Explore the deeper meaning of "Today" by Smashing Pumpkins with Douglas Vandergraph. In this video, learn how the song captures emotional struggle, survival, and finding hope in the present moment, a 90s rock classic.
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00:00The song today by the Smashing Pumpkins is a powerful anthem of resilience and transformation.
00:07It was written by Billy Corgan during a time when he was struggling with mental health
00:11and depression, and on the surface it might seem like a tale of despair.
00:17But deep beneath the raw emotion, it offers a message of choosing to live fully in the
00:22present, embracing every moment with urgency and gratitude.
00:28The lyrics reflect a profound struggle with the past, regrets, and self-imposed limitations,
00:35but ultimately it's about breaking free from those constraints to seize the beauty
00:41and potential of the now.
00:44Today is the greatest day I've ever known.
00:47Think about that for a moment.
00:49How often do we get so caught up in the idea of tomorrow, the waiting, the hoping, and
00:56planning for something better, that we lose sight of the incredible potential that lie
01:01before us?
01:03The truth is, we can't live for tomorrow.
01:06As the song says, tomorrow is much too long.
01:10And we might think we have time, but the reality is, life happens in this moment, right now.
01:17And waiting is not an option when the present holds the power to shape everything.
01:23The lyrics, I'll burn my eyes out before I get out, are not about destruction, but
01:29about intensity.
01:31The idea of refusing to settle, to coast through life with dimmed vision.
01:37It's about opening your eyes wide, even when it's uncomfortable, even when it burns, to
01:43truly see the opportunity of today.
01:46Yes, there are times we all want more than life seems to grant us.
01:51We want the grand, the extraordinary.
01:54But sometimes, we're bored by the chore of saving face.
01:58The daily grind, the masks we wear to get by, they can wear us down.
02:04But here's the thing.
02:06Today is still the greatest day, even if we've never truly known it before.
02:12We can't wait for tomorrow, because tomorrow might not come.
02:16We might not have that long.
02:19So why not tear our hearts out in the pursuit of living fully?
02:23Why not give everything we have, every single moment, instead of waiting for a better time,
02:30or a more perfect day?
02:34You know, those pink ribbon scars that never forget, they remind us of our past pains,
02:41the bruises that life has dealt us.
02:44We all carry them.
02:45And we all try so hard to cleanse these regrets, to let go of the pain that clings to us, but
02:52those scars are part of us.
02:55Our angel wings might be bruised and restrained, and yes, our bellies might sting from the
03:00weight we've carried, but we are still standing.
03:05We are still here.
03:07And today, well, today is the greatest day.
03:11No matter what came before, no matter how scarred or worn we feel, today is the moment
03:18we've been given.
03:20And it's the greatest moment, because it's real.
03:24Because it's now.
03:25And because we all have the choice to embrace it fully.
03:30I want to turn you on, the song says, and I say this to you, let today ignite something
03:39inside of you.
03:41Turn yourself on to the power of this moment.
03:45Choose today as the day you will no longer live in the past, or wait for a future that
03:51may never arrive.
03:53Today is the greatest day you've ever known, if you choose to see it this way.
03:59Now don't wait for tomorrow.
04:01Don't let the scars of the past hold you back.
04:05Embrace today with all its imperfections, its possibilities, and its intensity.
04:12Because as you walk forward, you will realize that the greatest day is not some distant
04:17future, it's today.
04:20It's now.
04:21And the true challenge is not in finding that perfect day, but in realizing it's been within
04:27your grasp all along.
04:30How will you live today?