Suffer

"Suffer"
Song by The Smashing Pumpkins
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Released	May 28, 1991
Studio sessions	1990 – Chicago home demos December 1990-March 1991 – Smart Studios
Length	5:11
Songwriter(s)	Billy Corgan
Gish I Am One Siva Rhinoceros Bury Me Crush Suffer Snail Tristessa Window Paine Daydream I'm Going Crazy

"Suffer" is a song from The Smashing Pumpkins's debut studio album, Gish. An early version of the song used the title "Seam", which appeared on the deluxe re-issue of Gish.

“ Even though 'Suffer' appears to be a romantic diatribe about suffering, it's actually a romantic diatribe about growing up. ” — Billy Corgan, Jim Stapleton book

Lyrics

Suffer

all that you suffer is all that you are
all that you smother is all that you are
and you're seeing, you're seeing
you're seeing who you are
what takes meaning is cleaning
the meaning of who you are

on this seam
i will dream
on this seam

all of your struggles beneath your disguise
drink from the reasons that hold you alive
to ascend from the words of desire and pain
you must rise from the bounds of desire and shame

too late to discover peace of mind
too late to recover me

all you see and all you breathe
and all you cease to be
taking down your only son
and what he means to me
your dream will be
to dream with me

will you wait?
yes i'll wait
i will wait for you
will you wait?
yes i'll wait
i will wait for you

to cleanse your life takes more than time
take what you want
take all of me

too late to discover peace of mind
i've no peace of mind
too late to recover

"Seam"

all that you suffer is all that you are
all that you smother is all that you are
and you're feeling, you're feeling
you're feeling, you need yourself
and the ceiling comes down on your life
rings like a bell

on this seam
i will dream
on this seam

too late to struggle with all of your [?]
give up the names that you used to decide
and you're seeing, you're seeing
you're seeing just who you are
what takes meaning is cleaning
the meaning of who you are

too late to discover peace of mind
too late to recover me

on this seam
i will dream
on this seam

all that you suffer is all that you are
all you uncover is all that you are
and your head spins around
cause you don't even know what to do
and your head spins around
cause you're feeling here right through

too late to discover peace of mind
too late to recover

Availability

Title	Notes	Type
Gish	Main release	Studio
Unplugged: 100% Pure Acoustic Performances		Bootleg
Mashed Potatoes		Bootleg
Celebrating *20* Years of Sadness		Live
Smashing Pumpkins 4/12/94		Live

Tour stats

• Total plays: 53 plays (35 full, 17 tease, 1 abandoned, 2 soundcheck), 12 acoustic, 2 artists
• First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1990-09-13 at Shorty's Underground, Cincinnati, OH, US
• Last performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2022-11-11 at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC, CA (tease)
• Last full performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2011-10-05 at Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, US
• Longest performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1993-09-09 at Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, NL [7:42]
• Shortest performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1993-09-09 at Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, NL [7:42]

External links

• "Suffer" at SPFC