The Smashing Pumpkins
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The elusive lover, Porcelina, beckons the subject to the edge of belief and beyond. His belief system changes as he gives into Porcelina and gazes past “The realm of soft delusions.”
Ordinarily we put up mental blocks as a defense mechanism in order to stay within the fragile framework that suppor...
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
As far as you take me, that's where I believe
The realm of soft delusions, floatin' on the leaves
On a distant shoreline she waves her arms to me
As all the thought police are closin' in for sleep
The dilly dally of my bright-lit stay
The steam of my misfortunes has given me the power to be afraid
[Pre-Chorus 1]
And in my mind I'm everyone
And in my mind
[Chorus]
Without a care in this whole world
Without a care in this whole world
Without a care in this life
It's what you take that makes it right
[Post-Chorus]
Porcelina of the oceans blue (Porcelina)
Porcelina, Porcelina
[Verse 2]
In the slipstream of thoughtless thoughts
The light of all that's good, the light of all that's true
To the fringes gladly I walk unadorned
With gods and their creations, with filth and disease
Porcelina, she waits for me there
With seashell hissing lullabyes and whispers fathomed deep inside my own
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Hidden thoughts and alibis
My secret thoughts come alive
[Chorus]
Without a care in this whole world
Without a care in this whole world
Without a care in this life
It's what you take that makes it right
[Bridge]
And in my mind I'm everyone
And in my mind I'm everyone
In my mind I'm every one of you
You make it right
It's all alright
You make it right
[Post-Chorus]
Porcelina of the oceans blue (Porcelina)
Porcelina of the oceans blue (Porcelina)
[Instrumental Outro]
Porcelina of the Vast Oceans was written by Billy Corgan.
Porcelina of the Vast Oceans was produced by Flood & Alan Moulder & Billy Corgan.
The Smashing Pumpkins released Porcelina of the Vast Oceans on Mon Oct 23 1995.
On our first two albums we’d grown accustomed to the benefit of playing many of the songs live long before they’d been crystallized on tape. Once stuck in the glut of so many ideas, I suggested we consider playing a few hometown shows to hammer out some kinks, as well as force the dubious pretenders...