This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Fall into the century on a supersonic cross
Blessed she in aching silence, eternal loss
Calling out I won't surrender a locket of her hair
Sympathize her pious pleasures, go down the stairs
Into the dark again
To feel alive again, and wait for
Real love
Or is it me you're after
Is it time
Cause it's now or never
Real love
Real love forever
Real love
Born of the ball and chain
Into a world sustained with sorrow
Real love
A real touch we speak in
Is it ours
Or is it what we're seekin'
Real love
In the eyes, behold and you'll find the 21st century
You detonate her will and her widowed speech
Buried in the backyard shadow, the rusty coffee tin
That held her mother's first kiss in a nameless dream
Fall down the stairs again
To feel alive against tomorrow
Real love
Or is it me you're after
Is it time
Cause it's now or never
Real love
Real love forever
Is it love
Or just yours to treasure
Real love
Real love
Real love
We never listen
Real love will listen
And tell her of a fortune
Real love is riches
Scratch through the changes
Real love is nameless
So tired and hopeless
Real love is painless
Nobody mentions
We ever move to collect
The solar questions
Demon scorn should not relax
The laws of gravity
Real love
Blessed she in aching silence, eternal loss
Calling out I won't surrender a locket of her hair
Sympathize her pious pleasures, go down the stairs
Into the dark again
To feel alive again, and wait for
Real love
Or is it me you're after
Is it time
Cause it's now or never
Real love
Real love forever
Real love
Born of the ball and chain
Into a world sustained with sorrow
Real love
A real touch we speak in
Is it ours
Or is it what we're seekin'
Real love
In the eyes, behold and you'll find the 21st century
You detonate her will and her widowed speech
Buried in the backyard shadow, the rusty coffee tin
That held her mother's first kiss in a nameless dream
Fall down the stairs again
To feel alive against tomorrow
Real love
Or is it me you're after
Is it time
Cause it's now or never
Real love
Real love forever
Is it love
Or just yours to treasure
Real love
Real love
Real love
We never listen
Real love will listen
And tell her of a fortune
Real love is riches
Scratch through the changes
Real love is nameless
So tired and hopeless
Real love is painless
Nobody mentions
We ever move to collect
The solar questions
Demon scorn should not relax
The laws of gravity
Real love
Lyrics submitted by alexboy, edited by jamesmullarkey
Real Love Lyrics as written by William Patrick Corgan
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I start to get a headache if i listen to this song too much, because of the staticy background and all. However, this song is wonderful.
This is a fantastic song, one of my favourites by the Smashing Pumpkins. I loved it since the first time I heared it. Should be more comments for this song!
this song... was made for me and my love... :) although im not with my love, we're "in love" its so wonderful. like this song.
this song is so pretty...man when did billy's music get pretty?? not that i mind, just wondering
beautiful song, i particularly identify myself with this one and a lot of others from billy corgan
fall into the century on a supersonic cross blessed she in aching silence, eternal loss
i guess the turn of the century means a new era, means changes, hes loosing her, thats why eternal loss
calling out i won't surrender a locket of her hair sympathize her pious pleasures, go down the stairs
he wants something to remember her, he wont surrender a locket of her hair cuz it is all he has to remind her, the second line is about how he attended to her every wishes and now he wont anymore
into the dark again to feel alive again, and wait for
real love or is it me you're after is it time cause it's now or never real love real love forever real love
hes living her and he must find real love, and giving her a last chance, is it me your after, cuz its now or never etc...
in the eyes, behold and you'll find the 21st century detonate her will and her widowed speech
this is again about changing and how he will not take her bullsh*t anymore
buried in the backyard shadow, the rusty coffee tin that held her mother's first kiss in a nameless dream fall down the stairs again to feel alive against tomorrow
this is one part of the song i cant really understand, can someone help me? in the end he tells again e needs to leave her and feel alive again
real love or is it me you're after is it time cause it's now or never real love real love forever is it love or just yours to treasure real love real love real love
then again he asks her if she realy loves him and wants to stay with him
we never listen real love will listen and tell of a fortune real love is riches scratch through the changes real love is nameless so tired and hopeless real love is painless nobody mentions we ever move to collect the solar questions demon scorn should not relax the laws of gravity
real love
here he tells what he thinks that real love should be and maybe why he doenst think he and she have real love
in the end this song is about a man leaving a woman and giving her a last chance to prove her "real" love, or is it something unreal what they have
Really read this part:
"in the eyes, behold and you'll find the 21st century detonate her will and her widowed speech buried in the backyard shadow, the rusty coffee tin that held her mother's first kiss in a nameless dream fall down the stairs again to feel alive against tomorrow"
There is a lot in it.
@WilliamTheProtector I really agree.
this song is a like a shoegazer song. the cool thing about billy is that he tries on tons of different styles, and he almost always does it as well or better than the bands that only play in that style
Billy Corgan, coming in for a landing on a jet, after midnight on New Year's, in 1999 / 2000: "Fall into the century on a supersonic cross...."
Corgan does this two or three times in this song- he punches us in the metaphorical tummy.
How about: Born of the fallen chain / Into a world sustained with sorrow. Fallen chain- a slave who was freed (by love)?
Again: Buried in the backyard shadow / The rusty coffee tin / That held her mother's first kiss in a / Nameless dream Agggh- we can feel that... a chasm of mysterious gothic poetry
And: We never listen / Real love will listen And tell of a fortune / Real love is riches Scratch through the changes / Real love is nameless / So tired and hopeless Real love is painless / Nobody mentions.
The lack of clear meaning is actually the point- it's Real Love- the mysteries of which exist just beyond that which we can access.
Amazing song! But... demon scorn and laws of gravity? Really Mr. Corgan- shoulda quit while you were ahead! ;) monterino@yahoo.com
Amazing song. Brilliant. The lyrics and the whole slight imperfect distortion in the background makes it a wonderful song. Driving along these electric street lights.
My favourite Smashing Pumpkins song. Evening drives along these electric street lights. "Is it time? 'cause it's now or never..."