Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
To the center of the earth
Or anywhere God decides
Full of fever pulling forth
We hear our call as all
To the center of the earth
As if written in
DNA is reaching out
To your frequency
I want to live
Don't want to die
I want to live
I want to try
All in prayer
Prayer in all
All are scared
Scared of all
Black rooms are calling
To men in leather coats
White labs are cooking
Up the silver ghost
The glass migrates under
Her translucent skin
And all are spiders
Wonder what we've got us in
All is you
You are all
All with you
You in all
I want to live
I don't want to die
I want to live
I want to try
"So it's all very obtuse, because it's all, like, I don't know. So, like, I started thinking that everything I operate on is based on what I believe God was telling me to do. God could be my intuition or whatever, but I always assume, I always assume that the voice I hear is the voice of God. Then I started thinking, what if I'm insane? So I'm operating on the premise that I'm hearing the voice of God or what I perceive to be God speaking to me or through me, but maybe I'm completely in...so all my...demagoguery in my life about me thinking that my life has importance, my, my...thinking that my life has importance. My--my--my thought of it and the fact that I believe I'm following my intuition which in and of itself may be completely false. So then I started freaking out, thinking--of itself may be completely false. And again this creature that believes he's acting upon heavenly intuition but meanwhile he's totally rampant. And I started thinking maybe this is the cause of all the negativity against--and I started thinking maybe this is the cause of all the negativity against--and I started thinking maybe this is the cause of all the negativity against..."
So meets the final coda of a vinyl storm
One more cherry cola to lift up her dead arms
A dream of soft focus, sunsets filters through the din
We are losing contact as she dials it in
She can hear glass calling, or is it someone that looks like him?
She eyes TV reflection, and nods a knowing look
She says it doesn't matter, she never liked her looks
I have seen a thousand fractures, I have seen everything
'Cause knowing is its own answer, love something in a book
There's not much left to ponder, not much left to cook
As she counted the spiders, as they crawled up inside her
As she counted the spiders, as they crawled up inside her
As she counted the spiders, as they crawled up inside her
As she counted the spiders, as they crawled up inside her
As she counted the spiders, as they crawled up inside her
As she counted the spiders, as they crawled up inside her
As she counted the spiders, as they crawled up inside her
Or anywhere God decides
Full of fever pulling forth
We hear our call as all
To the center of the earth
As if written in
DNA is reaching out
To your frequency
I want to live
Don't want to die
I want to live
I want to try
All in prayer
Prayer in all
All are scared
Scared of all
Black rooms are calling
To men in leather coats
White labs are cooking
Up the silver ghost
The glass migrates under
Her translucent skin
And all are spiders
Wonder what we've got us in
All is you
You are all
All with you
You in all
I want to live
I don't want to die
I want to live
I want to try
"So it's all very obtuse, because it's all, like, I don't know. So, like, I started thinking that everything I operate on is based on what I believe God was telling me to do. God could be my intuition or whatever, but I always assume, I always assume that the voice I hear is the voice of God. Then I started thinking, what if I'm insane? So I'm operating on the premise that I'm hearing the voice of God or what I perceive to be God speaking to me or through me, but maybe I'm completely in...so all my...demagoguery in my life about me thinking that my life has importance, my, my...thinking that my life has importance. My--my--my thought of it and the fact that I believe I'm following my intuition which in and of itself may be completely false. So then I started freaking out, thinking--of itself may be completely false. And again this creature that believes he's acting upon heavenly intuition but meanwhile he's totally rampant. And I started thinking maybe this is the cause of all the negativity against--and I started thinking maybe this is the cause of all the negativity against--and I started thinking maybe this is the cause of all the negativity against..."
So meets the final coda of a vinyl storm
One more cherry cola to lift up her dead arms
A dream of soft focus, sunsets filters through the din
We are losing contact as she dials it in
She can hear glass calling, or is it someone that looks like him?
She eyes TV reflection, and nods a knowing look
She says it doesn't matter, she never liked her looks
I have seen a thousand fractures, I have seen everything
'Cause knowing is its own answer, love something in a book
There's not much left to ponder, not much left to cook
As she counted the spiders, as they crawled up inside her
As she counted the spiders, as they crawled up inside her
As she counted the spiders, as they crawled up inside her
As she counted the spiders, as they crawled up inside her
As she counted the spiders, as they crawled up inside her
As she counted the spiders, as they crawled up inside her
As she counted the spiders, as they crawled up inside her
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Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
i've read that originaly billy wanted to do another double disc album like Mellon Collie, but the album nixed it, and just chose their favorite songs and slapped them together, which totally screwed up Billy's whole storyline to the concept album. Machina was the album title, "the Machines of God" was supposed to be the imaginary band's name a-la "Ziggy Stardust" Billy even makes reference to Bowie's rock opera on "if there is a God": "... he likes our loud guitars, and our spiders from mars". so Virgin released half of the songs, all out of order and it indirectly led to the breakup of the Pumpkins. a while later, they pressed a very limited number of vinyls called "machina II: the friends and enemies of modern music" it was a 12" and then three(?) 7"s of b-sides and alternates like TAFH was to Mellon Collie. They mailed them out to their most active fans, along with instructions to make the songs available for free download on the internet. Billy literally called Machina II "a final farewell to the fans, and a final fuck-you to the industry". I've heard that one of the super-fans who recieved this oh-so-coveted rarity was Elijah Wood, he is one of the most avid SP fans alive.
The words in the song arent supposed to be Billy, but "Glass"; the ficitonal rock star leader of TMOG who loses his mind after losing his drug-addicted girlfriend. whats interesting is that the song "the aeroplane flies high" seems to be a precursor to this song, similar taped dialouge, similar subject matter.
I'm not sure if this is correct or not, but this is probably the most interesting and true-feeling ones I've found. So until I find a better one(unlikely), I'm going to believe in this one.
I absolutely love this song. it's so... eerie. i don't really know what it means, (like most of the smashing pumpkins songs!) but i always thought it was about how we all do what we are called to do, and that there is no escape, and then we start to doubt... and that our thoughts and faith and impulse could all just be a crazy lie that your mind has made up.
I feel much of the song is about the realization that everything Glass (the main character) understood to be true could just be in his mind. Glass had believed God was speaking to him and letting him know that his life had a greater purpose. This is the the fear induced by self doubt.
I also think there is definitely a dual personality theme. Where the main character has two sides: Zero and Glass. Zero is persona of depression, worthlessness, and despair as characterized by much of the early SP music. Glass is the persona that matches how Billy later was later taking on at this point in his life. I think Billy/Glass came to believe God was speaking to him somehow, and he had a purpose far greater in life. Whether that is true or not, he is questioning his beliefs and that scares him.
I think this song is about his doubts and fears of what he had thought to be an enlightenment, he though he was seeing things as clear as glass, but mostly because life still seems to go on the same depressing way - Zero's persona seems to be creeping back in. To quote the song Zero: "I'm your Zero, I'm the face in your dreams of Glass"
The Machina Story, Glass and the Machines of God, is really just a big pisstake. Billy wasn't being serious. He was just having fun. Hey, with all the little bits he's thrown out all over the place - music/booklets/handouts from shows/artwork/a web cartoon that's down now ect, it's probably still only Billy who know's exactly what the story is.
The Machina Duology is kinda concept albumish, but it's probably more of a subtle parody of a concept album.
Definitely a creepy song. The live version of this from their second to last show at the United Center is incredible. It's about a girl dealing with drug problems, and ties in with that whole story thing Billy made up.
The whole Machina album is a sort of fictionalized, dramatized version of the Smashing Pumpkins itself. Billy was sort of taking the piss out of the public's and media's portrayal of the Smashing Pumpkins, its fans and himself.
I think a lot of the imagery in this song is lifted straight from David Bowie's song "Glass Spider" (on his Never Let Me Down album) and I doubt it's by accident. Machina II has a few Bowie/Ziggy Stardust references as well, Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders From Mars being the ultimate fictionalized rock band of course.
Like Ziggy Stardust, Machina was just pure theatrics.
this a song about that story that billy is writing,...i like this song because it's like an entire movement...it starts off like it was being born slow but still a little edgy...then it starts off into this loud,noisy,din with a voice-over, like a busy adult life...then it slows down into a preceeding slow soft type of thing...it's a pretty good song with great lyrics
this album is probably the most masturbatory concept album EVER. It's not like there isn't any competition, either. Total hokum. Lucky for Corgan it's quite so good...otherwise he'd look a right tit.
what concept?
This song is so beautiful and spooky. I always think of restless souls in deserted castles when I hear it, lol.