Cover art for Whir by The Smashing Pumpkins
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Whir Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I wasted all my years
Been chasin' all my fears
For another brighter than here

[Pre-Chorus 1]
I gave in long ago
To make it to the show
But it's not easy when you're alone

[Chorus 1]
All your prayers
In my ears
Don't you care?

[Chorus 2]
Whir yourself around
Just to fall back down
Whir yourself around


[Verse 2]
My honey, little girl
Come on, let's go for a whirl
It's still early, the sun is sleepin'

[Pre-Chorus 2]
She says she wants to marry me
She says she wants a baby
It's not easy when you're scared
[Chorus 2]
Whir yourself around
Just to fall back down
Whir yourself around


[Chorus 1]
All your prayers
In my ears
Don't you care?

[Instrumental Outro]

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What did The Smashing Pumpkins say about "Whir"?
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Billy Corgan via Pisces Iscariot liner notes

Another recorded in an hour type thingers that has been in the box. Part of the ‘Glynis’ lineage-sweet and sadness i’ve wasted all my years. i must have written that line a zillion times, it just ended up here. sometimes when i listen to this I hear who we really are. Frail and gentle- it is what is. rock powerx100.. note scary ending we would play that part for 15 minutes dum-de-dum-de dum.”

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Recorded At
Triclops Sound Studios
Release Date
October 4, 1994
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