The Smashing Pumpkins . Live Only (T a Z)
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Take Me Out To The Ball Game
take me out to the ball game
take me out with the crowd
buy me some peanuts and cracker jack
i don't care if i never get back
oh, it's root, root, root, for the home team
if they don't win it's a shame
for it's one, two, three strikes you're out
at the old ball game

There's No Business Like Show Business
the butcher, the baker, the grocer, the clerk
are secretly unhappy men because
the butcher, the baker, the grocer, the clerk
get paid for what they do but no applause
they'd gladly bid their dreary jobs goodbye
for anything theatrical and why
there's no business like show business
like no business i know
everything about it is appealing
everything the traffic will allow
nowhere could you get that happy feeling
when you are stealing that extra bow
there's no people like show people
they smile when they're low
even with a turkey that you know will fold
you may be stranded out in the cold
still you wouldn't change it for a sack of gold
let's go on with the show
the costumes, the scenery, the makeup, the props
the audience that lifts you when you're down
the headaches, the heartaches, the backaches, the flops
the sheriff that escorts you out of town
the opening when your heart beats like a drum
the closing when the customers won't come
there's no business like show business
like no business i know
you get word the show has started
that your favorite uncle died at dawn
top of that your pa and ma have parted
you're broken hearted but you go on
there's no people like show people
they never ever run out of dough
yesterday they told you you would not go far
that night you opened and there you are
next day on your dressing room they hung a star
let's go on with the show

This Wheel's On Fire
if your memory serves you well
we're going to meet again and wait
so i'm going to unpack all my things
and sit before it gets too late
no man alive will come to you
with another tale to tell
and you know that we shall meet again
if your memory serves you well
this wheel's on fire, rolling down the road
best notify my next of kin
this wheel shall explode
if your memory serves you well, i was going to confiscate your lace
and wrap it up in a sailor's knot and hide it in your case
if i knew for sure that it was yours, and it was oh so hard to tell
and you know that we shall meet again if your memory serves you well
this wheel's on fire, rolling down the road
best notify my next of kin
this wheel shall explode
if your memory serves you well, you'll remember that you're the one
who called on them to call on me to get you your favours done
and after every plan had failed and there was nothing more to tell
and you know that we shall meet again if your memory serves you well
this wheel's on fire, rolling down the road
best notify my next of kin
this wheel shall explode

Time Has Come Today
time has come today
young hearts can go their way
can't put it off another day
i don't care what others say
they say we don't listen anyway
time has come today
the room has changed today
i have no place to stay
i'm thinking about the subway
my love has blown away
my tears have come and gone
oh, lord i got to run
i got no home no, i have no home
now the time has come
nowhere to run
might get burned up by the sun
but i'll have my fun
i've been loved, pushed aside
i've been crushed by tumbling tide
and my soul has been psychedelicized
now the time has come
there are things to realize
time has come today
time has come today

Touch Me
come on, come on, come on, come on now touch me, baby
can't you see that i am not afraid?
what was that promise that you made?
why won't you tell me what she said?
what was that promise that you made?
now, i'm gonna love you till the heavens stop the rain
i'm gonna love you till the stars fall from the sky for you and i
come on, come on, come on, come on now touch me, baby
can't you see that i am not afraid?
what was that promise that you made?
why won't you tell me what she said?
what was that promise that you made?
i'm gonna love you till the heavens stop the rain
i'm gonna love you till the stars fall from the sky for you and i
i'm gonna love you till the heavens stop the rain
i'm gonna love you till the stars fall from the sky for you and i

Towers of Rabble
[This is a song I wrote a couple weeks ago,
and I thought I'd play it just to see how it goes.
So if it's, oh, it's called 'Towers of Rabble',
and if it sucks, let me know...]
Be yourself, don't be yourself
Speak your mind, don't speak your mind
Stand alone, don't stand alone
Be on your own, be all alone
And as the bells ring the graces
Of a newborn day
The voices sing the praises
Of your promised youth, a promised whenever
And noone can see you
So do what you want to
You're invisible next to forever
Be yourself, don't be yourself
Speak your mind, don't speak your mind
Stand alone, don't stand alone
Be on your own, be all alone
Take some time to thank the souls
For all their emptiness
Come to feed the dreams of songs
And all is drifts for ransoms, whatever
And nobody knows you
Even if they pretend to
They all sure that they're all so clever
Truth is rare, this I believe
The truth is in their pure deceit
Blessed in your naivete
Ooh, I thank you all

Transmission
Radio, live transmission
Listen to the silence, let it ring on
Eyes, dark gray lenses frightened of the sun
We would have a fine time living in the night
Left to blind destruction
Waiting for our sight
And we would go on as though nothing was wrong
And hide from these days we remained all alone
Staying in the same place, just staying out the time
Touching from a distance
Further all the time
Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance to the radio
Well I could call out when the going gets tough
The things that we've learnt are no longer enough
No language, just sound, that's all we need to know
To synchronize the love to the beat of the show
And we could dance
Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance to the radio

The Trolley Song
with my high starched collar and my high topped shoes
and my hair piled high upon my head,
i went to lose a jolly hour on the trolley and lost my heart instead
with his light brown derby and his bright green tie,
he was quite the handsomest of men,
i started to yen, so i counted to ten, then i counted to ten again
"clang, clang, clang," went the trolley,
"ding, ding, ding," went the bell
"zing, zing, zing," went my heart-strings,
for the moment i saw him i fell
"chug, chug, chug," went the motor,
"bump, bump, bump," went the brake,
"thump, thump, thump," went my heart strings,
when he smiled, i could feel the car shake.
he tipped his hat, and took a seat
he said he hoped he hadn't stepped upon my feet,
he asked my name, i held my breath,
i couldn't speak because he scared me half to death
"buzz, buzz, buzz," went the buzzer,
"plop, plop, plop," went the wheels,
"stop, stop, stop," went my heart strings,
as he started to leave i took hold of his sleeve with my hand
and as if it were planned
he stayed on with me and it was grand,
just to stand with his hand holding mine,
to the end of the line

Essaie d'Essayer (Try to Try)
  Je marche une mince ligne réelle, ils disent que je m'en fous mais je suis un enculé de sa mère je m'en fous
  Je suis ce que je suis, Je suis ce que tu fais de moi
  Et je vais te baiser comme tu me baises pas
     Essaie Essaie Essaie juste d'essayer
     Essaie Essaie Essaie
  Essaie Essaie Essaie Je vais essayer Essaie Je vais essayer Car quand je meurs
     Essaie Essaie Essaie Putain Essaie
     Essaie Essaie Essaie juste d'essayer
     Essaie Essaie...

Unchained
you say, i cannot get there from here, baby
then i don't care where i'm goin'
here's to your thin red line
mmm, i'm stepping over
thought you'd never miss me till i got a fat city address
non-stop talker, what a rocker
blue-eyed murder in a size five dress
change, nothin' stays the same
unchained, and ya hit the ground runnin'
change, ain't nothin' stays the same
unchained, yeah ya hit the ground runnin'
i know, i don't ask for permission
this is my chance to fly
maybe enough ain't enough for you
but it's my turn-'n to try
thought you'd never miss me till i got a fat city address
non-stop talker, what a rocker
blue-eyed murder in a size five dress
change, nothin' stays the same
unchained, and ya hit the ground running
change, ain't nothin' stays the same
unchained, yeah ya hit the ground runnin'
change, nothin' stays the same
unchained, yeah ya hit the ground runnin'
change, ain't nothin' stays the same
unchained, yeah ya hit the ground runnin'
woo-hoo! take a look at this
hey man, that suit is you
whoo-whee! you'll get some leg tonight for sure
tell us how you do! hoo hoo hoo
(come on dave, gimme a break)
hey hey hey hey! one break, comin' up
change, ain't nothin' stays the same
unchained, yeah ya hit the ground runnin'
changed, ain't nothin' stays the same
unchained, yeah ya hit the ground runnin'
change, ain't nothin' stays the same
unchained, yeah ya hit the ground runnin'
change, ain't nothin' stays the same
unchained

Venus in Furs
shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather
whiplash girlchild in the dark
comes in bells, your servant, don't forsake him
strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart
downy sins of streetlight fancies
chase the costumes she shall wear
ermine furs adorn the imperious
severin, severin awaits you there
i am tired, i am weary
i could sleep for a thousand years
a thousand dreams that would awake me
different colors made of tears
kiss the boot of shiny, shiny leather
shiny leather in the dark
tongue of thongs, the belt that does await you
strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart
severin, severin, speak so slightly
severin, down on your bended knee
taste the whip, in love not given lightly
taste the whip, now plead for me
i am tired, i am weary
i could sleep for a thousand years
a thousand dreams that would awake me
different colors made of tears
shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather
whiplash girlchild in the dark
severin, your servant comes in bells, please don't forsake him
strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart

Virex    aka : The Imploding Voice
  everywhere you are and everywhere you've been
  no matter how far you're hanging on a star
  and don't know what to do and don't know where to fall
  no matter where you are no matter where you are
  your love must always be true your love must always be true
  it's everywhere you are it's everywhere you are time don't need you
  it's everywhere you are it's everywhere you are time don't need you
  and in your mind you were alone all this time
  and everything you are and everything you saw
  so locked in your law and everywhere you are
  and everywhere you are and everywhere you are time don't need you
  eat your peas (?) cosmic cake (?)
  it's not too late to make that change
  set it on a ray (?) change the color blue
  to my [?] I will see
  everywhere you are and everywhere you go
  you're walking the same mile and don't know where to go
  and even if you crawl no matter how far
  it's everywhere you are it's everywhere you are
  your love must always be true your love must always your love must always be true
  everywhere you are everywhere you are
  everywhere you are it's everywhere you are

Voodoo Chile
well, i stand up next to a mountain
and i chop it down with the edge of my hand
well, i stand up next to a mountain
chop it down with the edge of my hand
well, i pick up all the pieces and make an island
might even raise just a little sand
'cause i'm a voodoo chile
lord knows i'm a voodoo chile, baby
i didn't mean to take up all your sweet time
i'll give it right back to you one of these days
i said i didn't mean to take up all your sweet time
i'll give it right back one of these days
and if i don't meet you no more in this world then i'll
i'll meet you in the next one and don't be late
don't be late
'cause i'm a voodoo chile, voodoo chile
lord knows i'm a voodoo chile, hey hey hey
i'm a voodoo chile, baby

We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
in this dirty old part of the city
where the sun refused to shine
people tell me there ain't no use in tryin'
now my girl you're so young and pretty
and one thing i know is true
you'll be dead before your time is due, i know
watch my daddy in bed a-dyin'
watched his hair been turnin' grey
he's been workin' and slavin' his life away
oh yes i know it
(yeah!) he's been workin' so hard
(yeah!) i've been workin' too, baby
(yeah!) every night and day
(yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!)
we gotta get out of this place
if it's the last thing we ever do
we gotta get out of this place
'cause girl, there's a better life for me and you
now my girl you're so young and pretty
and one thing i know is true, yeah
you'll be dead before your time is due, i know it
watch my daddy in bed a-dyin'
watched his hair been turnin' grey, yeah
he's been workin' and slavin' his life away
i know he's been workin' so hard
(yeah!) i've been workin' too, baby
(yeah!) every day baby
(yeah!) whoa!
(yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!)
we gotta get out of this place
if it's the last thing we ever do
we gotta get out of this place
girl, there's a better life for me and you
somewhere baby, somehow i know it
we gotta get out of this place
if it's the last thing we ever do
we gotta get out of this place
girl, there's a better life for me and you
believe me baby
i know it baby
you know it too

We Love You
we're gonna get so high
we're gonna reach to the sky
we're gonna go so far
you're gonna wonder who you are
we love you we love you
we love you we love you
we're gonna get so high
we're gonna reach to the sky
we're gonna go so far
you're gonna wonder who you are
we love you we love you
we love you we love you
we love you we love you
we love you we love you
we love each and every one of you...
we love you, we love you
we love you, we love you
we love you, we love you
we love you, we love you
we love you we love you
we love you we love you

When You Wish Upon A Star
when you wish upon a star
makes no difference who you are
anything your heart desires
will come to you
if your heart is in your dream
no request is too extreme
when you wish upon a star
as dreamers do
fate is kind
she brings to those to love
the sweet fulfillment of
their secret longing
like a bolt out of the blue
fate steps in and sees you through
when you wish upon a star
your dreams come true

Who Do You Love ?
i walked 47 miles on a barbed-wire
got a cobra-snake for a necktie
i built a house by the roadside
made a rattlesnake hide
got a brand new chimney up on top
made out of human skulls
come on baby, take a walk with me
and tell me who do you love
who do you love? who do you love? who do you love?
tombstone head and a graveyard mine
i'm just 22 and don't mind dying
rode around the town with a rattlesnake whip
come on baby, don't give me no lip
who do you love? who do you love? who do you love?
the night is dark,the sky is blue
down the alley, the ice wagon flew
hit a bump, somebody screamed
you should'a heard just what i seen
who, baby, who do you love?
who do you love, now?
love, love, love me girl
love, love, love me darling

Wish You Were Here
so, so you think you can tell
heaven from hell
blue skys from pain
can you tell a green field
from a cold steel rail?
a smile from a veil?
do you think you can tell?
and did they get you to trade
your heros for ghosts?
hot ashes for trees?
hot air for a cool breeze?
cold comfort for change?
and did you exchange
a walk on part in the war
for a lead role in a cage?
how i wish, how i wish you were here
we're just two lost souls
swimming in a fish bowl
year after year
running over the same old ground
what have we found?
the same old fears
wish you were here

Adoration (Worship)
bébé
ne change pas s'il te plait
bébé
je suis encore là
bébé
peux-tu entendre ?
bébé
bébé
bébé

You Really Got Me
girl, you really got me going
you got me so i don't know what i'm doing
yea, you really got me now
you got me so i can't sleep at night
yea, you really got me now
you got me so i don't know what i'm doing
oh yea, you really got me now
you got me so i can't sleep at night
you really got me
you really got me
you really got me
see, don't ever set me free
i always want to be by your side
see, don't ever set me free
i always want to be by your side

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