Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic In the 1990s, The Smashing Pumpkins showed that not every alternative rock song needed to be loud to be powerful.... read more
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This song to me is so mysteriously beautiful. The way I interpret this in my mind is love for someone who's gone a bit off the rails, a bit unhinged, come undone, and that someone needs love from a dedicated lover, to guide them through their pain. "who do you need, who do you love, when you come undone?" ...