Muzzle
The Smashing Pumpkins, Smashing Pumpkins
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I fear that I am ordinary just like everyone To lie here and die among the sorrows Adrift among the days For everything I ever said And everything I've ever done is gone and dead As all things must surely have to end And great loves will one day have to part I know that I am meant for this world My life has been extraordinary Blessed and cursed and won Time heals but I'm forever broken By and by the way Have you ever heard the words I'm singing in these songs? It's for the girl I've loved all along Can a taste of love be so wrong As all things must surely have to end And great loves will one day have to part I know that I am meant for this world And in my mind as I was floating Far above the clouds Some children laughed I'd fall for certain For thinking that I'd last forever But I knew exactly where I was And I knew the meaning of it all And I knew the distance to the sun And I knew the echo that is love And I knew the secrets in your spires And I knew the emptiness of youth And I knew the solitude of heart And I knew the murmurs of the soul And the world is drawn into your hands And the world is etched upon your heart And the world so hard to understand Is the world your can't live without And I knew the silence of the world
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Written by: WILLIAM PATRICK CORGAN
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11 facts about this song
Album Origin"Muzzle" is a song by American alternative rock band Smashing Pumpkins and is featured on their 1995 album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness".
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SongwriterThe song was written by the band's lead vocalist and guitarist Billy Corgan.
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Chart PerformanceEven though it wasn't released as a commercial single, "Muzzle" still managed to reach number three on the Modern Rock Tracks in 1996 due to promotional radio airplay.
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Personal SignificanceBilly Corgan has declared "Muzzle" to be one of his favorite songs and has described it as a summation of his self and his attempt to maintain a positive outlook.
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Album Theme"Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness", the album on which "Muzzle" appears, is a 28-track concept album that follows the cycle of life and death.
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Live PerformancesDespite its popularity, "Muzzle" was not performed live often by the band until after their reunion in 2018.
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Song LyricsThe song touches on themes of growing older, self-reflection and the loss of innocence; in line with Corgan's assertion that the album follows the pattern of a day in life, from dawn till dusk and night.
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ReceptionThe song was critically acclaimed, and it is often highlighted as one of the standout tracks on "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness".
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Corgan's SymbolismBilly Corgan has stated that the title "Muzzle" symbolizes using one's voice and being heard, rather than being silenced.
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Music VideoAlthough a music video for "Muzzle" was planned, it ultimately was never completed or released.
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Re-releaseAlong with the rest of the album, "Muzzle" was remastered and reissued in 2012.
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