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Quiet
I am sleeping
In here
We need a little hope
For years
I've been sleeping
Helpless
Couldn't tell a soul
Be ashamed
Of the mess you've made
My eyes never forget, you see
Behind me
Silent
Metal mercies
Castrate
Boys to the bone
Jesus
Are you listening?
Up there
To anyone at all
We are the fossils
The relics of our time
We mutilate the meanings
So they're easy to deny
Be ashamed
Of the mess you've made
My eyes never forget, you see
Behind me
Quiet
I am sleeping
Quiet
I am sleeping
Quiet
I don't trust you
I can't hear you
Be ashamed
Of the mess you've made
My eyes never forget, you see
Behind me
Behind me
The grace of falling snow
Cover up everything you know
Come save me from the awful sound
Of nothing
I am sleeping
In here
We need a little hope
I've been sleeping
Helpless
Couldn't tell a soul
Of the mess you've made
My eyes never forget, you see
Behind me
Metal mercies
Castrate
Boys to the bone
Are you listening?
Up there
To anyone at all
The relics of our time
We mutilate the meanings
So they're easy to deny
Of the mess you've made
My eyes never forget, you see
Behind me
I am sleeping
Quiet
I am sleeping
Quiet
I don't trust you
I can't hear you
Of the mess you've made
My eyes never forget, you see
Behind me
The grace of falling snow
Cover up everything you know
Come save me from the awful sound
Of nothing
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According to spfc.org, a demo tape of Siamese Dream songs had the title "Quiet and other songs, . . ", indicating that Billy Corgan may have considered the lyrics of Quiet to be somewhat central to the album's theme(s). I think of it as an introduction to the album's discussion (with parents) about a difficult childhood ("Be ashamed of the mess you made"). It starts with something that a child might hear from a parent who works late at night and sleeps during the day - "Quiet, I am sleeping!", but I think the idea is to turn that phrase around to refer to an abused child experiencing only silence about it all around ("Couldn't tell a soul", "Jesus, are you listening", "deny") and tuning out ("I've been sleeping", "I can't hear you"). But the painful memory remains ("my eyes never forget"), even without any sound. It is ironic that a song called "Quiet" is played very loudly, but I think the volume is meant to represent finally speaking out loud about the past, breaking the "awful sound of nothing". I particularly like the falling snow metaphor - it reminds me of waking up as a child in a northern, urban area and knowing that it had snowed heavily overnight because of the unusual "quiet" outside.
you're right. corgan's dad worked at night and his stepmother was a severe enforcer. "Be ashamed of the mess you made" = bedwetting and is often a symptom that children with emotional problems have (esp. ones that come from abusive homes).
you're right. corgan's dad worked at night and his stepmother was a severe enforcer. "Be ashamed of the mess you made" = bedwetting and is often a symptom that children with emotional problems have (esp. ones that come from abusive homes).
agree
agree
someone mentioned Hummer, Mayonaise, and Luna as the holy trinity to Siamese Dream. I think it's Hummer, Mayonaise, and Quiet. :)
In my opinion, this songs about being the only one who hasn't forgiven a certain person for the bad shit they've done, and feeling that you've made a good choive and the others have made a bad one.
lukefun: If that's what this song is about, then I can really relate to it.
I love the last verse:
"Behind me The grace of falling snow Cover up everything you know Come save me from the awful sound Of nothing"
It's kind of soothing after the torment of the rest of the song.
I think Billy is talking about his view on religion
i think so too
i think so too
this song makes you want to scream there is an energy within its a good song
Highly ironic song title.
" Highly ironic song title." Nice delivery, lol.
i can't believe not many people have posted here. I think quiet is a metaphore for not wanting to know you or see one. The sleeping refers of letting one be.
I like this song more each time I listen to it... "we are the fossils/the relics of our time": I love that part