Alienation
| "Alienation" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Released | November 16, 2018 |
| Studio sessions | |
| Length | 5:01 |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Corgan |
| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin |
"Alienation" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins off of their 2018 studio album, Shiny and Oh So Bright - Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. It was originally written to be part of the ATUM rock opera, but Corgan ultimately decided to wait on the ATUM story and release "Alienation" separately. This is what influenced Corgan to name the album Shiny, as Shiny is the character portrayed in ATUM.[1]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
To say there goes my wishing tree
I then chose this outer space
And the idyllic swing on which I'd swung from
Exchanged for apparent disgrace
All hail, there's no spinning back
From an orbit laid in vain
From this empire man cannot name
Alienation, alienation
Free the morning, free revelation
Alienation
Oh, of thee I sing
For every one of you
There dwells a trillion stars
As with any true regret
Truth gets dumped by charge
Which deigns how I've arrived
Via an old, archaic slingshot
Alienation, alienation
Free the morning, free revelation
Alienation, alienation
Mourn the movement, fear penetration
Alienation
Oh, of thee I sing
Yet I sing, how does a wishing tree run dry
Cherished in remembrance in my mind
The embrace of those who loved you cannot die
Safe beyond the regents and their hives
Safe from clench of jackals and plus nine cries
Never yielding
For every one of you
There dwells a trillion stars
Lighting way from truth to absolute
Truth gets dumped by charge
Which deigns how I've arrived
As one atom
Which is but a grain of sand
And those loves are never forgotten
In merry time
Home is where you start
And end your days
Alienation
Alienation, alienation
Free the morning, free revelation
Alienation, alienation
Mourn the movement, fear penetration
Alienation
Oh, of thee I sing
Of thee I sing
Of thee I sing
Of thee I sing
Of thee I sing
Of thee I sing
Of thee I sing
Additional personnel[edit | edit source]
The Section Quartet – strings
- Daphne Chen – violin
- Richard Dodd – cello
- Eric Forman – violin
- Leah Katz – viola
Availability
| Title | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Shiny and Oh So Bright - Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. | Main release | Studio |
Tour stats
- Total plays: 5 plays
- First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2019-05-30 at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, NO
- Last performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2019-06-11 at AFAS Live, Amsterdam, NL
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Corgan, Billy. "Good in Goodbye (with Jimmy Chamberlin)". iHeartPodcasts. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Alienation" at SPFC