Destination Unknown
| "Destination Unknown" | |
|---|---|
| Cover song by The Smashing Pumpkins
Original by Missing Persons | |
| Released | November 26, 1996 |
| Studio sessions | June-July 1996 – Soundworks |
| Length | 4:14 |
| Songwriter(s) | Dale Bozzio, Terry Bozzio, Warren Cuccurullo |
"Destination Unknown" is a cover of the Missing Persons' 1982 single, performed by the The Smashing Pumpkins on the 1996 box set, The Aeroplane Flies High.
| “ | A great nihilistic song; this is the Missing Persons' lament of nothingness. I love the lyrics to this song. The first-grade techno vibe evolved out of boredom with some of the rock and roll-y things that we'd been working on. | ” |
| — Billy Corgan, Guitar World, January 1997 | ||
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
Life is so strange when you don't know
How can you tell where yore' going to
you can't be sure of any situation
something could change and then you won't know
Ask yourself
where do we go from here
it seems so all to near
just as far beyond as I can see
I still don't know what this all means to me
Tell yourself
I have nowhere to go
I don't know what to do
And I don't even know the time of day
I guess it doesn't matter any way
Life is so strange
Destination unknown
When you don't know
Your destination
Something could change
It's unknown
And then you won't know
Destination unknown
Life is so strange
Destination unknown
When you don't know
Your destination
Something could change
It's unknown
And then you won't know
Destination unknown
You ask yourself
When will my time come
Has it all been said and done
I know I'll leave when it's my time to go
Till then I'll carry on with what I know
Life is so strange
Destination unknown
When you don't know
Your destination
Something could change
It's unknown
And then you won't know
Destination unknown
Life is so strange
Destination unknown
When you don't know
Your destination
and something could change
It's unknown
And then you won't know
Destination unknown
Life is so strange
Availability
| Title | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Bullet with Butterfly Wings | 1996 Reissue | Single |
| The Aeroplane Flies High Sampler | US Virgin promo CD | Promotional |
| The Aeroplane Flies High | "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" | Box set |
| Rarities and B-Sides | Compilation |