Thursday, April 21, 2011

Smashing Pumpkins - Cupid De Locke



Smashing Pumpkins double disk Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is widely regarded as one of their best albums and I tend to agree. But don't listen to me because I really don't know too much about them otherwise, I only have a few albums by them and have never really delved too much into their music.

That being said, "Cupid De Locke" is a fantastically beautiful song. Its the song that really made me appreciate them as a band. The harp and guitars fit together in a cloud-like melody and the bass carries it along while Shakespearean lyrics discuss the troubles and tribulations of love. Overall its a very relaxing song from a band that you wouldn't really expect to create relaxing songs.

Cupid hath pulled back his sweetheart's bow
To cast divine arrows into her soul
To grab her attention swift and quick
Or morrow the marrow of her bones be thick
With turpentine kisses and mistaken blows

See the devil may do as the devil may care
He loves none sweeter as sweeter the dare
Her mouth the mischief he doth seek
Her heart the captive of which he speaks
So note all ye lovers in love with the sound
Your world be shattered with nary a note
Of one cupids arrow under your coat

And in the land of star crossed lovers
And barren hearted wanderers
Forever lost in forsaken missives and satan's pull
We seek the unseekable and we speak the unspeakable
Our hopes dead gathering dust to dust
In faith, in compassion, and in love

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