Lyric discussion by Haven 

Cover art for Sparrow lyrics by Smashing Pumpkins, The

this song is definitely a Pumpkins tune, very soft and Billy sings it like he does all his acoustic material - you even hear his lips and maybe the turn of a page...

I think the song is about remembering someone loved. Maybe from a fleeting moment, it would seem, just as a sparrow; it comes, stays however long, and just as soon disappears. You never know why it came near you in the first place. But you remember it nevertheless.

this song was submitted days before the moment ended for me. and the memories began