Lightning Strikes
| "Lightning Strikes" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Released | March 18, 2011 |
| Studio sessions | December 2010-February 2011 – Pumpkinland II |
| Length | 3:56 |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Corgan |
"Lightning Strikes" is a song from the third volume of Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, released digitally on March 18, 2011. It was first performed during the July 9, 2010 soundcheck, under the working title "Zen Baby". In a Twitter update, Billy Corgan said the song is dedicated to Mark Tulin, who died the previous February, and "to all our great fans in Japan" suffering from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
The song as well as "Owata" were the first songs recorded with newly recruited bassist Nicole Fiorentino and drummer Mike Byrne. Guitarist Jeff Schroeder told MusicRadar, "Oddly enough, it took what seemed to be a crazy-long time to do two songs. When you're working piecemeal, you can lose focus on the big picture. So doing Oceania was more in line from what I grew up with. I'm an album guy."[1]
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Lyrics[edit | edit source]
Life on telephones
Love on open roads
Into great unknowns
I stumble brightly
Indigo, breathless yet
I'll link to your regret
Sunflowers as teachers pets
Bent from lightning
I'll bet
I'll bend for you
Shadows give your light to me
Shadows give your light to me
In the ways the city
(In the ways, it)
Pours itself out
You can make this happen
(You can make it)
Beyond your doubt
You can make this happen
(You can make it)
All right now
Eastern days, I'm unafraid
'Cause love to me is such a game
That I believe I can't embrace
The dreams of lovers
Eastern days, I'm unafraid
'Cause love to me is such a game
That I believe I can't embrace
The dreams of lovers
I'll bend for you
Shadows give your light to me
Shadows give your light to me
In the ways the city
(In the ways, it)
Pours itself out
You can make this happen
(You can make it)
Beyond your doubt
You can make this happen
(You can make it)
All right now
Zen baby, lightning strikes
The same heart, but never twice
Zen baby, we've got to fight
For what's real and what becomes the night
In the ways the city
(In the ways, it)
Pours itself out
You can make this happen
(You can make it)
Beyond your doubt
You can make this happen
(You can make it)
All right now
You can make this happen
You can make this happen
All right now
MP3 release[edit | edit source]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lightning Strikes" | 3:56 |
| Released | Label | Catalog ID | Format | Country | External sites | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 18, 2011 | Self-released | Digital | Worldwide | [1] | |||
Availability
| Title | Type |
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| Lightning Strikes | Song |
Tour stats
- Total plays: 41 plays (41 full, 5 soundcheck)
- First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2010-07-09 at Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH, US (soundcheck)
- First full performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2011-10-05 at Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, US
- Last performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2011-12-08 at Campo Pequeno, Lisbon, PT
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Bosso, Joe (October 23, 2012). "Jeff Schroeder on guitars, amps, effects and the new Smashing Pumpkins sound". MusicRadar. Retrieved March 18, 2022.