Violet Rays
| "Violet Rays" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Released | June 19, 2012 |
| Recorded | 2011 |
| Studio | Pumpkinland II |
| Length | 4:19 |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Corgan |
"Violet Rays" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins off of their 2012 studio album, Oceania.
| “ | 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 Moog 55 keyboard.[1]
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Lyrics
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?
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bosso, Joe. "Interview: Billy Corgan talks The Smashing Pumpkins' Oceania track-by-track". MusicRadar. Retrieved April 28, 2020.