Age of Innocence
"Age of Innocence" | |
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Song by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
Released | 2000 |
Studio sessions | October 1999 – The Village Recorder |
Length | 3:55 |
Songwriter(s) | Billy Corgan |
"Age of Innocence" is a song from The Smashing Pumpkins' fifth studio album, Machina/The Machines of God. It was a last minute addition to the album.[1]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
we dismiss
the backroads
and ride these streets
unafraid
resigned to
scraping paint
from our bones
unashamed
no more the eye upon you
no more the simple man
desolation yes
hesitation no
desolation yes
hesitation no
as you might have guessed
all is never shown
desolation yes
hesitation no
and in my prayers
i dream alone
a silent speech
to deaf ear
if you want love
you must be love
but if you bleed love
you will die love
no more the lie upon you
cast in stone and autumn shade
desolation yes
hesitation no
desolation yes
hesitation no
as you might have sensed
we won't make it home
desolation yes
hesitation no
before the rites of spring
come to mean all things
a little taste of what may come
a mere glimpse of what has gone
cause for the moment we are free
we seek to bind our release
too young to die, too rich to care
too fucked to swear that i was there
desolation yes
hesitation no
desolation yes
hesitation no
as you might have guessed
we won't make it home
desolation yes
hesitation no
Availability
Title | Notes | Type |
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Machina/The Machines of God (premaster) | Promotional | |
Machina/The Machines of God | Main release | Studio |
Untitled | Virgin single | Single |
Celebrating *20* Years of Sadness | Live | |
Neath The Darkest Eves | Original video release | Live • Video |
Tour stats
- Total plays: 68 plays (67 full, 1 tease, 2 soundcheck), 18 acoustic, 2 artists
- First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1999-10-30 at Bridge School Benefit, Mountain View, CA, US
- Last performance: Billy Corgan 2019-11-20 at Gramercy Theatre, New York, NY, US
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Billy Corgan, April 30, 2020 Instagram Q&A