Lyric discussion by Guarimn 

Cover art for Rain Drops + Sun Showers lyrics by Smashing Pumpkins, The

whatever the context of this song is, it's very personal to it's author.

"I'll save a prayer for you. So lost and longing too be dragged through dirty streets. wrapped up in clean white sheets and if you think they'll watch you now you should know they won't."

I have no clue what this song is about because it's obviously very personal to the author. Could be about a person willing to get hurt or put themselves in harms way in order to get attention. and authors refutation that this person will get this attention they want is decidedly sharp and is probably causing friction in the relationship, which he is probably trying to avoid to keep the relationship moving. In my life there was a girl I loved who didn't quite "get me" and the way that I loved her, and I think that's that's going on here in this song, too. He is not reaching his love in the way he intends.