Tales of a Scorched Earth

Band's Comments Lyrics
James: "The song with the most effects pedals, would probably be "Tales Of A Scorched Earth." There's this one ridiculous solo where we had like 20 things chained together and it was just going Unnnnoohhhhh when the guitar wasn't even on. We plugged all this stuff in, then we had to leave the room. It was so loud."
Billy: "Just a bit of teenage nihilism. When I recorded that song, I had mixed feelings about putting it on the album, but when I got away from intellectualizing and just listened to it, I enjoyed it. It's a total bomblast. Within the context of the whole record, it fits nicely. It's a nice opposing ice cream flavour."

 Written by Billy Corgan

farewell goodnight last one up turn out the lights
and let me be, let me die inside
let me know the way from of this world of hate in you
cause the dye is cast, and the bitch is back
and we're all dead teah we're all dead

inside the future of a shattered past
i lie just to be real, and i'd die just to feel
why do the same old things keep on happening?
because beyond my hopes there are no feelings

bless the martyrs and kiss the kids
for knowing better, for knowing this
cause you're all whores and i'm a fag
and i've got no mother and i've got no dad

to save me from the wasted, save me from myself
i lie just to be real, and i'd die just to feel
why do the same old things keep on happening?
because beyond my hopes there are no feelings

everybody's lost just waiting to be found
everyone's a thought just waiting to fade

so fuck it all cause i don't care
so what somehow somewhere we dared
to try to dare to dare for a little more
i lie just to be real, and i'd die just to feel
why do the same old things keep on happening?
because beyond my hopes there are no reasons

Official Releases Listen To This Song
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
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