The Chimera by The Smashing Pumpkins
The Chimera by The Smashing Pumpkins

The Chimera

The Smashing Pumpkins * Track #10 On Oceania

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The Chimera by The Smashing Pumpkins

Release Date
Tue Jun 19 2012
Produced by
Bjorn Thorsrud & Billy Corgan
Writed by
Billy Corgan
About

The Chimera is a creature found in the ancient myths of Greece. Given it acts as the title to this song, it’s fairly safe to say we can find the meaning in that context. This mythic beast is first mentioned in Homer’s epic text, The Illiad:

…Bellerophon to kill that savage monster, the Chimaera,...

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The Chimera Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Fairy tales and time in whales
Substitutes for sin
It takes some life to find the light within
Whistle past the lane lover
Whistle past the lane
Cause love’s forever strange
Nestle on the moon, sunshine
Nestle on the moon
Should you hear that faint murmur
Of what love might do

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Seven stars that shine
In my mind, oh my mind
I’ll take you with me where I climb
In my mind, oh my mind

[Chorus]
And if I’m wrong I’m right
I’m never gonna lose you
If I’m wrong I’m right
Take me to your life

[Bridge]
Summertime’s the only child
Summertime’s the only child this night
You want to brace the golden fool
Let’s make this right

[Verse 2]
Nightengales and nursery crimes
Twins that spark the charts
It takes some trust to find a trust apart
Whistle past the lane lover
Whistle past the lane
Cause love’s forever strange
Nestle on the sun, starlight
Nestle on the sun
Should you hear the faint murmur
Of what love has done

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Seven stars that weep
In my sleep, oh in my sleep
I’ll take you with me where I keep
In my sleep, oh in my sleep

[Chorus]
And if I’m wrong I’m right
I’m never gonna lose you
If I’m wrong I’m right
Take me to your life

[Outro]
All you need is you, lover
All you need is you
All you need is you, lover
So please need me too
What you need is love, stranger
What you need is love
When your love needs its danger
Please let me through when I’ve got you

The Chimera Q&A

Who wrote The Chimera's ?

The Chimera was written by Billy Corgan.

Who produced The Chimera's ?

The Chimera was produced by Bjorn Thorsrud & Billy Corgan.

When did The Smashing Pumpkins release The Chimera?

The Smashing Pumpkins released The Chimera on Tue Jun 19 2012.

What did The Smashing Pumpkins say about "The Chimera"?

We were recording drums for something else, and there was a problem with the snare drum. I had 10 minutes where I was just standing there with a guitar around my neck, so I started playing a riff. Mike [Byrne] just went, ‘Oh, man, I love that riff!’ I was like, ‘Really?’ So to be a show-off, I quick...

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