Farewell and Goodnight Lyrics

[Verse 1: Billy Corgan]
Goodnight, to every little hour that you
Sleep tight, may it hold you through the winter of a
Long night, and keep you from the loneliness
Of yourself

[Verse 2: James Iha]
Heart strung, is your heart frayed and empty 'cause it's
Hard luck, when no one understands your love, it's
Unsung, and I say

[Chorus: All]
Goodnight, my love
To every hour in every day
Goodnight, always
To all that's pure that's in your heart

[Verse 3: Jimmy Chamberlin & D'arcy Wretzky]
Goodnight, may your dreams be so happy and your
Head light with wishes of a Sandman and a
Night light, be careful not to let the bedbugs
Sleep tight nestled in the covers

[Bridge 1: Jimmy Chamberlin & D'arcy Wretzky, All]
The sun shines, but I don't
A silver rain will wash away
The sun shines, but I don't
A silver rain will wash away
[Bridge 2: Billy Corgan]
And you can tell, it's just as well
And you can tell, it's just as well

[Chorus: All]
Goodnight, my love
To every hour in every day
Goodnight, always
To all that's pure that's in your heart

[Instrumental Outro]

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Genius Annotation

The final track on the whole of Mellon Collie, “Farewell and Goodnight” features all the band members on vocals, gathered together for a message of unity that plays out like a lullaby.

This is the only song in existence of which drummer Jimmy Chamberlin sings. According to the album’s liner notes, he reportedly loved the idea until he stepped in front of the microphone.

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What do the liner notes say about this song?
Genius Answer

Billy Corgan wrote the following regarding this song in the liner notes:

Originally penned by James, I jumped
on this idea as a way to end the album
appropriately whilst giving a strong nod to
Los Beatles for being our existential guide. I
pushed that we all should sing on it, an idea
Jimmy found appealing until he actually had
to sing. What I loved about the long process
of making a double album is that this was the
kind of song we would never have bothered
with if not for the necessity of seeking out
new beginning and endings. I like to think
that symbolically our unity on this very last
song stands as a fitting and final testament to
a dream which held us in very good stead for
many years. A wonderful dream that lasted
long enough for us to even bother to document its raucous trajectory.

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