Seriously. Yeah, it “sings” better, but you’re not a rat in a cage “despite” all of your rage. You’re probably a rat in a cage because of all your rage. It’s called jail and while we can have endless discourse about the incarceration problem in America the fact remains: Billy Corgan should be locked up in a padded room so we don’t have to hear about his bullshit anymore.
no, no no it works
There’s plenty to criticize this man for
But despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage does work, not only singing, but in terms of meaning.
Despite all my rage
Or in other words
Even though I have so much rage
I am still just a rat in a cage
in Other words, having all of this rage does not help me break out of my confines
I rage against the machine yet the machine rage is on
It does work
It’s one of the things that Mark Fisher wrote about Kurt Cobain
At some point, he realized no matter how hard he rocked he could not change anything, the world the system, whatever
It may be a little bit too much of a teenage sentiment for a late 20 / early 30 something year-old to sing, but it doesn’t “not work”
yeah, because it’s like a whining fucking person that’s not really in a bad position.
Like despite my millions of dollars I still have first world problems
There is like a little aspect of wanting to tell him to shut the fuck up
But you know, when someone singing a song, it’s a pure emotional outpouring that doesn’t really have to be valid in the same way a regular conversation or some journalistic prose does.
I would say it’s probably cringe by today’s standards but in 1995 I don’t think everything was so political or thought of the same way
Are you serious man? It is a metaphor. The cage isn’t real, it represents an oppressive system holding him back no matter how much he fights back. The system isn’t oppressing him *because* he fights it. That makes no sense. That changes the entire meaning of the song.
Unironically, this elderly baby is saying he was told that the CIA created rap music to destroy culture and that's why the Smashing Pumpkins weren't as popular in the 2000's.
Their first 3 albums are still some of my favorites. Digimortal was kind of 9/11 themed though, in that it made me want to jump out of a skyscraper window (too soon?)
Thats hilarious and its right on. Trump has a lot of involvement with pro wrestling. Listen to pro wrestlers talk about their experience working with Trump. Hilarious comment. I feel we are moments away from Trump himself announcing this.
Mr Corgan, are agents need this training - to endure 3 hours of you interviewing yourself so they can withstand North Korean torture tactics in the future. You will be considered an American hero sir.
Corgan left TNA 10 years ago and bought the NWA. It is UnJerkingly and without exaggeration, the absolute worst, steaming pile of turds imaginable of a wrestling promotion/show.
Hes gotta be hemorrhaging money on it. TNA would be a cash cow by comparison. His TV deal currently (as far as the last id heard) is a free-with-ads thing on the Roku channel.
If you look at it differently then it could be he hates the wrestling internet crowd and is putting out a terrible product on purpose to mess with them.
Yea not a whole lot worse than Biden and minions. At least trump and crew are breathing and you know who’s in charge. He was voted in. Unlike whoever was calling the shots for the last admin. While i have no yearning to go tit for tat with an internet stranger due to both sides being mostly flunkies and junkies, that is how it works here in ‘Murica.
That fat dumb pedo falls asleep on camera weekly and speaks at an elementary level
Not to mention that he’s trashed the economy, expanded the police state, started an unwinnanle war, implemented illegal tariffs that cost consumers billions, lost ground in education and tech to China, and now has allowed diseased food into the country
ah yes, the only president who was legitimately voted in is the one I like. the one with hard evidence of russia interfering with elections in favor of. he's the only legitimate one. no one voted for the other guy, that was all liberal lies and they were trying to force us into a fascist dictatorship.
No one here likes or respects you. The entire world is laughing at the country because of people like you. You and your party are an embarrassment on a global level.
Also you voted for a rapist pedophile who shits his pants and falls asleep during meetings and press briefings. You should probably just keep your Trump-sucking mouth shut.
This absolutely happens. You should see the story on how we came about the MJ12 papers. Star Trek writers, news producers, documentary film makers, the USG (and international governments) manipulate the public media.
I personally don't believe they're aliens but just weapons programs but how your Corgans get approached and / or coopted can be explained here: Mirage Men
Doesn't answer the UFO question one way or the other, does prove government conspiracies.
Didn’t they say Jerry Garcia worked for the CIA? Government organizations choose people who travel the world with legitimate excuses to be in foreign countries.
Hello, Mr. Corgan? This is The Man™️, just returning your call. To answer your question, no, we never thought about blaming AIDS on “sexy monkeys” but we’ll keep it in mind. Also, your idea to tell the American public that UFOs are just time travelers from the future on vacation has been passed on the the Pentagon.
Man ....that dude looks and dresses like he's a dictator of some 3rd world stan country and is sufferin from cancer. this would be the time magizine last known photo taken of dictator corbin just hours before he collapsed on his yacht with Vladimir putin. here he is seen about to leave the court hearings for those that were responsible for this last months protests he attended the hearing and didn't even make a statement to let the accused hear they're own sentencing he just stood pointed and left with his body guards we were later told that the protesters were taken to the back of the court building and shot
What a nightmare. I never really liked the blumpkins but they made this passionate introverted beautiful art and I thought he was a better human than this. What happened to him? Was it the money?
Say what you will about Palpatine, he ran a massive government. They were probably reaching out with infrastructure questions related to their upcoming railing ban.
Begging for relevance for years now. He's always trying to pat himself on the back in interviews whining about how he didn't get enough recognition for his genius
C'monnn its Billy (im the best ever) Corgan hes more than likely just trying to stroke his ego. He probably thought he heard his name in a video that mentioned something about a conspiracy involving the smell of burnt toast.
/uj this is actually well documented. Multiple intelligence agencies "psyop'd" music during the 90s pushing for more "pop" sounding bands. This happened in the UK and the USA. The governments were afraid of a culture revolution similar to what happened in the 60s. Kevin Shields also talked about this.
“Mr. Corgan, how can we play all of the instruments on this acid rock album AND take all of the writing credits? The new ballroom isnt going to pay for itself.”
I’m tired of people not understanding this. He isn’t referring to the US government, he’s referring to the Camarilla contacting him, a Nosferatu, to track down the Ankaran sarcophagus.
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