To The Grays

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"To The Grays"
Song by The Smashing Pumpkins
Released2023-01-17
Length3:12
Songwriter(s)Billy Corgan
Producer(s)Billy Corgan

"To The Grays" is the eighth track from Act II of The Smashing Pumpkins' 2023 rock opera, ATUM.

Synopsis[edit | edit source]

(performed by June from her ship's bridge)

June and her armada of other prisoners in exile are approaching Shiny's ship near the sun. June sings "To The Grays" as she floats closer, describing her relationship with Shiny. When they reach the parihelion (referring to the gravitational point of no return), Shiny's ship turns and begins to head back towards the Earth. This leaves June and all of the prisoners to face certain death due the sun's gravitational pull.[1]

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

I wanna feel a kind
But I could never
I wanna wade through skies
But I could never
I wanna feel love
I wanna feel love
I wanna skip the rain
But I could never
I wanna taste the pain
But I could never
I wanna feel love
I wanna feel love

And into the turning
Turn and face away, love
We turn, turn to change
I'm into burning fields of
Cosmic space and mind, love
To turn, turn away
I should
And yes, I could
But I could never lose
No, I could never lose
Yes, I should-ah
And yes, it's understood
But I could never lose
No, I could never lose

And into the turning
Turn and face away, love
We turn, turn to change
I'm into burning fields of
Cosmic space and mind, love
To turn, turn away
Yes, I should
And yes, I could
But I could never lose
No, I could never lose
Yes, I should-ah
And yes, it's understood
But I could never lose
No, I could never lose
No, I could never lose
I only wanted love
I only wanted love

Availability

TitleNotesType
ATUMAct IIStudio

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Corgan, Billy. "To The Grays (with William Patrick Corgan)". Thirty-Three (Podcast). Retrieved February 26, 2023.

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