Lyric discussion by elevatorface 

Cover art for United States lyrics by Smashing Pumpkins, The

Relentless is the correct word to describe Chamberlain's drumming. He's just so solid.

-the Happiness Salesman

The story goes that the producer forced him to play it all in one pass, and they kept going til Jimmy's hands bled.

@euanelliot No, that was during either the Gish or Siamese Dream era, I believe. The real scoop is that Jimmy played this all in one take. Apparently, he doesn't hit the snare drum until somewhere at the six minutes.