been"
referring to being religious as being asleep - like being on autopilot in life, not really embracing and living it to the fullest. when he woke up from that long period of sleep, he was a happier person.
all in all, i think the song sends a message that says religious people take life for granted and don't enjoy it because they are too worried about being perfect in gods eyes just so they can go to heaven. and he used to be like that, but changed and experienced life in a whole new light.