Hooligan
"Hooligan" is the sixth track from Act I of The Smashing Pumpkins' 2023 rock opera, ATUM.
Corgan has likened the song to his younger years as a prospective professional musician, where he was doing something "dangerous" or risky, and although he wasn't sure why this is, he still enjoyed it.
| “ | The song is about Osirah identifying as a hooligan. She's the subversive target and she kind of likes it. | ” |
| — Billy Corgan, Thirty-Three with William Patrick Corgan podcast | ||
Synopsis[edit | edit source]
(performed by Osirah)
"With Ado I Do" is the long lost song by Shiny that was sent to Earth by his fellow exile and admirer June. That song was heard on Earth by a hacker named Osirah. She did not have much of a response to the song, but nevertheless felt compelled to do something about it considering it seemed to have so much meaning. Osirah begins to realize she has become an important figure in the story of Shiny. As Billy Corgan described it, "she finds for the first time in her life that she has a value outside herself."[1]
Osirah is bridging the communication about Shiny from June to the people of Earth, and she knows this information is banned, considering Shiny had been wiped from all digital footprints on Earth when he was exiled. This gives her somewhat of a rebellious feeling. Especially given she is a hacker, she knows she is in some way doing something illegal. The larger issue however is that she is getting herself involved in something far more ominous than she thinks, but the subversiveness of the idea seems rebellious and she's attracted to that. "Hooligan" is the song describing her emotions.[1]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
if it's us and them
our heroes have to fight and fight to win
so it figures then
i'd languish on the lash of life and limb
as hooligan
a hooligan
once skies should dark
what could go wrong
i'm a hooligan
oh, i'm a hooligan
i'm a hooligan
if you're more than culled
our arrows needn't bite as you would lose
'cause if none says all
than nothing's ever real as i might excuse
as hooligan
as hooligan
once skies should dark
what could go wrong
i'm a hooligan
oh, i'm a hooligan
for that spaceman floating on
for his muddy somme
for kinetic, self-same bots
for those who can't belong
i'm that hooligan, oh
i'm a hooligan, oh
oh, i'm a hooligan, oh
i'm a hooligan
oh, i'm a hooligan, oh
Availability
| Title | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|
| ATUM | Act I | Studio |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Corgan, Billy. "Hooligan (with Butch Vig)". iHeartPodcasts. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Hooligan" at SPFC