Now That I Feel This Way
| "Now That I Feel This Way" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Billy Corgan | |
| Written | 1985 |
| Released | 1987 |
| Length | 4:16 |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Corgan |
"Now That I Feel This Way" (or simply "Now That I Feel") is an early demo song by Billy Corgan. Though it appeared on tapes by The Marked, Corgan has said in a LiveJournal entry that the song was recorded with Len Ayala (Lenny) on bass, along with a friend of Ayala, placing it as a post-Marked song.[1]
| “ | the 3 of us put our heads together and record a song I wrote on the spot, a New Order rip called “Now that I feel this way” (it has 2 chords and 2 parts)…Lenny’s friend immediately plays some stuff that goes well with my guitar part, a surprise to me because it is an instant complimentary language to the one I am speaking | ” |
| — Billy Corgan, April 16, 2005 LiveJournal entry[1] | ||
In October 2021, Billy Corgan performed the song at the William Patrick Corgan Early Years 1985-1990 residency at Madame ZuZu's. The lyric book that was handed out at these shows date the song to 1985, making it one of the earliest known Corgan compositions.
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Lyrics[edit | edit source]
now that i feel this way
what more can i do?
now that you feel this way
there's nothing left to do
now that i've gone astray
gone without a prayer
left to die in the rain
i won't admit i'm scared
show me away
throw me away
show me away
throw me away
now that i feel this way
what more can i do?
you know i'm empty now
but you claim you've been used
you gave me what you had
but i gave you far too much
you really need to feel
such an emptiness i know
show me away
throw me away
show me away
throw me away
that'll show me
you're my queen
now that i feel this way
what more can i do?
now that you feel this way
there's nothing left to do
now that i feel this way
what more can i do?
now that you feel this way
there's nothing left to do
show me away
throw me away
show me away
throw me away, hey, hey
away, hey, hey
now that i feel this way
now that i feel this way
hey, hey, hey
this way, hey, hey, hey
now that i feel this way
what more can i do?
what more can i do?
what more can i do?
can i do?
can i do?
Availability
| Title | Type |
|---|---|
| Demo Recordings Mar 85 - Jan 87 | Demo • Bootleg |
Tour stats
- Total plays: 8 plays
- First performance: Billy Corgan 2021-10-02 at Madame ZuZu's, Highland Park, IL, US
- Last performance: Billy Corgan 2021-10-10 at Madame ZuZu's, Highland Park, IL, US