To Sheila

The Smashing Pumpkins * Track #1 On Adore

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Album Adore

ALBUM

The Smashing Pumpkins

1998

To Sheila by The Smashing Pumpkins

Release Date

Tue Jun 02 1998

Performed by

The Smashing Pumpkins

Produced by

Brad Wood & Billy Corgan

Writed by

Billy Corgan

About

The opening track on the Smashing Pumpkins' fourth studio LP, Adore, prepares listeners for a dramatic break from the past. “To Sheila” greets fans with nothing but a quietly picked acoustic guitar and Corgan’s subdued vocals before an accentuating yet minimal drum sequence is introduced, causing th...

To Sheila Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Twilight fades
Through blistered avalon
The sky’s cruel torch
On aching autobahn

Into the uncertain divine
We scream into the last divide

[Chorus]
You make me real
You make me real
Strong as I feel
You make me real

[Verse 2]
Sheila rides on
Crashing nightingale
Intake eyes leave passing vapor trails
With blushing brilliance alive
Because it’s time to arrive

[Chorus]
You make me real
You make me real
Strong as I feel
You make me real

[Chorus 2]
Lately, I just can’t seem to believe
Discard my friends to change the scenery
It meant the world to hold a bruising faith
But now, it’s just a matter of grace

[Verse 3]
A summer storm
Graces all of me
Highway warm
Sing silent poetry
And I could bring you the light
And take you home into the night

[Chorus 1 & 2]

You make me real

You make me real

Strong as I feel

You make me real

Lately, I just can't seem to believe
Discard my friends to change the scenery
It meant the world to hold a bruising faith
But now, it's just a matter of grace
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To Sheila Q&A

Who wrote To Sheila's ?

To Sheila was written by Billy Corgan.

Who produced To Sheila's ?

To Sheila was produced by Brad Wood & Billy Corgan.

When did The Smashing Pumpkins release To Sheila?

The Smashing Pumpkins released To Sheila on Tue Jun 02 1998.

What did The Smashing Pumpkins say about "To Sheila"?

Billy Corgan via VH1 Storytellers

“To Sheila” represents a turning point in the bands history. Jimmy Chamberlin had left the band. This is the first song I recorded for Adore… In essence, this is a veiled love song but it also talks about the idea that all we really seek in life is to truly feel...

Has Corgan written about "To Sheila" in any liner notes?

Yes, you can find them in their entirety here. This is what he wrote regarding “To Sheila”:

Written in Poland, the lyrics coming to me as I rode with our band party down a non-descript county road. The first take on the first day of the album, and the song that trumpeted in softly a new era; or wha...

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