Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (Lyrics)

Shakedown, 1979
Cool kids never have the time
On a live wire right up off the street
You and I should meet
June bug skipping like a stone
With the headlights pointed at the dawn
We were sure we'd never see an end to it all

And I don't even care to shake these zipper blues
And we don't know just where our bones will rest
To dust, I guess forgotten and absorbed to the Earth below

Double-cross the vacant and the bored
They're not sure just what we have in store
Morphine city slippin' dues down to see

That we don't even care as restless as we are
We feel the pull in the land of a thousand guilts
And poured cement

Lamented and assured
To the lights and towns below
Faster than the speed of sound
Faster than we thought we'd go
Beneath the sound of hope

Justine never knew the rules
Hung down with the freaks and the ghouls
No apologies ever need be made
I know you better than you fake it to see

That we don't even care to shake these zipper blues
And we don't know just where our bones will rest
To dust, I guess forgotten and absorbed to the Earth below

The street heats the urgency of now
As you see there's no one around

Written by Billy Corgan

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[chuckyD-mh]

one of my absolute favorite songs still to this day!!!

[longsnapper]

Got you all beat. Born 1959 and still loving this song and the pumpkins in

[AngelaDaniels-st]

This was late lil brother JesseJoeRoyalees favorite musicians MerryXmas R.I.P my lil bro Miss you 💖✔️👍🎼🐻🦅🤙👌

[DirtySanchez]

Was born in 1980. It took me 40 years to understand these lyrics. I miss the past when some of my friends 🧡 and my mum and grandparents were alive. I hate this modern age😢😢😢

[chefcook]

Born in 1993, and I started to listen smashing pumpkins when I was in 8th grade in 2008. I’m 31 years old now and I still love this song!!! Thank you Smashing Pumpkins!!!

[Smekel]

Thanks you so much! I used this with headphones for my drumming. The kick is really hard! Thanks so much for the quality audio!

[GitaGunanti]

Thanks so much for song 'smashing pumkin", so brilliance song writer 🙏🏽😘👍🏽 1979 is year I was born 🙂😘👍🏽👍🏽❤❤❤❤, this favorite song of my beloved brother, speed of sound is song Coldplay, thanks to my love ones..thanks to my parents, thanks for anyone who love this song ❤❤, I love you.🫶🏽

[Andrew-mgti]

Born 2005 somehow still listening to this and loving it

[grachellebombardieri]

❤ you Neischea 😢🎉my you ger sister.. this so gs reminds me of good memories we had... until you estranged from me... 🐚 🐚 Shelley... I still love you... please 🙏 reconnect.. peace ✌️ ☮️ 🕊 🏳️‍ ✌️

[betsykopp]

Whomever wrote these words...brilliant.

[RoverrolloverRuff]

But what about those 3 little kittens that lost their mittens they shall have no pie