Smashing Pumpkins - Thirty Three Meaning

Thirty Three Lyrics
deep in thought i forgive everyone
as the cluttered streets greet me once again
i know i can't be late, supper's waiting on the table
tomorrow's just an excuse away
so I pull my...
-
I think the interpretation that its about Jesus is very interesting and it does make sense. However, I remember hearing Billy Corgan say that the song is called "thirty three" because when he was very happy in his relationship with his ex-wife a psychic told him his life would change very much when he was 33. I think the words are directed at his ex-wife. He's saying that regardless of anything that happens or what anyone says their love for each other can last forever.
-
For what it's worth, I believe the songwriter was imagining how Jesus would feel if he was incarnated back to Earth... looked at in this way, the whole song makes sense; to me it doesn't make sense in any other way.
More Smashing Pumpkins songs »
Trending:
Just Posted
Year of the Cat | anonymous |
Wasted Years | anonymous |
Kitchenware & Candybars | anonymous |
Get Back | anonymous |
Good Riddance (Time of your Life) | anonymous |
I Started A Joke | anonymous |
Take the Long Way Home | anonymous |
Deacon Blues | anonymous |
This Fire Burns | anonymous |
Above The Clouds | anonymous |
Far from Home | anonymous |
The Reflecting God | anonymous |
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road | anonymous |
Momma Sed | anonymous |
Touch Me | anonymous |
Weekly Most Popular
1 | Flogging Molly |
---|---|
2 | Juice Newton |
3 | Beatles |
4 | Newsboys |
5 | New Order |
6 | Fuerza Regida |
7 | Blink-182 |
8 | Vaccines, The |
9 | Taylor Swift |
10 | Post Malone |