Once Upon a Time
"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.
"Once Upon a Time" | |
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Song by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
Studio sessions | |
Length | 4:04 |
Songwriter(s) | Billy Corgan |
“ | 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 |
LyricEdit
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 personnelEdit
- Joey Waronker – drums
ProductionEdit
- 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 |
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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