Blue Skies Bring Tears
| "Blue Skies Bring Tears" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Released | 2000 |
| Studio sessions | |
| Length | 5:45 |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Corgan |
Blue Skies Bring Tears is a song from The Smashing Pumpkins' fifth studio album, Machina/The Machines of God. A heavier version was released on Machina II, and up to three other versions also exist.[1]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
unleash the armageddon
so all the children go to heaven
i sit by quiet still
with their pictures on my eyes
you'll draw the guns you're given
write down the words as written
and never disturb the presense
of resurrection crutch
and it's about time
it's about drawing near
blue skies bring tears
blue skies bring tears
blue skies bring tears
descend the darkened stairways
make hate with plastic playmates
and fire out remaining traces
of your self esteem
mainline the deepest secrets
lick clean the dirty fingers
i am a stranger to you
as you are to yourself
and it's about time
it's about fear
blue skies bring tears
don't you want me (don't want you)
as i awake the city sight
we'll watch the seasons die
blue skies bring tears
take me inside your body
blue skies bring tears
cover me with your soul
blue skies bring tears
to the darkest recess
blue skies bring tears
is where i wish to go
blue skies bring tears
you are the sweetest flower
blue skies bring tears
that i have ever devoured
blue skies bring tears
i ask for nothing given
blue skies bring tears
for nothing in return
blue skies bring tears
blue skies bring tears
blue skies bring tears
long run the silent horses
soft cry the shellshock houses
wring dry the salty tears
of sailors and their lovers
bring forth the silent movies
kiss all the twilight crime
bleach blonde the high wire groupies
sucking up their time
lungs crack the vapors anxious
drain out the fleeing sources
sits through the sunday speeches
delivered out in thin air
rain rusts the creaking masses
wind blows the temples down
blood fills the exit tunnels
streaking out of town
it's about time
it's about drawing near
blue skies bring tears
blue skies bring tears
blue skies bring tears
unleash the armageddon
draw down the hungry prayer
kneeling for the final verdict
judges draw you near
let fly your model armies
let fly the locust cry
uncork the hidden forces
amassing to a lie
it's about time
it's about you here
blue skies bring tears
blue skies bring tears
i need time
too find your soul
too find your lie
blue skies bring tears
until i go blind
shake loose the huddled masses
spit on the urgent armies
cracked tooth the fading roses
frozen since your burn
fire all your dead tree soldiers
shoot down these skeletal bells
i don't know means to crisis
that doesn't go through hell
blue skies bring tears
blue skies bring tears
blue skies bring tears
From The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music.
long run my silent horses
soft cry the shell shocked houses
wring dry the salty tears
of sailors and their lovers
bring forth the silent movies
kiss all the twilight crimes
bleach blonde the high wire groupies
sucking up their time
rain rust the creaking masses
wind blows the temples down
blood fills the exit tunnels
streaking out of town
it's about time
it's about fear
blue skies bring tears
unleash the armageddon
draw down the hungry prayer
kneeling for the final verdict
judges draw you near
let fly your model armies
let fly the locust cry
uncork the hidden forces
amassing to a lie
it's about time
it's about being here
blue skies bring tears
don't you love me
i'll be here for you tonight
'till the seas die
you are the angel becoming
you are the angel ascending
cracked tooth, your fading roses
frozen since your burn
Availability
| Title | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Machina Acoustic Demos | Demo • Bootleg | |
| Machina/The Machines of God (premaster) | Promotional | |
| Machina/The Machines of God | Main release | Studio |
| The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music | Bootleg | |
| Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music | Two-LP set (CR-04) | Studio |
| The Original F.E.M.M Tape | Bootleg | |
| If All Goes Wrong | The Fillmore Residency | Video |
Tour stats
- Total plays: 137 plays (137 full, 9 soundcheck), 5 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 2019-11-05 at Lodge Room, Los Angeles, CA, US
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Billy Corgan, October 4, 2020 Instagram Q&A