Violet Rays
| "Violet Rays" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Released | June 19, 2012 |
| Studio sessions | |
| Length | 4:19 |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Corgan |
"Violet Rays" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins off of their 2012 studio album, Oceania. Although not released as a single, it charted on the Billboard Rock Digital chart due to online sales, peaking at #27.
| “ | This song, in particular, really shows what the band is bringing to the table. There's a certain vibe and ambience that's very much them. There's a lot of parts to it. We're rehearsing it right now for the tour, and we're like, 'What the fuck is going on?' [laughs] | ” |
| — Billy Corgan, MusicRadar interview, June 13, 2012[1] | ||
It was written as a straight acoustic song, starting with just the ascending figure. After months of hearing the basic demo, Corgan broke down the song into chords without any rhythm, wrote the song melodically and reverse-engineered it back into the riffs.[1]
The arpeggios heard in the recording are a Moog 55 keyboard.[1]
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Lyrics[edit | edit source]
Faithless moors
Pulling up your oars
From rivers I have crossed
In magic no heart's lost
And I'll leave with anyone this night
And I'll kiss anyone tonight
Am I the only one you see?
Raised from the path of revelry
Spells fall frail
Webs catching sail
In eternal eternities
Divine purpose catching free
And I'll leave with anyone this night
And I'll kiss anyone tonight
Am I the only one you see?
Seized from the wrath of revelry
Am I the only one you see?
Does love matter when loves the actor
For what you are after is me
Babe, don't leave me, please believe me
'Cause I'm so easy to know
Am I the only one you see?
Raised from the path of revelry
Am I the only one you see?
Chart performance[edit | edit source]
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Rock Digital songs (Billboard)[2] | 27 |
| US Alternative Digital songs (Billboard)[3] | 20 |
Availability
| Title | Type |
|---|---|
| Oceania | Studio |
| Oceania: Live in NYC | Live • Video |
Tour stats
- Total plays: 57 plays, 20 acoustic, 2 artists
- First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2012-07-26 at Challenge Stadium, Mount Claremont, WA, AU
- Last performance: Billy Corgan 2019-11-20 at Gramercy Theatre, New York, NY, US
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bosso, Joe. "Interview: Billy Corgan talks The Smashing Pumpkins' Oceania track-by-track". MusicRadar. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ↑ "The Smashing Pumpkins Chart History (Rock Digital songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "The Smashing Pumpkins Chart History (Alternative Digital songs)". Billboard.