Billy Corgan is often brilliant with his lyrics of describing feelings of emotion...in his case it's often (failure, disappointment, disillusion etc.)
I think these lyrics are autobiographical. The first couple of lines refer to his reputation as a famous musician (cool). the minute you start thinking of yourself as cool -- then you're doomed. Cool enough (famous musician) to almost be it -- again, cool (successful, confident etc.)...but actually, Doomed.
The public thinks of him as successful and cool. He's rumored to the straight and narrow...(public image successful musician)... while the harlots of his perils scream... (in reality, his failed relationships, all his faults ...scream their reality.
actually i should have said..."cool enough to not quite see it, doomed"
so many people patting him on the back as a successful musician that he didn't see his own failings, that his real personal life wasn't very successful....in fact he was doomed.
actually i should have said..."cool enough to not quite see it, doomed"
so many people patting him on the back as a successful musician that he didn't see his own failings, that his real personal life wasn't very successful....in fact he was doomed.
Billy Corgan is often brilliant with his lyrics of describing feelings of emotion...in his case it's often (failure, disappointment, disillusion etc.)
I think these lyrics are autobiographical. The first couple of lines refer to his reputation as a famous musician (cool). the minute you start thinking of yourself as cool -- then you're doomed. Cool enough (famous musician) to almost be it -- again, cool (successful, confident etc.)...but actually, Doomed.
The public thinks of him as successful and cool. He's rumored to the straight and narrow...(public image successful musician)... while the harlots of his perils scream... (in reality, his failed relationships, all his faults ...scream their reality.
actually i should have said..."cool enough to not quite see it, doomed" so many people patting him on the back as a successful musician that he didn't see his own failings, that his real personal life wasn't very successful....in fact he was doomed.
actually i should have said..."cool enough to not quite see it, doomed" so many people patting him on the back as a successful musician that he didn't see his own failings, that his real personal life wasn't very successful....in fact he was doomed.