Towers of Rabble

"Towers of Rabble"
Song by The Smashing Pumpkins
Lyrics Tabs Spotify
Released	July 17, 2012
Recorded	1995
Venue	Double Door, Chicago
Length	2:57
Songwriter(s)	Billy Corgan

"Towers of Rabble" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins from the Mellon Collie sessions. A live recording from a 1995 show at Double Door in Chicago was released on the 2012 reissue of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.

Lyrics

be yourself, don't be yourself
speak your mind, don't speak your mind
stand alone, don't stand alone
be on your own, be all alone

and as the bells ring the graces
of a newborn day
the voices sing the praises
of your promised youth, promised whenever

and no one can see you
so do what you want to
you're invisible next to forever

be yourself, don't be yourself
speak your mind, don't speak your mind
stand alone, don't stand alone
be on your own, be all alone

take some time to thank the souls
for all their emptiness
upon the fever dreams of distant sons
and daughters dressed for ransoms, for never

and nobody knows you
even if they pretend to
they all sure that they're just as clever
truth is rare as ivory
the truth is in their pure deceit
blessed in your naivete

ooh, i thank you all
ooh, i thank you all
ooh, i thank you all, i do
ooh, i thank you all

Availability

Title	Notes	Type
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness	2012 Reissue bonus CD 2: High Tea	Studio
Rarities Volume 1		Bootleg

Tour stats

• Total plays: 3 plays
• First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1995-02-20 at Double Door, Chicago, IL, US
• Last performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1995-02-28 at Double Door, Chicago, IL, US

External links

• "Towers of Rabble" at SPFC