Once Upon a Time

"Once Upon a Time"
Song by The Smashing Pumpkins
Album Lyrics Tabs Spotify
Studio sessions	Spring 1997 – Sadlands November 1997-March 1998 – Sunset Sound
Length	4:04
Songwriter(s)	Billy Corgan
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"Once Upon a Time" is a song from The Smashing Pumpkins' fourth studio album, Adore. Billy Corgan wrong the song, along with "For Martha, in honor of his mother who had recently died.

“ Like 'For Martha,' this was penned in direct opposition to my Mother's untimely death. A message I suppose for things I would have like to have said, but didn't have the courage for. A personal highlight, and one I treasure regardless of current taste or favor. The purest of them all. ” — Billy Corgan, 2014 Adore reissue liner notes

Lyric

mother i'm tired
come surrender my son
time has ravaged on my soul
no plans to leave but still i go

fallin' with the leaves
fallin' out of sleep
to the last goodbyes
who cares why?

mother i've tried
wasting my life
i haven't given up, i lie
to make you so proud in my eyes

fallin' out of sleep
crawlin' over me
to the last goodbyes
who cares why?

tuesdays come and gone
restless still i drive
try to leave it all behind

fallin', fallin' out of sleep
fallin', fallin' with the leaves
i got crawlin', crawlin' over me

once upon a time in my life...

i went falling

mother i hope you know
that i miss you so
time has ravaged on my soul
to wipe a mother's tears grown cold

Additional personnel

• Joey Waronker – drums

Production

• Billy Corgan – producer, engineer, mixer
• Flood – mixer
• Howard Willing – engineer, assistant mixer
• Bjorn Thorsrud – editor
• Robbie Adams – engineer
• Eric Greedy – assistant mixer
• Bon Harris – programmer

Availability

Title	Notes	Type
As Featured on MTV		Video • Promotional • Live
Adore	Main release	Studio
The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music		Bootleg
The Original F.E.M.M Tape		Bootleg
Celebrating *20* Years of Sadness		Live
Live at the Viper Room 1.15.98	Billy Corgan acoustic set	Live

Tour stats

• Total plays: 78 plays (76 full, 2 abandoned, 4 soundcheck), 36 acoustic, 2 artists
• First performance: Billy Corgan 1998-01-15 at The Viper Room, West Hollywood, CA, US
• Last performance: Billy Corgan 2017-09-24 at Madame ZuZu's, Highland Park, IL, US

External links

• "Once Upon a Time" at SPFC