Friends as Lovers
| "Friends as Lovers" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Billy Corgan | |
| Released | December 15, 2017 |
| Studio sessions | August-November 2003 – Chicago |
| Length | 5:14 |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Corgan |
"Friends as Lovers" (also known as "Friends as Lovers, Lovers as Friends") is a song by Billy Corgan that first debuted live with Zwan in 2002, and intended to be on the abandoned Chicago Kid album. It later saw an official release on Corgan's 2017 video release, Neath The Darkest Eves.
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new york isle/wasn't mine
was it me/or just my kind
spinning softly/and talking cheap
cause there's no place left to be
but a road that just goes on
to every leaving town
friends as lovers
and lovers as friends
shall we dance/into the night
as the jukebox moans/and pours us tight
friends and lovers
and lovers and friends
cause there's no place left to be
than wrapped around you now
in every passing town
us as lovers/and us as friends
there's no prayer/by a dashboard light
flagging goals/and blowing signs
cause they say/you are the one
and there's no place left to be
than where you stand right now
i walk these leaving towns
friends as lovers
and lovers as friends
to your back/i speak aloud
to your face/i'm only proud
we're friends with lovers
and lovers with friends
darling boy (she says)
you're on my mind (she says)
i feel your skin (she says)
as if it's mine (she says)
this pain is sweet/too sweet to touch
and there's no place left to be
than the shadow of your life
in everyone passing town
friends and lovers
and lovers as friends
Availability
| Title | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Neath The Darkest Eves | Original video release | Live • Video |
Tour stats
- Total plays: 38 plays, 15 acoustic, 3 artists
- First performance: The Nicholas Tremulis Orchestra 2002-03-23 (featuring Zwan) at Metro, Chicago, IL, US
- Last performance: Billy Corgan 2017-12-30 at KTAO, Taos, NM, US