Speed Kills
| "Speed Kills" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Released | 2000 |
| Recorded | November 1998 – October 1999 |
| Studio | Chicago Recording Company, Sadlands |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Corgan |
"Speed Kills" (sometimes listed as "Speed Kills But Beauty Lives Forever") is a song from The Smashing Pumpkins' sixth studio album, Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music. There is another version on the "Stand Inside Your Love" single truncated by two minutes with a fadeout.
Lyrics
speed kills, but beauty lives forever
speed thrills, but beauty knows your name
i fell ill inside eternal winter, winter
and stood still beside eternal flame
and when i ride
with you tonight
we can move
at the speed of light
with all i'd asked
and all i'd pray
the last rose of summer would stay
first time that i ever saw you
crashing hard thru days of pain
you were one of god's children
left to cry out in the rain
waiting to be saved again
'cause when i ride
with you tonight
we can move
at the speed of light
and all i'd ask
and all i pray
the last rose of summer
the last rose of summer
the last rose of summer is gone
long gone, gone
the last rose of summer is gone
when i ride
with you tonight
we can move
at the speed of light
forever young
forever blind
into the stars
we rock tonight
last rose of summer is gone
the last rose of summer is gone
the last rose of summer is gone
the last rose of summer is gone
the last rose of summer
the last rose of summer
the last rose of summer is gone
Availability
| Title | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Machina Acoustic Demos | Demo • Bootleg | |
| Stand Inside Your Love | Main release | Single |
| Machina/The Machines of God | Vinyl, Japanese CD | Studio |
| Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music | EP two (CR-02) | Studio |
| Rarities and B-Sides | Compilation | |
| Celebrating *20* Years of Sadness | Live |
Tour stats
- Total plays: 65 plays (65 full, 2 soundcheck), 3 acoustic, 1 piano, 2 artists
- First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1999-04-10 at Saint Andrew's Hall, Detroit, MI, US
- Last performance: Billy Corgan 2017-09-16 at Madame ZuZu's, Highland Park, IL, US