Glass
The Smashing Lyrics


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Shattering fast
I'm glass, I'm glass
I'm shattering fast
I'm glass, I'm glass
I'm shattering, shattering
Glass, glass, glass
I'm shattering fast
I'm glass, I'm glass

I've got a lot of tears
In a blood-stained jar
It's been a real long time
Since I walked the fine line

You put up the walls
You put up the walls
And hold all my calls
I'll be by the pool

Won't you please
Worship me
And won't you love
What I adore

All alone
In my soul
I betrayed
Rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll

Everybody knows I'm last, I'm last
And everybody knows I'm fast, I'm fast
I'm shattering, shattering
Glass, glass, glass
I'm shattering fast
I'm glass, I'm glass

You put up the walls
And hold all my calls
'Cause I'll be by the pool
Playing with my guns
'Cause there's nowhere to run
'Cause I'm the one you love now
Staying after school
Breaking all your rules

Shattering fast
Shattering glass




Shattering last
I'm shattering glass

Overall Meaning

The Smashing Pumpkins' Glass' Theme is a haunting song about the fragility of the human spirit. The song opens with the repeated phrase "shattering fast, I'm glass, I'm glass," which is a metaphor for the singer's feeling that he's breaking apart or falling apart. He goes on to describe how he has a lot of tears in a blood-stained jar, which seems to indicate that he's been through tough times and is carrying around the evidence of them. The lines "put up the walls" and "hold all my calls" suggest that the singer is feeling isolated and disconnected from others, perhaps due to social anxiety or depression.


The chorus of the song is particularly powerful, with the repetition of the word "glass" and the sense of urgency and desperation that's conveyed through the imagery of shattering. The last verse reveals that the singer is breaking all the rules and staying after school, which may suggest a rebellion against societal norms and expectations that he feels trapped by. The song ends with the repeated phrase "shattering fast, shattering glass," which reinforces the sense of the singer's fragile emotional state.


Line by Line Meaning

Shattering fast
I am breaking apart quickly and rapidly.


I'm glass, I'm glass
I am fragile and transparent, like glass.


I'm shattering fast
I am breaking apart quickly and rapidly.


I've got a lot of tears In a blood-stained jar
I am deeply sorrowful, as evidenced by the jar of tears I keep, which is now stained with my blood from my pain.


It's been a real long time Since I walked the fine line
It has been a long time since I have tried to maintain a balance and stability in my life.


You put up the walls You put up the walls And hold all my calls I'll be by the pool
You are blocking me out and not letting me reach you, while I will be lounging by the pool, isolated and alone.


Won't you please Worship me And won't you love What I adore
Please idolize me and my passions like I do, and love everything that I love.


All alone In my soul I betrayed Rock and roll Rock and roll Rock and roll Rock and roll Rock and roll
I am feeling extremely disconnected and lonely, and as though I have deserted my one true passion, rock and roll.


Everybody knows I'm last, I'm last And everybody knows I'm fast, I'm fast I'm shattering, shattering Glass, glass, glass I'm shattering fast I'm glass, I'm glass
I feel like everyone considers me the loser and trailing behind, but at the same time I am rushing to break apart, like glass.


Playing with my guns 'Cause there's nowhere to run 'Cause I'm the one you love now Staying after school Breaking all your rules
As a form of defense and release, I am playing with my guns because I feel trapped and stuck with you now, staying after school to flout your rules.


Shattering fast Shattering glass Shattering last I'm shattering glass
I am breaking apart quickly and rapidly, like glass, as I am trapped and isolated without any support.




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Comments from YouTube:

MasterHomeGuru

Wow….they blew that out of the water! You can tell they wanted to honor her and they did it with a spirit of excellence!!

Paige Turner

BIG FACTS!

Dana Vixen

ABSOLUTELY! Miss Patti could feel the well deserved love!❤❤❤❤❤👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Ange Overstreet

Yes Yes YES!!!!

Systm

Listen Tanya needs to be doing Patti tributes from now on. Period

Jamie Freeman

Good gracious they don't make singerS like MISS PATTI ❤🎉😊 ANYMORE!!!!! AN THEY DID HER AN MICHAEL PROUD!!!! SO THANKFUL THAT I GREW UP ON THIS MUSIC 🎶

M C

They literally CLEARED the stage...OMG Tanya Blount really has preserved her voice 💯

Neo

This was AMAZING!!

Jamelody Thomas

I didn’t know that was her😍

TeamEnjoyLife

​@Jamelody ThomasNeither did I but now i'm hooked.

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