Intergalatic
"Intergalatic" is the ninth track from Act III of the The Smashing Pumpkins' 2023 rock opera, ATUM. The song was originally two separate songs, with each part serving as separate episodes in the story of ATUM. Corgan eventually decided to combine them into one, thus making room for another song within the thirty-three length track listing.[1]
Synopsis[edit | edit source]
(sung by Osirah, then Shiny)
Part one of the song takes place right after the previous song. Osirah now shows up to the abandoned ship site and she nervously fixes a laser gun on Shiny. She believes that he is standing in her way of a perfect and just society. Osirah sings about her disappointment in him. Part two of the song is Shiny's response to Osirah. Shiny in essence tells her that she really has no idea who he is or anything about his own history. He questions his involvement in all of the current issues and asks her to try and be in his position.[1]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
bain of the breath how do i find you?
thin back the cranes left in sky
as sacrifice, without last rite
it falls on thee to judge most high
in the pearl of a slummed day
the spirit of us was felt as soft cry
yes, i'm sure you've inspired with love
but one is more than you are of one
it's time we say goodbye to fair
farewell to fate as wrung
what makes thee thy true assassin
you must ask but yet you know
as equals, as peoples
as bred foes we are the same
in parried odes to thy mountains
the spirit of us was pungent laughter
when every road is traveled hard
when every tear is shed for dirt
it's time we say goodbye to fair
farewell to fate wrung
we'll leave our first kiss
for another lifetime
another swell time
another springtime
another…
the voice of god is silence found
the breath of life is borrowed toil
lift the cross i'm falling down
peg the pale and brand forlorn
they wouldn't cure, they needn't seal
they wouldn't save an honest savior's soul
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in shadowed apses chant my names
not by birth but the ones thus claimed
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mother knew but she couldn't know
what they'd do and what they'd howl, yeah
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in situ, zero
you think you're first
you think you're last
you feel you're chosen
choose what comes to pass
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Availability
| Title | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|
| ATUM | Act III | Studio |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Corgan, Billy. "Intergalatic". Thirty-Three (Podcast). Retrieved May 9, 2023.