Tom Tom

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"Tom Tom"
Song by The Smashing Pumpkins
ReleasedNovember 24, 2010
Studio sessionsJanuary-June 2010 – Pumpkinland II
Length4:04
Songwriter(s)Billy Corgan

"Tom Tom" is a song from The Solstice Bare volume of the Teargarden by Kaleidyscope project. It first leaked online on November 18, 2010, which was consequently promoted by both the band on Twitter[1] and by Kerry Brown on his blog.[2] The official digital download was released on November 24, 2010.[3] A lyric from the song "the solstice bare" is the namesake of the EP. The song was first performed by the single-show side project, Backwards Clock Society on November 8, 2009.

Live video[edit | edit source]

Live with Backwards Clock Society, November 8, 2009

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

farther down along the range
where the wise ones kept at bay
those that wished secrets stayed as secrets
for mourning minds
i tell myself it's where i belong
among the waves and the once now gone
with my ancestors drums

here comes the morning man
he's gonna tell you where you stand
gonna try to undertake what's falling
he's calling you
here comes the morning man
he's here and yes he can
penetrate the veils that you're holding
he's unfolding you

this side of the solstice bare
where autumn shows its truthful air
is when i'm want to empty scared
my precious stores of evening prayers
i remind myself it's who you are
an orphan soul from a distant star
listening for those bells

here comes the morning man
he's here and yes he can
penetrate the veils that you're holding
he's unfolding you
he's gonna tell you where you stand
gonna try to undertake what's falling, he's calling you
you and i are bright
oh i need anyone but you
our lives to me are art
until a morning tears apart
and leaves what's on my mind

here comes the morning man
he's watching, he's watching
sha-la-la-la-la
here comes the morning man, he's watching
here comes the morning man, he's watching
he's watching
sha-la-la-la-la

MP3 release[edit | edit source]

No.TitleLength
1."Tom Tom"4:04


Released Label Catalog ID Format Country External sites
November 24, 2010 Self-released Digital Worldwide [1]

Availability

TitleNotesType
Teargarden by Kaleidyscope - Vol. 2: The Solstice BareCDEP
Tom TomSong

Tour stats

References[edit | edit source]

  1. https://twitter.com/SmashingPumpkin/status/5384448719716352#
  2. https://www.spin.com/2010/11/listen-new-smashing-pumpkins-song/
  3. "TEARGARDEN BY KALEIDYSCOPE VOL. II: THE SOLSTICE BARE". smashingpumpkins.com. November 24, 2010. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2010.

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