Silverfuck

The lyrics seem to be about a man who changes everything he does and his to fit the wants of a girl, only to realize that he is lying to himself, and is, essentially, putting a bullet in his head.

To me it's about how he tried and tried to make himself love her, but he never really did. Now it's over and he doesn't really care. To me the line "Bang Bang you're dead, hole in your head" isn't about how he killed her, just how she is sort of dead to him, he no longer cares about her at all and he's just sort of expressing that. "I hear what you want, and I feel that way" may be about how she wants him to love her and he kind of does, but love isn't something you can just force. She's just a fuck toy to him, that's it. He has his fun, but he could give a shit less about her. maybe I'm way off... just what it means to me...

you know once I've read it with the masturbation theory it kind of works....have we really figured out a pumpkin song?

probably not

A few years ago, I read about a concept for this video on a fansite. What d'ya think?

--As beginning guitars start in, you see a boy (maybe 16) dressed in black walking angrily down a sidewalk. He looks very mad and looks straight ahead as he walks. He is in a small neighborhood and, as he makes his way down the sidewalk, a few people start following. Soon he has a large crowd behind him and all are cheering a laughing. As more guitars start up, you see a girl (about 16) dressed all in black also, walking down another sidewalk, looking as angry as the boy. She too attracts a crowd who is cheering and smiling.

As the guitars continue to play, the camera shoots between the boy and the girl. Boy, girl, boy, girl, and so forth until the bass begins to play and they both meet face to face. They are starring at each other intently as the two crowds melt into one giant crowd screaming and yelling for a fight.

As the bass part continues, the girl raises her arms into the air and suddenly dark gray clouds cover the sky.

(I hear your winter.) The boys lifts his arms and clears the sky as he sings. (And I hear your rain.) A cold wind blows past the boy as the girl extends her arms out toward him. (And I failed your summer ways, and I feel no pain.) The boy lifts his arms again and the clouds come back darker this time, almost completely blocking out the sun. The girl then flings her arms out at the boy, and he slides across the ground but picks himself up with ease.

(I hear what you want, and I feel that way. I hear what you want, and I feel that way.) The boy and girl began flinging each other around using their powers. They send each other into trees and against houses and so forth. This whole time the crowd is cheering them on. Finally, as the last guitar before the bass solo starts, the boy and girl rise into the air and lock onto each other's shoulders and start to drain each other of their powers. They then each fall from the sky and land on the ground motionless. As the bass kicks in, the boy slowly gets back up and staggers toward the fallen girl carefully. By this point, the crowd is silent and watching. The boy kneels down behind the girl and lifts her limp figure into his arms.

(I hear you fade away. And I hear you crawl. And I gave my life away. And I feel no pain.) The boy rests his head on top of the girl's as he sings. The camera flashes back to a happy time between the boy and girl when he had latched a delicate silver necklace around her neck as she hugged him lovingly.

(And I feel no pain. And I feel no pain. And I feel your pain.) The boy bends down and whispers into the girl's ear. As he sings, 'feel your pain', the passive boy's face reflects deep sorrow and heartbreak. As the guitar gently plays, the camera pans out around the crowd. You see their sullen faces. Some look away ashamed, but most just watch on as silent tears streak the boy's face.

(She was my lover so sweet, and she was my angel. And what I recovered of me, I put into a box underneath my bed.) You see the boy sing and plant a gentle kiss on the girl's pale face. He then reaches down and takes off the necklace she still adorned as they gently sway.

(When you lie, in your bed. And you lie to yourself. When you lie, in your bed. And you lie to yourself.) As the boy sings, 'When you lie.', he points to a girl in the crowd. And then as he sings, '.in your bed', he points to a boy. And then when he sings, 'And you lie to yourself.' He points back to the girl. He does this with 2 couples, his face showing the pain he feels for himself and for the couples in the crowd.

(When you lie, lie.) Suddenly the sky opens up and rain begins to poor as if the boy's heartache is etched into the sky. He retracts his hand and rests it on his chest. Some in the crowd disperse, but some still remain. The boy's head lulls around as he sings tearfully. As the last "lie" is sung, the boy gets up and gently lays the girl down as he stands

(Bang, bang you're dead, hole in your head. Bang, bang you're dead, hole in your head. Bang, bang you're dead, hole in your head. Bang, bang you're dead, hole in your head.) The boy extends his arms out and, as he sings, "bang, bang you're dead," two people from the crowd drop to the ground motionless. He continues this until he hits the 3rd line, when he throws his hands in the air heartbreakedly and four people fall. You see one more girl from the crowd trying to run away, but the boy simply points at her as he sings the last line, and too falls dead.

(I hear what you want, and I feel that way. I hear what you want and I feel that way.) The boy flies into a rage as the rain and lightning pound behind him. He destroys trees and fences as he screams. While the guitars are still going, he flies into the air and screams up at the sky. Without warning, the boy is hit by a lightning flash, and falls to the street, dead.

As the song comes to an end, you see the girl get up and walk toward the boy. She bends down, picks the necklace out of his limp hand, and walks away the way she had come. As the feedback ends, the clouds disperse and a woman emerges from her house. She sees the dead bodies in the street and screams as she falls to the ground, holding her hand over her mouth. Scene ends with the camera panning up to the sun.

By Patty Blair : OwenaX24@yahoo.com

The title Silverfuck doesn't mean anything. Billy has a habit of naming his songs random titles for no apparent reason. (e.g Mayonnaise) The live version on Viewphoria kicks the alubum versions ass.

So, it turns out after 30 years that this was one of the rejected songs from The Crow back in 1994 - perhaps not a complete match, but the underlying theme and story seem to come from the main character and the death of his girlfriend.

When the band says the song title doesn't mean anything, it may be more about saying the song title isn't expected to mean anything to the fan. I think all song titles come from somewhere, no matter how silly.

"Silverfuck" is one of the first song titles that bounced around nagging in my brain as a kid. It's profane, where the song's actual lyrics aren't. I thought for a long time it had something to do with the bug, silverfish. But probably not.

Recently I've come to believe it means the second-place lover. The ex who was so close to having it all. Not gold, but silver. Not the lifelong lover, just a fuck.

The song vacillates between empathy ("I feel your pain"), nostalgia ('she was my lover so sweet"), daydreamed vengeance ("bang bang, you're dead"), bitter resentment and mocking empathy (returning to "I hear what you want") which all seems to be the emotional path of second place ex.

the lines "and what I've recovered of me / I put into a box underneath my bed" are neat because it seems like his heart (or soul or whatever he broke in the relationship) was found again and stored away for safe keeping to use in his next relationship.

all I ever heard from these lyrics is "I hate what you are and I feel no pain" I always felt like my own lyrics to Smashing Pumpkins song were better than the original.

Ya know, when you listen to the live version of this, it sounds suspiciously like Billy is singing about putting a cap in his ex-girlfriends head and burying her body. ;)