Smashing Pumpkins - Lily (My One And Only) Lyrics






Lily, my one and only
I can hardly wait till I see her
Silly, I know I'm silly
Cause I'm hanging in this tree
In the hopes that she will catch a glimpse of me
And thru her window shade
I watch her shadow move
I wonder if she.......?
Lily, my one and only
Love is in my heart and in your eyes
Will she or won't she want him
No one knows for sure
But an officer is knocking at my door
And thru her window shade
I watch her shadow move
I wonder if she could only see me?
And when I'm with her I feel fine
If I could kiss her I wouldn't mind the time it took to find
My lily, my one and only
I can hardly wait till I see her
Oh lily, I know you love me
Cause as they're draggin me away
I swear I saw her raise her hand and wave (goodbye)





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  1. r.... ....

    Used to listen to this song a lot when I didn't speak/understand much english and I thought it was a love song because the melody was very dreamy and romantic

  2. A.... R....

    I've never heard such a perfect Snape song lol

  3. V.... J....

    Lily my one i´m only sleeeping :v

  4. C.... F....

    Do parts of the vocals in this song remind anyone else of I’m only sleeping by the Beatles

  5. m.... c....

    esta cancion suena como un romance pero espacial y magico y es hermoso

  6. M.... ....

    🍀Beautiful. This band rules, I love them 🎃. But I cant decide which album I love more. They are all unique in their own way. ❤

  7. L.... C....

    Ever since my parents first showed this to me i have been in love with it. I love it not only because my name is Lily but because it is just such a nice song to have playing in the background.

  8. S.... ....

    Ohhh man, this is the greatest xD

  9. K.... H....

    I'm so depressed

  10. m.... l....

    I miss you lily

  11. D.... S....

    So according to IG Billy wrote these drums? I wonder if BC is playing in the recording....

  12. F.... L....

    Billy played the drum in this song!

  13. L.... N....

    i was named after this song. my mama used to sing it to me when i was younger.🖤

  14. S.... C....

    my daughter was named after this song, well kind of. I was gonna name her Lillian Marie but when I heard this song in fall 1995 i decided to go with Lily Ann-Marie. Lillian Marie was my dads mother. My daughter ended up being born Oct 6 2001. My grandmother was born Oct 5 1909
    And yes I chose her name 6 years before she was born. Guess I just always knew Id have a little girl , and now that little girl is about to graduate high school with a 2 year college degree because of the high school she goes to. She finished her high school classes in 10t grade. Anywho always love this song. My dad also loved this song and he was 80 when he died, almost 81

  15. T.... C....

    I cant believe this song is about his cat lol

  16. M.... N....

    Had to listen to this this morning...my daughter Lilly's 1st birthday ❤

  17. L.... ....

    Feelthepainmotherfucker

  18. d.... w....

    🦓❤️

  19. M.... C....

    sorry lily i hurt you so..

  20. L.... S....

    This is weirdest when your name IS Lily.

  21. L.... ....

    I was almost named after this

  22. C.... ....

    As someone called Lily, this was weird to listen to

    C.... ....

    As someone called Listen your comment was weird to Lily to.

    C.... ....

    WELL DO YOU LIKE HIM OR NOT?

  23. R.... ....

    Loved this whole album. And this song and tonight tonight are the crown jewels imo

  24. M.... ....

    I love the part between 2:02 - 2:24

  25. C.... ....

    uuuuuujaaa

  26. M.... D....

    Its 1 am and i cant stop thinking about this song.. Is it a stalker song or is it about his cat?? So i think i figured it out guys. Its BOTH!..

    Okay so check this out. The rumor is that its about a cat he got custody of after a break up with Courtney Love, right? So picture this, Billy and Courtney just broke up and she takes the cat back to her house. So Billy misses and wants his cat back so he goes to her house to STALK THE CAT! He climbs the tree to see Lily in the window and he wants her to see him and come to the window to get her back. But he gets caught, Courtney calls the cops and he gets arrested only to finally see Lily as he is being taken away.

    Its the only way him saying its about his cat adds up IMO. Lol He is a huge cat person after all.

    M.... D....

    Nope. This album was made about 10 years before he and CL were in a relationship. Calm down Darling

  27. A.... T....

    I loved this song when it first came out and now lo and behold I am married to a beautiful Mexican lady whose name is Lili. Haha funny how things go!

  28. L.... M....

    one day i was like “i wonder if there are any songs about lily” because that’s my name and this was the first one that popped up. great song but a little unsettling that one of the few songs about lily refers to a lily getting stalked.

  29. A.... R....

    Love ya lily.☺

  30. O.... P....

    LL.

    I won.
    My smile shall remain, in spite,
    knowing I do not need you in my life.

    I am acquainted with my self.
    You never were and you never will be.

  31. D.... R....

    I always thought of this as their White album...

    D.... R....

    Between that and Metallica’s black album, I’d say this is their grey album. 50 shades of billy!

  32. P.... P....

    This is the most romantic, beautiful song about a creep stalking his crush.

  33. L.... C....

    Beautiful album. Jesus saves

  34. a.... w....

    Just to put these speculations to rest...it's about Billy Corgan's cat

    a.... w....

    He can say that all he wants, but that's clearly a joke he uses to deflect any heat he may receive from the #metoo crowd for glorifying a stalker. Why would the police be knocking on a stalker's door and dragging him away?

    a.... w....

    So his cat has a window shade? Get real.

    a.... w....

    Yep. Billy had a cat named Lily.
    Which reminds me that James had a dog named Bug Superstar. Haha.

  35. p.... l....

    Damnit James!

  36. L.... O....

    fUcK you, I'm obssessed With ThIs tUne. thanks Pinche Corgan

  37. M.... ....

    Is this song based on something else? I recognize the tune but not the fact that its performed by sp.

  38. c.... ....

    I named my dog after this song and sing it to her she's 14

  39. O.... P....

    LL.

    You pull me to this day.
    I will never be okay.

    A man grows old, full of regret.

    Waiting to die.

  40. S.... ....

    I.m here...

  41. M.... M....

    The song that Billy mades for his cat!! So cute!!

    M.... M....

    Monita M can you explain me please :,(
    sorry for my english
    :,v

  42. L.... p....

    my mom named me after this song I miss her so much😭😭😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

  43. A.... L....

    This song is about a stalking peeping tom <3

  44. E.... B....

    There's slot of good stalker songs satellite of love by Lou reed is the best lol

  45. a.... ....

    Lily (My one and only)... is dead.

  46. a.... ....

    "Please, don't spoil my day
    I'm miles away
    And after all
    I'm only sleeping."
    .


    . The Beatles

  47. N.... m....

    i named my daughter after thus song

  48. l.... l....

    a comedic song

  49. L.... P....

    i was named after this song lmao

  50. K.... S....

    I want to sing this to my crush

    K.... S....

    Kyther probably not the best idea since its about a stalker

    K.... S....

    True love is nothing short

  51. O.... P....

    I saw your face today. I cried.

  52. k.... ....

    this is very Beatles-y song

  53. J.... W....

    My Chihuahua is named Lily!

  54. S.... E....

    Named My bunny after this song..miss her so much.

  55. S.... E....

    Named My bunny after this song..miss her so much.

  56. d.... ....

    It's creepy and beautiful at the same time... Also love that short little bridge.

  57. j.... ....

    it's about billys cat lily

  58. C.... G....

    Sounds like I'm only sleeping by the Beatles

    C.... G....

    i got a beatles vibe to this album too

    C.... G....

    Haha, precisely why I came here

    C.... G....

    I never picked up on that, but now, I hear it

  59. G.... ....

    This is cute because my gf's name is Lily.

  60. C.... R....

    best love song ever

    C.... R....

    it's about a guy who stalks a girl named Lily and then she calls the cops

    C.... R....

    still a better love story than twilight

    C.... R....

    she called the cops because he killed her boyfriend.

  61. l.... m....

    my name is lily and my mom says that this is my song but it is not my song!!!!

  62. J.... B....

    suberb... the teenage feelys came back right away

  63. g.... e....

    so beautiful

  64. 1.... ....

    the only song i know of, that blurs the line between innocent teenage crush and stalking, genius!

    1.... ....

    No joke!

  65. s.... k....

    Lily, my one and only, I can hardly wait till I see her
    Silly, I know I'm silly 'cause I'm hanging in this tree
    In the hopes that she will catch a glimpse of me

    And through her window shade, I watch her shadow move
    I wonder if she?

    Lily, my one and only, love is in my heart and in your eyes
    Will she or won't she want him?
    No one knows for sure but an officer is knocking at my door

    And through her window shade, I watch her shadow move

    I wonder if she could only see me?

    And when I'm with her, I feel fine
    If I could kiss her, I wouldn't mind the time it took to find

    My Lily, my one and only, I can hardly wait till I see her
    Oh Lily, I know you love me 'cause as they're draggin' me away
    I swear I saw her raise her hand and wave goodbye

    s.... k....

    Ty for not giving me a virus for the lyrics ;)

  66. s.... k....

    my daughters new song! wow! i cant belive i missed this one!!

    s.... k....

    This song is about a stalker lol

  67. E.... ....

    Such a beautiful stalker song.

    E.... ....

    Gg Wp Every Breath You Take... nice try though.

    E.... ....

    Oh shoot I commented on a two year old post again

    E.... ....

    Music Lists who gives a shit how old it is? Lol

    E.... ....

    lol stalking. there is a lot more to that song than its lyrics. Dont take things so literal

    E.... ....

    You know, I resent that term "stalker". 😁 I prefer admirer.

  68. V.... ....

    Everyone has their own mein of this song. The mine is about a "Lolita" situation.

    V.... ....

    yeah its not about some old guy perving on a child. Use ur brain and read between the lines. Didnt AP English teach u anything about reading between the lines. Like for instance, Moby Dick is NOTHING ABOUT A WHALE., ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT A WHALE

  69. R.... R....

    Under........................rated fam

  70. l.... S....

    I wish I was named after this song, and my name is lilly

    l.... S....

    +lilly Stowers The song is kind of creepy and funny actually....

    l.... S....

    my mom named me after this song lol

  71. E.... M....

    lkjhgfg

  72. f.... ....

    Hahaha wow, since I first heard this song as a kid twenty years ago I've never actually paid enough attention to the lyrics to understand what it's all about. Sure, the "an officer is knocking at my door" line always seemed a bit weird to me but I never gave it more thought... Who would've thought the cutest song on the album was actually the creepiest one. Nice job, Billy.

    f.... ....

    Supposedly, its written about his cat.

    f.... ....

    @Austin J Roach 😹👌🐈🐱

    f.... ....

    How retarded are you that you finally realized this just now ?

    f.... ....

    @Ben Donnelly oof, go to sleep kid.

    f.... ....

    @Austin J Roach really? how so?

  73. l.... A....

    i was named after this song :)

    l.... A....

    Same!!! And my parents wedding song was Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

    l.... A....

    You have the same name as the singer Lily Allen.




    inb4 you are THAT Lily Allen

    l.... A....

    So is my daughter! It's a beautiful name.

    l.... A....

    Awh I love it

  74. M.... S....

    I have and always will adore this pure,magical and darling little song...Billy Corgan and the SP's are simply devine and a soundtrack to my teenage years!!OHhhhhh how sooo many memories surround me!..some of the most wonderful times in my life :)

  75. X.... W....

    WHAT THE FUCK

  76. J.... P....

    Pati :) ...

  77. I.... ....

    What is the instrument that plays during the beginning of the song? You know, the one that isn't a piano or a bass or drums.

    I.... ....

    Sounds like a synthesized oboe, or other similar wind instrument.

    I.... ....

    @Lazy Wolf It reminds me of early Pink Floyd. Also cudos to Corgin for reusing the voice from the first track of the album.

    I.... ....

    It's a mellotron!

    I.... ....

    @Tary Rolfe Ok so it's a synthesizer, but it sounds familiarly like some actual old-timey instrument, so is the mellotron synthesizing a specific kind of wind instrument?  

    I.... ....

    It could be a mellotron, it would make sense, since they accredit it as an instrument on the sleeve.  The question is if it is an authentic original tape-run mellotron, or a digital replica.

  78. J.... M....

    ...The Difference between a hopeless romantic and a stalker is how attractive the woman thinks the man is standing in her front yard...

    J.... M....

    The difference between a hopeless romantic and a stalker is usually money.

    J.... M....

    if they like you it is flirting if they do not it is harassment!

    J.... M....

    Found the incel

    J.... M....

    Wow. Can anyone take a joke anymore, even if its a bit offensive? Wtf did George Carlin teach us ppl???

    J.... M....

    Yeah, if an ugly guy is a secret admirer and sends a girl flowers and love letters and poetry, he's "weird" and a "stalker". But if a very attractive guy stares at a girl at work/school, observes her routine, shows up at public places she frequents, etc., he's labeled as "mysterious" and "shy" and even "interesting. This really wouldn't be that big of a deal if women just admitted it. An attractive man who has multiple attractive women available to him would feel the exact same way in this situation. Men are too judgemental of women, without ever considering what it would be like to be only average looking without much personality, but still have literally hundreds of sexual partners to choose from. Of course they have the ability to be picky. You would too.

  79. S.... ....

    The lyrics are kind of messed up if you listen to it

    S.... ....

    no shit

    S.... ....

    it might be endearing to others

    S.... ....

    i mean... maybe it's endearing to stalkers but i feel like that's it ur list of 'others' is probably not very long :/

  80. B.... B....

    I love love this song. It seems everyone has a theory on what the lyrics mean. Personally, I think it's about a psychologically I'll guy who stalks this girl he's in love with named Lily from a tree in the yard of her house, and wants her to acknowledge him; then commits suicide by hanging himself in the tree (don't over-think it), 😉 "'cause as I'm hanging in this tree, in the hopes that she will catch a glimpse of me". Then the paramedics cut his body down from the tree, and drag him into an ambulance (or whatever vehicle it is that they put dead bodies into); and somehow he is still able to feel emotions and is still coherent of everything that is happening around him even though he's dead, "and as they're dragging me away, I swear I saw her raise her hand and wave". Then at the end, only through death could he tell her that he loves her. Subtract the peeping tom part, and you've got yourself a love song. (: SP forever!

    B.... B....

    that's not a theory, that's in the lyrics

    B.... B....

    Deep...

    B.... B....

    idk i prefer to see it from a qabbalistic viewpoint...its very amusing.

  81. S.... Z....

    such a beautiful song <3

  82. S.... F....

    This song is about his cat.

    S.... F....

    Thank you., People never use their brains to read between the lines. People who think this song is about some old dude perving on a child girl probably think Moby Dick is about a dude chasing a whale. I could use other examples but Moby Dick is one everyone has heard of so I thought it would be the easiest one to mention. But thank you Emily. Im so sure if this song was about an old dude perving on a child girl, I would NEVER have named my daughter after this song.

  83. T.... R....

    Severus Snape wrote this...

    T.... R....

    xCRUCiOx
    Could be. But I also see James Potter doing this too...

    T.... R....

    like three people commented that and i was one of them

  84. s.... t....

    haha i had a gf named lily

  85. J.... G....

    lily is my love's name :D is it weird to dedicate this song to her? hmm

  86. T.... Y....

    Love.

  87. n.... ....

    very Beatles

  88. a.... ....

    lilly is my daughters name!

  89. o.... ....

    thanks for posting, my favorite pumpkinsong