Today (Page 2)
Video Info (cont'd):
video--one of four videos released to promoteSiamese Dream--originated from an idea by Corgan
to illustrate a song that finds ironic comfort amid
despair."
-On MTV's 120 Minutes in 1993, Billy said that he
liked it better than the "nightmarish experience"
he called "Cherub Rock", it was the video he
wanted (more or less-refer to the Greatest Hits DVD
commentary for more info).
Billy's Inspiration for the video:"When I told the
band about the ice cream truck, everybody else was
like 'You've got to be kidding!', Corgan says." But
the truck was actually his perfect metaphor. "I
remember being about 14 and there was an ice
cream truck driver in the neighborhood," he
explains. "One night about 10 o'clock he comes
along and we run up waving. And he says, 'God, I
hate this job.' Typical 17-year-old guy. And he just
hands us all the ice cream left in the truck. He takes
off---fuck the job, fuck the ice cream truck. For that
one moment that guy was the coolest guy in the
world."
Song Secrets:
-In Today there is a "sucking" sound coming fromthe left speaker at 2:39. - Jake Riley.
-If you listen very closely, you can hear the sound
start in the right speaker at about 2:37, and
gradually grow a bit louder and fade to the left
speaker.-Will Shaw
-Back to Page 1 for this song file
Today is the greatest day I've ever known
Can't live for tomorrow,
Tomorrow's much too long
I'll burn my eyes out
Before I get out
I wanted more
Than life could ever grant me
Bored by the chore
Of saving face
Today is the greatest day I've ever known
Can't wait for tomorrow
I might not have that long
I'll tear my heart out
Before I get out
Pink ribbon scars that never forget
I tried so hard
To cleanse these regrets
My angel wings
Were bruised and restrained
My belly stings
Today is
Today is
Today is
The greatest day
I want to turn you on
I want to turn you on
I want to turn you on
I want to turn you
Today is the greatest
Today is the greatest day
Today is the greatest day
That I have ever really known
Can't live for tomorrow,
Tomorrow's much too long
I'll burn my eyes out
Before I get out
I wanted more
Than life could ever grant me
Bored by the chore
Of saving face
Today is the greatest day I've ever known
Can't wait for tomorrow
I might not have that long
I'll tear my heart out
Before I get out
Pink ribbon scars that never forget
I tried so hard
To cleanse these regrets
My angel wings
Were bruised and restrained
My belly stings
Today is
Today is
Today is
The greatest day
I want to turn you on
I want to turn you on
I want to turn you on
I want to turn you
Today is the greatest
Today is the greatest day
Today is the greatest day
That I have ever really known