Soma Lyrics
I think you're all off with this Brave New World junk. I remember interviews from back in the day where Billy stated that he doesn't think too hard about his titles, that he just does a six degrees of separation and chooses titles according to association or whatever sounds cool. just take the song as it is: an epic meditation on disengagement and the end of a relationship.
Anyone that has ever had their heart unmercifully ripped out, trampled on and left for dead needs no explanation for this song. It speaks for itself...
Nothing left to say And all I've left to do Is run away, from you
Didn't want to lose you once again Didn't want to be your friend...
I hope it was worth it. Rot in hell...
Supposedly Billy Corgan claims this song is based on the idea of a love relationship being like the drug opium. It slowly puts you to sleep, soothes you, and gives you an illusion of sureness and security.
Umm, I know that at the very end, like around 6:35, if you put it real loud, you can hear someone saying, "And you need to resist the devil so that he will flee". I found that out from this site: http://www.spfc.org/main.html
Sounds like Billy's referring to someone who keeps going back to a lover who he knows will break his heart again and again. ("I'll betray myself"). The man can't help it...it's a vicious cycle for him. He can't stand being without her love...wants nothing less ("didn't want to be your friend"). It's another example of Billy's genius.
Song written by Billy Corgan and James Iha. We don't really know what the title means but there are different possibilities :
- Soma is a drug in the great book written by Aldous Huxley 'Brave New World'
- Soma means body in greek
- Soma is meant to be a paradise in some religions
Never mind, Soma is a jewel, one of the best song ever written by the SP. It rocks.
soma is latin for body. i love latin, and sp. guess im another one of the geeks of usa. ha ha ha, not funny.
soma is latin for body. i love latin, and sp. guess im another one of the geeks of usa. ha ha ha, not funny.
how so?
This song is great. I love the way the song builds up. I always listen to this before I go to sleep and it reminds me of the fall ( I don't know why?)
wait. what's "a promise made of tin"?
Maybe it's a promise made ten years ago. Tin is a symbol of a ten year anniversary.
Maybe it's a promise made ten years ago. Tin is a symbol of a ten year anniversary.
I think it's to say that tin is thin, it's easy to dent and poke holes in. It was a flimsy promise.
I think it's to say that tin is thin, it's easy to dent and poke holes in. It was a flimsy promise.
A wedding ring.
A wedding ring.
Billy said once that this song was a comparison between love and opium - the fact that they both lull you into a false sense of security but in reality, they can betray your true feelings. I don't know...
Anyway, this is an amazing song
So let the sadness come again On that you can depend on me, yeah Until the bitter bitter end of the world, yeah When god sleeps in bliss
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