Rocket

I have a feeling this is about being haunted by your own past, and how you want to be free from your demons.

The search for individuality within the necessity of others is very difficult... but there is hope. thats what this says to me.

I miss me I miss everything I'll never be

These two lines sum up the whole meaning of the song.

Billy wrote this song about a time machine that was shaped like a rocket.

It was in this time rocket that Billy was able to view and meet his possible future selves.

Billy became great friends with some of his future Billy's—the one that ended up marrying Courtney Love, for instance.

This is why he says that he misses himself and misses who he'll never be. Eventually he had to ultimately decide on one future path and stick to it.

This song always puts me in a good mood, inspires me and makes me defiant and positive. I think it's the chant "I shall be free, I shall be free free, Free from these voices inside of me" As though I'm shutting out my own self doubt, not giving voice to my negativity. One of my favorites.

i think this song is about a person who has realized that he will never be happy. that even at the mere chance that something in his life would make him happy, he would rather just leave before he could possibly screw it up. and the only real way his life will ever make sense is if he is alone, hence, catch his rocket

I think these lyrics are about being lost and how difficult it is to be yourself and find who you really are. Also possibly having negative feelings or low self esteem and thinking you may never amount to anything ("I miss everything I'll never be"). Wanting to be free of self doubt, negativity, and guilt. Rocket is breaking free and being free. I shall be free. Love this song.

Another one of my favorite Pumpkins song. This song is just something I seem to understand.

A brilliant song from a brilliant album. I think the Pumpkins achieved something on Siamese Dream that they never really recaptured; the album just had a certain feel to it. When I first got it, I played it for days and days, and it's still something I listen to a lot. Lovely.

I miss me I miss everything I'll never be

That sums up so much about me right there....its insane.

Love this song. I love all of Siamese Dream.

Rocket is an amazing song, i dont think people realise how much it says right from the beginning:"i miss everything i'll never be" dont we all want to be somthing we are not. "i torch my soul to show the world i am pure" is about being open and honest so people see us as we really are. "the moon is out the stars invite/think i'll leave tonight" when u were younger how many times did u wish u could fly away, im 20 and i still dream of reaching the stars!. "i shall be free/free from those voices inside me" everyone feels captive to others and themselves, and Billy is telling us one day he'll be free from it all. a great track from one of the best albums of all time.