Galapogos

Remember how Billy had an awful childhood, full of abandonment and resentment? (listen to "Disarm") I think this refers back to those feelings. "ain't it funny how we pretend we're still a child softly stolen under our blanket skies" Now he's an adult and in a relationship. He still reverts back to his childhood feelings of abandonment even though he is presented with love. He needs to keep his resentment for others, society, the world, and love because its a part of who he is. Its like his security blanket. It is so overwhelming that its like his security sky. "and rescue me from me, and all that i believe" He wants his lover to rescue him from the before mentioned beliefs. "i won't deny the pain i won't deny the change and should i fall from grace here with you will you leave me too?" His past still hurts and he won't deny the pain of that. In contrast, he won't deny the change he feels falling in love with this person. Should he completely revert back to his state of angst and resentment, should he fall out of love, will this person leave him? Will you leave me, just like everyone does? "carve out your heart for keeps in an old oak tree and hold me for goodbyes-and whispered lullabyes and tell me i am still the man i'm supposed to be" Make some kind of commitment to me, show me you love me. All the trappings of love, like holding me and not wanting to say goodbye and whispering goodnight. Reassure me that I'm a good person...I've never believed it before...but I just might believe you. "too late to turn back now, i'm running out of sound and i am changing, changing and if we died right now, this fool you love somehow is here with you" You've changed me so much that I can't revert back to the child I used to be. I'm running out of anger and hatred. Love is changing me. If we were to die right now, I would be with you. I know you're not leaving, and I, in return could not leave you.

reminds me of yoshi's island listened to a lot of pumpkins while playing that game

This song is so abnormally perfect it often makes me cry.

this song is extremely beautiful... i listened to it a lot while i was in a very difficult relationship, yes, and he left me. But i still cry when billy sings "and if we died right now, this fool you love somehow is here with you'.

Rock on, Mr. Corgan.

The finches on Galapogos Island all changed and adapted to fit their environment perfectly to survive. Isn't that what everyone does? Change to fit the environment they are living in. We all want to be excepted, we all want to survive.

I love this part

Too late to turn back now I'm running out of sounds and I am changing And if we died right now this fool you love somehow is hear with you

These lyrics are immortal- I can't believe how underrated the Pumpkins are

This song has always resonated with me. I finally figured out why. It only took losing the love of my life.

I have Asperger's syndrome. it is a form of Autism that affects how I interpret the world, It affects my ability to communicate effectively and deal with social situations and stimulus.

For nearly 20 years I have also identified as a Dominant and all my relationships have been M/s.

The two combined have destroyed most of my relationships. I now understand why. I now know why this song has always resonated.

For me it is about the insecurities of being able to show your partner your weak side when you're supposed to be anything but. The fear that this will change her perception of you. The inability to let her be there for you when you need her most. The fear that she will leave you like so many others have if you show her a weak side.

I'm almost certain I have lost her because I couldn't let her be there for me when I needed her to be. I'm fairly certain she would have been too. I hate having Asperger's.

This is an all to often overlooked pumpkins song, i think that people should really look at this one. This one, like so many pumpkins songs though, is really hard to understand, but i think its about... ah fuck it, i don't know. I may figure it out some day, but the line "rescue me from me, and all that i believe" is just awesome.

I feel this song has to do with a man who's been resistant to changing over time. Change to him is a painful ordeal. And he is insecure about changing - wondering if his love will accept his change or not. This song means a lot to me. I've always loved it but recently it has taken on new meaning. The woman I love has changed...and I haven't. I believe I've lost her as a result. It's a terrible feeling and this song, for me anyway, relates to that feeling.

This is such a fantastic song...it really takes you to a different place if you let it when you listen. It's so dreamy and beautiful. pablo joe jingy, youre right this is shamefully underrated, it's one of the Pumpkins' best slow songs.