Jupiter's Lament

"Jupiter's Lament"
Song by The Smashing Pumpkins
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Released	November 26, 1996
Studio sessions	Fall-Winter 1994 – Sadlands March-August 1995 – Pumpkinland and Chicago Recording Company March 1996 – Charing Cross Studios
Length	2:30
Songwriter(s)	Billy Corgan

"Jupiter's Lament" is a song from the The Smashing Pumpkins' box set, The Aeroplane Flies High.

“ This is supposed to be the Mellon Collie gospel song, and a rough version even exists with all the band members singing. This version is my home demo, cut on the same morning as 'Stumbleine.' ” — Billy Corgan, Guitar World, January 1997

Lyrics

Gone, long gone
Blink and I'll be gone, gone, gone
Leave this world of wrong, wrong, wrong
Leave it far behind

And although my secret's gone
I'll try to carry on
If I must, I'll get along
Without you

Gone, long gone
Leave this world of wrong, wrong, wrong
Beyond the pale, beyond the dawn
Flee these mortal bonds

No one knows I can't be wrong
So I'll sing the same old song
I tried to be strong
For you

Why have you left me?
Amongst the tall trees
I know I gave her all I have

And I tied her heart in ribbons
Tied her heart in ribbons
Tied her heart in ribbons
And bows

And I'm gone
Oh yes, I'm gone

And I'm lost without you
I'm lost within you
And I'm gone
So gone
Long gone

Availability

Title	Notes	Type
Chicago Tapes and Unreleased Demos		Bootleg
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness	2012 Reissue bonus CD 2: High Tea	Studio
MCIS Demos I		Bootleg
Tonight, Tonight	UK single CD2	Single
The Aeroplane Flies High	"Tonight, Tonight"	Box set
Rarities and B-Sides		Compilation
MCIS Demos III

Tour stats

• Total plays: 8 plays, 5 acoustic, 3 piano, 2 artists
• First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1995-02-20 at Double Door, Chicago, IL, US
• Last performance: Billy Corgan 2019-11-20 at Gramercy Theatre, New York, NY, US

External links

• "Jupiter's Lament" at SPFC