Neophyte
"Neophyte" is the third track from Act II of The Smashing Pumpkins' 2023 rock opera, ATUM. On the Thirty-Three podcast, Billy Corgan said the song is among his best work off of ATUM, and that it has the biggest potential of any ATUM song to "endure" as a long-term live favorite.[1]
Synopsis[edit | edit source]
(performed by June and her trailing space armada)
"Neophyte" is sung by June, who is still in space. She has now become aware that Shiny's message that she left on the hard drive on Earth has been released. June, along with all the other exiles in space, see the message of Shiny's personality on a reverse-propaganda network ran by the government. This network is constantly broadcasted through the TV's in the spaceship prisons. She knows now that the chance to save Shiny has become very real. In a moment of optimism, June decides to go on "The March Of Life", feeling she'd rather be near Shiny than far, despite the she has effectively committed to suicide as well. Meanwhile the other exiles saw the same TV broadcast and know something is up with a fellow exile. As a form of rebellion against the X+I, they all decide to follow June and they, too, punch in their codes to take "The March of Life".[1]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
It ain't right
It ain't right
It ain't right
Oh, it ain't right
Philistine or Elohim
Don't you deny our enemies
You can hunger
Yeah, you can fight
But I will be your serenade
Held to hunger and bled with hype
Yes, I will be your serenade
It ain't right
It ain't right
It ain't right
Oh, it ain't right
Philistine or Elohim
Don't you deny our enemies
So fuse yourself my buccaneers
Treble bright and pistol clear
On sandstone eve and desert howl we'll pike
Here, we'll soar as mutineer
Salty dogs so cavalier
In sacrifice of altars, I built I
It ain't right
It ain't right
It ain't right
Oh, it ain't right
Philistine or Elohim
Don't you deny our enemies
Amongst the fallen
Among the raised
I will be your serenade
Desolation, desolate
Yes, I will be your serenade
It ain't right
It ain't right
It ain't right
Oh, it ain't right
Philistine or Elohim
Don't you deny our enemies
It ain't right
Availability
| Title | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|
| ATUM | Act II | Studio |
Tour stats
- Total plays: 16 plays
- First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2022-10-02 at American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX, US
- Last performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2022-11-01 at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO, US
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Corgan, Billy. "Neophyte (with Katie Cole)". Thirty-Three (Podcast). Retrieved December 28, 2022.
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Neophyte" at SPFC