United States

"United States"
Song by The Smashing Pumpkins
Album Lyrics Tabs
Released	July 10, 2007
Recorded	August 2006 – February 2007
Length	9:52
Songwriter(s)	Billy Corgan
Producer(s)	Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin
Zeitgeist Doomsday Clock 7 Shades of Black Bleeding the Orchid That's the Way (My Love Is) Tarantula Starz United States Neverlost Bring the Light (Come On) Let's Go! For God and Country Pomp and Circumstances

"United States" is a song from The Smashing Pumpkins's seventh studio album, Zeitgeist. The drums for the ten-minute track were recorded in one live take.

“ That drum take is 9 minutes and 51 second long, and it's a single drum take. It's one of Jimmy Chamberlin's greatest moments recorded. It's absolutely stunning. It's one of the greatest things I've heard out of anybody. ” — Billy Corgan, Inside The Zeitgeist documentary

Videos

Live in Madrid, Spain, June 11, 2007

Lyrics

tired eyes close for days
there's no regret
'cause there's no place
i don’t know what i believe
but if i feel safe
what do i need?

revolution!
revolution!
revolution blues
what will they do?
revolution!
revolution!
what will they do to me?

dulcet tongues whisper fast
the future yearns
right now’s the past
rouse me soon, the end draws nigh
whose side are you on?
your blood you cannot buy

revolution!
revolution!
revolution blues
what will they do?
revolution!
revolution!
what will they do to you?

we're alive
i feel alright
so tonight
i got to ask you why?
why tonight?
it's no surprise
i've got to survive!

freedom shines a light ahead
i'll lead the last charge from bed
they said my last rites
i don’t have to run scared no more

fight!
i wanna fight!
i wanna fight!
revolution tonight!
i wanna fight!
i wanna fight! revolution tonight!
acolyte, acolyte
do you wanna watch me die!???

let me be something good
let me prove something real like I should
let me embrace every single living thing
let me be every single moment I ever misunderstood

Availability

Title	Notes	Type
Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis	DVD 2	Video • compilation
Zeitgeist	Original issue (Red cover)	Studio
Celebrating *20* Years of Sadness		Live

Tour stats

• Total plays: 303 plays (301 full, 2 abandoned, 9 soundcheck), 2 acoustic
• First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2007-05-05 at Congress Theater, Chicago, IL, US (soundcheck)
• First full performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2007-05-22 at Le Grand Rex, Paris, FR
• Last performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2021-09-19 at Sea.Hear.Now Festival, Asbury Park, NJ, US
• Longest performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2008-03-01 at Hovet, Stockholm, SE [19:04]
• Shortest performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2007-07-10 at XM Live Performance Studio, Washington, DC, US [6:50]

External links

• "United States" at SPFC