Frail and Bedazzled
| "Frail and Bedazzled" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Released | 1994 |
| Studio sessions | |
| Length | 3:17 |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Corgan |
"Frail and Bedazzled" is a song from The Smashing Pumpkins' 1994 compilation album, Pisces Iscariot. It was later released in the 2011 reissue of Siamese Dream.
| “ | written for the monolith in 92-- we just never got around to investing the proper time into this lullabye we recorded this in about 1 hour, and i wished we had spent more time, but ... another message(*2) from the me vs. rock file. wrote these lyrics in the parking garage where i used to live/rehearse. it was very cold in there- but quiet. you could hear the squaking tires at night, sounded like ghosts or something, but i wrote this message from me to me to you. infinite lost at word sea.
... frail and bedazzled owes a great debt to the band skunk, with whom i ripped part of this song off. skunk was probably the greatest band that i ever knew/saw that is virtually unknown-even less than the frogs. frogs. skunk. i miss skunk. |
” |
| — Billy Corgan, Pisces Iscariot liner notes | ||
Lyrics
say, now listen here
i wanna be oh so clear
i lost myself
and lost i'll stay
between my friends and my belief
and here i am, frail
frail and bedazzled from all the glare
tug at my sleeve
my little girl, sweet Marie
she don't know how bad i am
stole my smile from a cheshire cat
and all i wanted was to be happy
and since i've gave up
i feel free
i feel free
i feel free
i feel free
two of us less dangerous
it's all inside our heads
givin' in for nothin' less
leavin' me for you
try to understand
the ones i love and their demands
it's so unfair when they can't see
that i'm the boy that really needs
their love has failed
frail and bedazzled from all the
frail and bedazzled from all the
frail and bedazzled from all the glare
Availability
| Title | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Quiet and Other Songs | Demo • Bootleg | |
| Siamese Dream | 2011 reissue bonus CD – Lollipop Fun Time | Studio |
| Pisces Iscariot | Main release | Compilation |
| A Gothic–Industrial Tribute to Smashing Pumpkins | Tribute | |
| SPRC Downloads | Compilation | |
| Pisces Iscariot + Friends |
Tour stats
- Total plays: 60 plays (58 full, 2 tease, 3 soundcheck), 1 acoustic
- First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1992-06-09 at Unicorn, Milwaukee, WI, US
- Last performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2011-12-09 at Campo Pequeno, Lisbon, PT