Real Love
| "Real Love" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Released | September 5, 2000 |
| Studio sessions | November 1998-September 1999 – Pumpkinland |
| Length | 4:16 |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Corgan |
"Real Love" is a song from The Smashing Pumpkins' sixth studio album, Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music. It was also released on Rotten Apples in 2001.
In preparing the Machina reissue, it was discovered that some master reels were missing, but Pumpkinland mixes were able to be used that are "somewhat clearer" than the original mix heard on Rotten Apples.[1]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
fall into the century on a supersonic cross
blessed she in aching silence, eternal loss
calling out i won't surrender a locket of her hair
sympathize her pious pleasures, go down the stairs
into the dark again
to feel alive again, and wait for
real love
or is it me you're after
is it time
'cause it's now or never
real love
real love forever
real love
born of the ball and chain
into a world sustained with sorrow
real love
a real touch we speak in
is it ours
or is it what we're seekin'
real love
in the eyes, behold and you'll find the 21st century
you detonate her will and her widowed speech
buried in the backyard shadow, the rusty coffee tin
that held her mother's first kiss in a nameless dream
fall down the stairs again
to feel alive against tomorrow
real love
or is it me you're after
is it time
'cause it's now or never
real love
real love forever
is it love
or just yours to treasure
real love
real love
real love
we never listen
real love will listen
and tell her of a fortune
real love is riches
scratch through the changes
real love is nameless
so tired and hopeless
real love is painless
nobody mentions
we ever move to collect
the solar questions
demon scorn should not relax
the laws of gravity
real love
Availability
| Title | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|
| The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music | Bootleg | |
| Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music | Two-LP set (CR-04) | Studio |
| Rotten Apples | North American version | Compilation |
| The Original F.E.M.M Tape | Bootleg |
Tour stats
- Total plays: 2 plays
- First performance: Billy Corgan 2016-05-21 at Madame ZuZu's, Highland Park, IL, US
- Last performance: Billy Corgan 2016-05-29 at Madame ZuZu's, Highland Park, IL, US
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Billy Corgan. November 27, 2020 Instagram #MachinaMixes update
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Real Love" at SPFC