Walking Shade

"Walking Shade"
Promotional single by Billy Corgan
Album Lyrics Tabs Video
Released	June 6, 2005
Studio sessions	October 2004-March 2005 – Pumpkinland
Length	3:14
Label	Martha's Music; Reprise;
Songwriter(s)	Billy Corgan
Producer(s)	Billy Corgan, Bjorn Thorsrud, Bon Harris
UK DVD cover
	TheFutureEmbrace All Things Change; Mina Loy (M.O.H.); The CameraEye; ToLoveSomebody; A100; DIA; Now (And Then); I'm Ready; Walking Shade; Sorrows (In Blue); Pretty, Pretty Star; Strayz;

"Walking Shade" is a promotional single from Billy Corgan's debut solo studio album, TheFutureEmbrace.

“

I like where this song comes on the album. Someone I work with told me, "It's that point where you want to put your foot on the accelerator and drive a little faster." Without it, the album tailed off into a blissful thing, and I didn't want that. I wrote this song at the last possible second -- I wasn't sure what I was writing about. Then a week later, this whole thing blew up with this girl, and I had pretty much written what was going to happen but a week before. It's the psychic breakup song. We've made a video for it with all my pasts coming back to haunt me.

”

— Billy Corgan, SheKnows Media interview, August 2005

Music video[edit | edit source]

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

look at you now
look at you
torn estates
took forever
couldn't wait on words, on sound

i just want you so
you're everything, so cold
the perfume of your rose in bloom

i just want you so
anywhere i go
the chase, the bells below
taken from my soul

on the ninth day god created shame

i'm out walking shade
to brush these fires aside
to calm the rising fight
to build you a new life

should you choose
i've picked the best for you
it's your turn and my time to test
i'll second guess the rest

look at you now
look at you
nothing's faced
took advantage of my faith and called me out

i just want you so
you're everything i'm told
dumb enough to scold this tongue

i just want you so
anywhere i go
a kingdom for your rain
a pocket for your soul

i just want you so
you're everything although
the risk is getting close with you

i'm out walking shade
the sun is going out
the word is getting 'round
that i just want you so

Track listing[edit | edit source]

European promotional single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Walking Shade"	3:13

UK DVD single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Walking Shade"	3:11
2.	"Walking Shade" (music video)	3:13
3.	"Interviews from "There""	4:38

Release history[edit | edit source]

Released	Label	Catalog ID	Format	Country	External sites
May 2005	Martha's Music • Reprise	PR015438	CD	Europe	Discogs	MusicBrainz	[1]
June 6, 2005	WEA • Reprise • Martha's Music	W673DVD	DVD	UK	Discogs	MusicBrainz	[2]

Availability

Title	Notes	Type
Walking Shade	European promotional single	Promo
TheFutureEmbrace		Studio

Tour stats

Total plays: 38 plays (37 full, 1 abandoned, 1 soundcheck), 1 acoustic
First performance: Billy Corgan 2005-06-01 at Aula Magna, Lisbon, PT
Last performance: Billy Corgan 2005-08-05 at Shibuya-AX, Tokyo, JP

External links[edit | edit source]

"Walking Shade" at SPFC