Lyric discussion by Here Is No Why 

Cover art for Here Is No Why lyrics by Smashing Pumpkins, The

"There's a lot of me in that lyric. There's certainly an acknowledgment of that self-absorbed woe-is-me thing. The chorus says a lot: 'In your sad machines you'll forever stay.' It's a wink back at the overly dramatic 18-year-old me."

-------thats a quote from Billy himself