Wishing You Were Real
| "Wishing You Were Real" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Released | July 17, 2012 |
| Studio sessions | Spring 1995 – Sadlands |
| Length | 3:07 |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Corgan |
"Wishing You Were Real" (sometimes titled as just "Wishing You Were") is a demo song by The Smashing Pumpkins recorded during the Mellon Collie sessions and was released on the 2012 reissue of the album. It would later be reworked into "For Martha".
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
wishing you were real
so i could wish you mine
wishing you were real
i cling to all that is divine
my woman lies with the dewdrops
my courage with the stars
wishing you were real
so i could spy you from afar
aimed at her myths of horseflies
and spider eyes
spun to her gilded webs of hope
and mercy crimes
wishing you were real
so i could wish you mine
wishing you were real
i cling to all that is divine
wishing you were real
wishing you were real
we'll take our secrets to the grave
safely held beneath the thoughts
the secrets will be lost
while i'm forever not yours
i'm wishing you were real
my face is blistered true
wishing you were real
so that i could always wish for you
wishing you were real
wishing you were real
wishing you were real
wishing you were real
wishing you were real