Worst Corgan Lyrics

[Ram27]

the (shimmy shakes)/(jimmy jakes) of consequence

what the fuck does that even

[Elphenor]

I always thought Hummer meant someone who hummed under their breath rather than sang. So like they were introverted and shy

[Elphenor]

That talking thing in Ghost Children is a whole paragraph of stupid

[dreams of glass]

Originally Posted by Ram27

Hummer=someone optimistic

I've never once heard that term used. Interesting, thanks.

[Ram27]

Hummer doesn't seem like a real word anymore

[dodoz]

That's the 90s for you, abstract lyrics all over the place

[houseofglass11]

I always viewed that line as being about the typical introverted music obsessed teenager locked away in their room. Life's a bummer when you're a hummer.

As for:
"happiness will make you wonder
will I feel ok?
it scares the disenchanted far away"

Someone who's been depressed/down for so long will be suspect of something positive like being in love. Pretty self explanatory.

[reprise85]

Originally Posted by dreams of glass

also, the lines

happiness will make you wonder
will I feel ok?
it scares the disenchanted far away

so, if you're happy, it can make you wonder if it will last. what exactly scares the disenchanted away, and who are the disenchanted, and why?

Maybe I'm just not good at deciphering lyrics, but that has always puzzled the hell out of me.

if someone is disenchanted they cannot embrace being happy in the moment because they are too worried about when it will go away

i think

[dreams of glass]

"Sippin teeeeaaa"

Ironically, I actually really like Czarina, but that first line just cracks me up. It feels like a place holder lyric, like when Paul McCartney was writing Yesterday, he used to sing "Scrambled Eggs" instead of "Yesterday" until he knew what the lyrics were

[The exploding boy]

I shouldnt play because i dont' knwo any lyrics he wrote past Machina but


"Living makes me sick..so sick i wish i'd die"


What is this? Trent Reznor?

I hope it was meant to be ironic but i'm not sure Corgan is that familiar with irony.

[Elijah Moon]

Well, you have to remember he was down in the belly of the beast when he wrote that.

[The exploding boy]

where he couldn't lie it's true.

Or maybe he means lying down. but someone writing living makes me sick, so sick i'd wish i'd die, sounds like honest lyrics of someone who can't lie. but probably should have. I mean i understand the sentiment, it's just...it's a little lame. i'm sure he could have found some not so clever metaphor to express that sentiment.

[The exploding boy]

best lyric would be "but i aim to please the little girl in sodomy"

But maybe i misheard that one.

[Mals Marola]

Originally Posted by The exploding boy

where he couldn't lie it's true.

Or maybe he means lying down. but someone writing living makes me sick, so sick i'd wish i'd die, sounds like honest lyrics of someone who can't lie. but probably should have. I mean i understand the sentiment, it's just...it's a little lame. i'm sure he could have found some not so clever metaphor to express that sentiment.

if you want "cryptic metaphors" just listen to gish for fuck's sake
mellon collie is pretty much reknowned for being so raw-nerve lyrically, it's kind of one of the best things it has going for it