Tales of a Scorched Earth

The Smashing Pumpkins

Farewell goodnight last one out turn out the lights
And let me be, let me die inside
Let me know the way from of this world of hate in you
'Cause the die is cast and the bitch is back
And we're all dead yeah we're all dead
Inside the future of a shattered past
I lie just to be real, and I'd die just to feel
Why do the same old things keep on happening?
Because beyond my hopes there are no feelings

Bless the martyrs and kiss the kids
For knowing better, for knowing this
'Cause you're all whores and I'm a fag
And I've got no mother and I've got no dad
To save me the wasted, save me from myself
I lie just to be real, and I'd die just to feel
Why do the same old things keep on happening?
Because beyond my hopes there are no feelings

Everybody's lost just waiting to be found
Everyone's a thought just waiting to fade
So fuck it all 'cause I don't care
So what somehow somewhere we dared
To try to dare, to dare for a little more, yeah yeah
I lie to just to be real, and I'd die just to feel
Why do the same old things keep on happening?
Because beyond my hopes there are no reasons


Lyrics submitted by Ice, edited by Mellow_Harsher, BIRDDUDE830, jagriel

Tales of a Scorched Earth Lyrics as written by William Patrick Corgan

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    the trouble with having so many brilliant songs is that so many get over looked....(not that thats such a bad thing i guess)

    these lyircs are from the booklet but their not exact to the ones he sings.

    this is such a well written song... how pointless life is... and all the anger and hoplessness that goes with that feeling.

    kill_me_killroyon August 19, 2002   Link

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