Lyric discussion by stumbleine881 

Cover art for Love lyrics by Smashing Pumpkins, The

Hm I'm not positive on the meaning of this song either.. I think he's mocking people's views of love, "love, it's who you know". Maybe he feels people "love" each other by association, for who they are acquainted with.

"my airs of madness do declare that it's ok, it's love it's what you wanted to see, it's who you wanted to be for what you needed to need, she'll make it up" Maybe he feels people put up with certain things in relationships that they shouldn't. They let the negative aspects go because "it's love" and it's "worth it". Love is something people strongly desire and they tell themselves they NEED it, when in actuality, they don't. "She'll make it up" makes it seem like their lover doesn't feel the same, but it is okay because they will "make it up" and pretend to have feelings they don't. "can i look up to you as you look down on me can i feel in to you as you felt in to me i can't help what you see" Although he's mocking other people's relationships, he admits he is stuck in a similar situation. It seems like he loves someone who may have had feelings for him in the past, but not anymore, and he is helpless.