Tear

by The Smashing Pumpkins

From the album: Adore

Track 6 of 89 on Adore (1998).

Duration: 5:52

Adore cover art

Lyrics for Tear

The lights came on fast Lost in motorcrash Gone in a flash unreal But you knew all along You laugh the light I sing the songs To watch you numb I saw you there You were on your way You held the rain And for the first time, heaven seemed insane 'Cause heaven is to blame For taking you away Do you know the way that I can Do you know the way that I can't lose? Do you know the things that I can Do you know the things that I can't do? Where is your heart? Where is your heart gone to? Tear me apart Tear me apart from you You laugh the light I cry the wound In grey afternoons I saw you there You were on your way You kissed me cold And for the first time, heaven seemed insane For taking you away 'Cause heaven is to blame For taking you away The lights came to pass Dead opera motorcrash Gone in a flash unreal In nitrous overcast Do you know the way that I can Do you know the way that I can't choose? Do you know the things that I can Do you know the things that I can't lose? Tear me apart Tear me apart from you Where is your heart? Where has your heart run to?

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  26. The Tale Of Dusty And Pistol Pete
  27. Annie-Dog
  28. Shame
  29. Behold! The Night Mare
  30. For Martha
  31. Blank Page
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  33. Christmastime - Sadlands Demo
  34. My Mistake - Sadlands Demo
  35. Sparrow - Sadlands Demo
  36. Valentine - Sadlands Demo
  37. The Tale Of Dusty And Pistol Pete - Sadlands Demo
  38. What If? - Streeterville Demo
  39. Chewing Gum - CRC Demo
  40. The Tale Of Dusty And Pistol Pete - CRC Demo
  41. The Ethers Tragic
  42. The Guns Of Love Disastrous
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  46. For Martha - CRC Demo/Take 1
  47. My Mistake - CRC Demo/Take 1
  48. Blissed And Gone - CRC Demo
  49. For Martha - CRC Demo/Take 2/Instrumental
  50. For Martha - Symphonic Snippet/Instrumental
  51. Crestfallen - Matt Walker Reimagined/2014
  52. To Sheila - Early Banjo Version
  53. Ava Adore - Puffy Combs Remix/1998
  54. O Rio - Instrumental/Sadlands Demo
  55. Waiting - Adore Outake
  56. Once Upon A Time - Sadlands Demo
  57. Eye
  58. Saturnine - For Piano And Voice
  59. Cash Car Star - Matt Walker Reimagined/2014
  60. Pug - Matt Walker Reimagined/2014
  61. Perfect - No Strings Version
  62. It's Alright - Instrumental/Adore Outtake
  63. Czarina - Take 1/Adore Outtake
  64. Indecision - Sadlands Demo
  65. Blank Page - Early Version
  66. Let Me Give The World To You - Adore Outtake
  67. Tear - From Digital Transfer
  68. Cross - Adore Outtake
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  71. Shame - Take 1
  72. Summer - Instrumental/Adore Outtake
  73. Blissed And Gone - Drone Version
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  78. Perfect - Acoustic Demo/Adore Outtake
  79. Do You Close Your Eyes? - Adore Outtake
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  82. The Tale Of Dusty And Pistol Pete - Live/San Paulo Session
  83. Tear - Live/San Paulo Session
  84. Shame - Live Mancow's Morning Madhouse Session, Chicago, IL./1998
  85. Blank Page - Live Mancow's Morning Madhouse Session, Chicago, IL./1998
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