Lyric discussion by lemona9 

Cover art for Once in a While lyrics by Smashing Pumpkins, The

"you'll try to care once in a while for me i will be there once in a while" i changed my mind. its about that person your not in love with but keeps you company that 'once in a while' when your lost and lonely. two people using each other trying to care, every so often.

I think this is about Billy Corgan and a girl he knows. I think they have some kind of connection but they just weren't meant to be together. This girl has beautiful moments in her life from time to time because she is a diamond lost in this cruel world. She tries to be there for Billy and Billy is there for her once in a while because there is affection between them but their lives took separate paths after their childhood. All in all there is a great bond between them but they are not 2gether all the time,...