Blank Page
| "Blank Page" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Released | June 1, 1998 |
| Studio sessions | August-September 1997 – Chicago Trax Recording |
| Length | 4:51 |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Corgan |
| Producer(s) | Brad Wood, Flood, Billy Corgan |
"Blank Page" is a song from The Smashing Pumpkins' fourth studio album, Adore.
An early instrumental version was known as "48 chords", as it was comprised of 48 successive unique chords before repeating.[1][2] Lyrically the song deals with Corgan's divorce, and was the first to touch on the subject among the new songs written for Adore. According to himself, he felt it was odd he had not written about the divorce earlier, but only with this song could express how he felt about it.
Lyrics
blank page was all the rage
never meant to say anything
in bed I was half dead
tired of dreaming of rest
got dressed, drove the state line
looking for you at the five and dime
stop sign told me stay at home
told me you were not alone
blank page was all the rage
never meant to hurt anyone
in bed I was half dead
tired of dreaming of rest
you haven't changed, you're still the same
may you rise as you fall
you were easy, you are forgotten
you are the ways of my mistakes
I catch the rainfall through the leaking roof
that you had left behind
you remind me of that leak in my soul
the rain falls, my friends call
leaking rain on the phone
take a day, plant some trees
may they shade you from me
may your children play beneath
blank page was all the rage
never meant to say anything
in bed I was half dead
tired of dreaming of rest
got dressed, drove the state line
looking for you at the five and dime
but there I was picking pieces up
you are a ghost of my indecision
no more, little girl
Personnel
- Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, piano, mixing, production
- James Iha – guitar
- D'arcy Wretzky – bass
- Brad Wood – organ, production, engineering
- Flood – mixing, production
- Robbie Adams – mixing
Availability
| Title | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Adore | Main release | Studio |
Tour stats
- Total plays: 82 plays (81 full, 1 abandoned, 1 soundcheck), 2 acoustic
- First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1998-05-31 at Olympia Theatre, Dublin, IE
- Last performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2013-07-10 at Arena Wien, Vienna, AT
References
- ↑ Billy Corgan, Starcrossed, and Subsequently, a Door is Opened. livejournal, April 12th, 2005.
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/SmashingPumpkins/comments/oxzl9g/trying_to_hunt_down_a_workinprogress_song_billy/
External links
- "Blank Page" at SPFC