BULLET WITH BUTTERFLY WINGS

The first, and arguably most popular, single from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. It originally came with only one b-side - ...Said Sadly. In the box set though, it also contains five covers: You're All I've Got Tonight by The Cars; Clones (We're All) by Alice Cooper; A Night Like This by The Cure; Destination Unknown by Missing Persons; Dreaming by Blondie.

There is also an interesting live version of Bullet with Butterfly Wings available. It's an early version, played in Kansas City in 1994. It's fairly different from the studio version: different structure, different lyrics. You can find lyrics for both the studio and the early version below.

Here's wht Billy had to say about the song: "Believe it or not, the original riff from this song came to me during one of the Siamese Dream recording sessions. Somewhere, I have a tape of us from 1993 endlessly playing the "world is a vampire" part over and over. But it wasn't until a year and a half later that I finished the song, writing the "rat in the cage" part on an acoustic guitar at the BBC studios in London on the same day that "Landslide" was recorded. "

Written: Recorded: Released: First played live: Era: Writing credits: Guitar tab: Bass tab: Sound:

? ? ? ? ? Billy Corgan ? ?

The world is a vampire
Sent to drain
Secret destroyers
Hold you up to the flames
And what do I get
For my pain
Betrayed desires
And a piece of the game
Even though I know
I suppose I'll show
All my cool and cold
Like old job

Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage
Then someone will say what is lost can never be saved
Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage

Now I'm naked, nothing but an animal
But can you fake it, for just one more show
And what do you want, I want to change
And what have you got
When you feel the same
Even though i know
I suppose i'll show
All my cool and cold
Like old job

Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage
Then someone will say what is lost can never be saved
Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage

Tell me I'm the only one
Tell me there's no other one
Jesus was an only son
Tell me I'm the chosen one
Jesus was an only son for you
Despite all my rage i am still just a rat in a cage
And i still believe that i cannot be saved

OLD VERSION:
What do you want
I want a change
What do you got
I feel the same
Even though you know
Even though you'll show
What you won't show
I should know
Despite all my rage I'm still just a rat in a cage
Despite all my rage I'm still just a rat in a cage
Then someone will say what is lost can never be saved
Despite all my rage I'm still just a rat in a cage
What you do you
And how do you feel
And what'll you see
And what will you steal
Even though you know
Even though you'll show
What you want ain't real
I should know
Despite all my rage I'm still just a rat in a cage
Despite all my rage I'm still just a rat in a cage
Then someone will way what is lost can never be saved
Despite all my rage I'm still just a rat in a cage
Despite all my rage I'm still just a rat in a cage
Despite all my rage I'm still just a rat in a cage
Then someone will say what is lost can never be saved
Despite all my rage I'm still just a rage in a cage
I still believe that I cannot be saved (repeat)

OFFICIAL RELEASES:
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
The Aeroplane Flies High

CASSETTE BOOTLEGS:
MCIS Demo Tape
Old version and hundreds of live versions in circulation.

COMMERCIAL BOOTLEGS:
Acoustic Melon Songs
Berlin Bullet
Blackout
Butterfly Wings
Despite All Our Rage
Dawn
Exit Under Burning Skies
Fish Jam
Freedom!
In the Belly of the Beast
Kick Start '96
Live at Reading '95
The Mellon Collie Demos
Mellow, Jolly and the Inifinite Madness
New Songs
Redrum
Rocknight
Secret Destroyers
Secrets of Your Dreams
Shoot Out the Lights
Sorrow and Pity
Starlight
Tune In, Turn On, Rawk Out
Twilight
Vast Oceans
Wanna Go For a Ride
(We Salute You) Naked Man
The World is a Vampire
Wrapped Up in the Pleasures of the World
Zero Gravity