Rotten Apples

LyricsInformation
dirty your face
with longing and grace, God given
suffer her heart
and love her when your love goes unrequited
where the cool winds blow
I must surely go
for my love calls below to drag her
from the depths of my soul
when will I see her again
the other side of friends
the darkened claws of death
the empty breath desire
dirty your face
with longing and grace, God given
suffer her heart
and love her when your love goes unrequited
restless in my speech
and rootless in my teach
so vacant in my breach
I drive the dirt of her garden
sorrow
she'll never listen again
no other lovers to bend
just rotten apples to eat
just letter yellowed distant scorn
dirty your face
with longing and grace, God given
suffer her heart
and love her when your love goes unrequited
life just fades away
purity just begs
dust to dust, we're wired into sadness
Written by William Corgan
BMI Work # 001995870
length- 3:02


Billy Corgan: (from Guitar World)

    "A home demo that I just didn't have the heart or energy to go back and record. I like the lyrics a lot, and if I had spent more time on it it probably should have been on the album. It has double-tracked, fingerpicked guitar-all the better to hide those little mistakes-with a few choice keyboard overdubs bleeding through the vocal mikes."

The demo version is the same as the official version.


Official Releases:

  • Tonight, Tonight
  • The Aeroplane Flies High

Bootleg Release:

  • Mellon Collie Demos