Lyrics for Disarm as interpreted by Ice

Disarm Lyrics
Disarm you with a smile
And cut you like you want me to
Cut that little child
Inside of me and such a part of you
Ooh, the years burn

I used to be a little boy
So old in my shoes
And what I choose is my choice
What's a boy supposed to do?
The killer in me is the killer in you
My love
I send this smile over to you

Disarm you with a smile
And leave you like they left me here
To wither in denial
The bitterness of one who's left alone
Ooh, the years burn
Ooh, the years burn, burn, burn

I used to be a little boy
So old in my shoes
And what I choose is my voice
What's a boy supposed to do?
The killer in me is the killer in you
My love
I send this smile over to you

The killer in me is the killer in you
Send this smile over to you
The killer in me is the killer in you
Send this smile over to you
The killer in me is the killer in you
Send this smile over to you

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ashi
10-19-2001

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i really, really like this song. it means alot to me, but i think it might be one of those songs that everyone interprets differently.

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treestump
12-15-2001

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I think its about how an abandoned person contemplates suicide

The killer in me is the killer in you, I send this smile over to you -That can mean he's telling the people who left him alone that despite him wanting to kill himself, theres a killer in them also so the same thing can happen to them too

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blink_tara
01-13-2002

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this song to me reflects my own passage into adulthood...making choices, being alone and leaving the 'little child' behind. the killer in me is the killer in you refers to adulthood...growing up is stepping towards death...the killer.

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The_Lost_Messiah
01-14-2002

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nah

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alterna_luver
01-15-2002

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like ashi said, i think that everyone interprets it into their own meaning. my meaning is a sad one, so i cry everytime i hear it :(

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punkrockntuna
01-19-2002

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this song reminds me so much of how when your a child you cannot have your own thoughts, and I also think what the song is saying is that we all have the hate in us to kill, only some of us act on it though

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Kalvadar
01-19-2002

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Here is my interpretation of it:

I believe that the person is thinking about suicide, just like what treestump said.

"Disarm you with a smile
And cut you like you want me to
Cut that little child
Inside of me and such a part of you
Ooh, the years burn"

You drove me to do this.... My past sucks... I just wanna get rid of it... You were a big part of it... My past hurts...

"I used to be a little boy
So old in my shoes
And what I choose is my choice
What's a boy supposed to do? "

I used to be young and innocent, trying to act like someone i was not.... I might do it but i might not... I am confused... What am supposed to do?

Disarm you with a smile
And leave you like they left me here
To wither in denial
The bitterness of one who's left alone

Once I am gone you're going to be alone as well, just like I was before... All alone... Growing personality growing more and more abnormally each and every day... This is the outcome of it....

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complete_loner
01-20-2002

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i think it's about society has no room for childishness, how society "disarms" him of his childish behaviour when he grows up and cuts that part of him out, which is also a part of them. and then the years burn (go by) and he's left feeling sad that his youth is gone.

first time i heard this i thought it was about a school shooting, with a kid using violence to express his feelings (what i choose is my voice)


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lostchild
01-20-2002

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It's about Billy Corgan's painful childhood.

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dsfire
01-22-2002

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Here's a Billy Corgan (lead singer of SP) quote about the song:
"It’s about chopping off somebody’s arms.. *g* The reason I wrote Disarm was because, I didn't have the guts to kill my parents, so I thought I'd get back at them through song. And rather then have an angry, angry, angry violent song I'd thought I'd write something beautiful and make them realize what tender feelings I have in my heart, and make them feel really bad for treating me like shit. Disarm's hard to talk about because people will say to me 'I listen to that song and I can't figure out what it's about.' It's like about things that are beyond words. I think you can conjure up images and put together phrases, but it's a feeling beyond words and for me it has a lot to do with like a sense of loss. Being an adult and looking back and romanticizing a childhood that never happened or went by so quickly in a naive state that you miss it."

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fleaaaaaa
01-30-2002

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what this song means to me?? well it meant a hell of a lot back to me when i was like 14ish and id just started listening to rock music, this may sound stupid and it seems silly now but a lot of people hassled me for listening to this music and i thought this song just showed a lot of beauty and not what people would typically think from rock music...... there was a line that meant more to me than anything "i used to be a little boy, so old in my shoes, wat i choose it is MY choice, whats a boy supposed to do??" it was just like how i felt i had to do what i wanted and that i should ignore what anyone said to me about it if i felt it was right. So basically choosing what you want and growing up.

Second of all i related it to a relationship and how the woman feels that the man is being immature and she feels that its time he grew up and he feels that a part of him is dying. She says she'll leave him if he doesnt start acting more mature and so she does, well theyre on a break to see if he'll grow up and she goes out with someone else for a while and then she comes back to her boyfriend and see's that hes matured but she's still going out with this other guy and she gets rid of him for her original boyfriend but he spites her back by not getting back with her, cos he feels she betrayed him he didnt want the break and he withered alone in denial. Anyway i could probably intepret it to a million different situations and those are just a few, songs are intepreted different for everyone.

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Poptarts047
02-28-2002

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its got the fluffyness of a pancake with the sweetness of syrup, its the perfect breakfast treat

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zekey baby
04-14-2002

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i like the idea of an abandoned person contemplating suicide. thats what i get from this song, totally relate

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em0
04-14-2002

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hmm well, no smashing pumpkins song should have an explanation. each song is beautiful in some way, and it doesn't need to be interpreted. but thats just what i think.

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MissKrisss
04-15-2002

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I think it's about abortion. . . Maybe Billy got someone pregnant and now he's seeing what the consiquences are. He's not a boy anymore. He doesn't want her to get an abortion, but what she chooses is her choice. I dunno. . . I have a vivid imagination...

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whataweirdo
04-18-2002

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I think Emo is right about smashing pumpkin songs in general and I think that Poptarts needs to be drug out into the street and mauled by wild dogs.

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no_remorse0
04-27-2002

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i really really like this song! and i agree with "whataweirdo" about "poptarts"!! LOL!!

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Cornerstone
05-05-2002

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I think it's about how innocent children are and it should still be that easy! But deeper than that I think it's how a girl makes him feel like he's still a child and carefree. And the whole thing about "disarm" and "a killer in me" and stuff like that is just talking about things kids don't deal with! When he's disarmed he's just innocent like a child, he can't harm anyone.

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Cornerstone
05-05-2002

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I think it's about how innocent children are and it should still be that easy! But deeper than that I think it's how a girl makes him feel like he's still a child and carefree. And the whole thing about "disarm" and "a killer in me" and stuff like that is just talking about things kids don't deal with! When he's disarmed he's just innocent like a child, he can't harm anyone.

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Luthien
05-07-2002

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This song is very good. I agree with all users who have rated this song!

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NoOtherOne
05-07-2002

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This song is so wonderful. I love billy corgans voice and I think this song can be interpreted in so many things which is one of the best things about it. The lyric "disarm you with a smile" just sends chills up and down my spine and makes me want to cry every time i hear it.

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RockinRose
05-07-2002

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everytime I heart his song. Tears come to my eyes *sinffle siniffle* some people here crack me up lol, I'm sorry

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rockstar001
05-09-2002

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okay, compared to mst you...i was pretty young to even listen to the smashing pumpkins...i was like in the sixth grade and i believe i was like 11/12...to me...this song is what billy wrote about...a little differently though...i hated most of my family and i was depressed 'cause i was the black sheep...so this song was like "the killer in me is the killer in you..." you killed my spirit put me down...basically an emotion assasin...and in return i'll kill you with my fists or whatever...all in all it's a real raw type of song...beautiful music and deppressing/angry lyrics...what a wonderful combination

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athena
05-16-2002

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the great thing about this song is that it can mean so many things to so many people. it is a great song and one of the best i have ever heard. when i hear it i think of a down time between my gf and i. things work out though. its just a great song!!

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illumina
05-18-2002

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i loved this song, even if i wasn't paying attention to the lyrics. the mood is so sad, but this is probably the best smashing pumpkins song for me.

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