PIGS

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"PIGS"
Song by We Are PIGS
Side project of Billy Corgan
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2023
Length3:53
Songwriter(s)Billy Corgan, Esjay Jones, Lucas D'Angelo
Producer(s)Billy Corgan, Esjay Jones

"PIGS" is a 2023 single by alternative metal band We Are PIGS that was co-written and co-produced by Billy Corgan and engineered by Bjorn Thorsrud. The song dates back to 2018 and was completed and released in tribute to Thorsrud, who passed in 2021.[1]

Background[edit | edit source]

We Are PIGS is headed by South African producer and songwriter Esjay Jones. The band was formed as a self-described "nu-metal revival" project that collaborated with other high-profile artists dating back to April 2020. Jones first started writing the song in 2018 when she was living in South Africa and playing with a different band. The guitarist of that band had been a finalist in a Smashing Pumpkins cover song contest and was flown to Chicago. As Jones told Revolver, "There [the guitarist] met our dear and late friend Bjorn Thorsrud, who became the catalyst for Billy adding his genius to and finally finishing this song."[1]

Video[edit | edit source]

Official visualizer (audio-only)

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

Tack my heart to the right of the door frame
We’re the worst in the worst way
Keep me hanging on a cross in the lobby
Is this real, even a real thing?
There’s a shift in the earth and it’s bleeding
We’re fat murderers, we’re broke, pull your teeth just because it’s a thing

We’re just pigs
No one can love me like you do
We’re just pigs
But I hate the way we do
We’re just pigs
I know you feel it like I do
We’re just pigs
No one can love me like you do, you do you

I kick my words round the room like there’s meaning
We’re the worst in the worst way
She said no but her skirt was appealing
Is this real, even a real thing?
There’s a stench in the air that i’m breathing
We’re all ugly on the inside, pull your teeth just because it’s a thing

We’re just pigs
No one can love me like you do
We’re just pigs
But I hate the way we do
We’re just pigs
I know you feel it like I do
We’re just pigs
No one can love me like you do, you do you

I - think I’m gonna stay all night
Think we’re gonna be alright
Maybe we can change the tide
So go on take, another little piece of my heart
Another little piece of my soul
WE’RE JUST PIGS...

Release[edit | edit source]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."PIGS"Billy Corgan, Esjay Jones, Lucas D'Angelo3:53
Released Label Catalog ID Format Country External sites
January 27, 2023 Bikiniwax Digital Worldwide [1]

Availability

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Hear WE ARE PIGS' new "degenerate love song" co-written by SMASHING PUMPKINS' BILLY CORGAN". Revolver. Retrieved January 30, 2023.