Z is for Zero

My reflection, dirty mirror
There's no connection to myself
I'm your lover, I'm your zero
I'm in the face of your dreams of glass
So save your prayers
For when we're really gonna need'em
Throw out your cares and fly
Wanna go for a ride?

She's the one for me
She's all I really need
Cause she's the one for me
Emptiness is loneliness, and loneliness is cleanliness
And cleanliness is godliness, and god is empty just like me
Intoxicated with the madness, I'm in love with my sadness
Bullshit fakers, enchanted kingdoms
The fasion victims chew their charcoal teeth
I never let on, that I was on a sinking ship
I never let on that I was down
You blame yourself, for what you can't ignore
You blame yourself for wanting more
She's the one for me
She's all I really need
She's the one for me
She's my one and only



So Zero is the only song that starts with Z that I have in my music collection that I want to write about. I can't really think of other songs with Z that I really care for, but Smashing Pumpkins are pretty good.

This song is in my least favorite tuning, which is down a half-step. Basically, bands use this tuning to better fit a vocalist's range and normal singing patterns MOST OF THE TIME. I could see this being useful when playing with a big band, where instruments are usually in Bb or Eb, so that the bass and guitar could hit a low Eb instead of stopping at an F.

Zero is a good song, albeit a little short and abrupt, but then again, we are talking about the Smashing Pumpkins.