This alternative rock band has a few tear jerkers up their sleeves.
- "Luna" and "Today" from Siamese Dream.
- As well as "Disarm", a message from Billy to his Abusive Parents.
- Let's not forget "Spaceboy", which is about Corgan's autistic half-brother.
- "Mayonaise," too.
- "Hummer"'s final third is as beautiful as it is disheartening, especially with the lyrics:
Ask yourself a question
Anyone but me
I ain't free... - "To Forgive", "Galapagos", "1979", "Thirty Three", "In the Arms of Sleep", "By Starlight", and "Take Me Down" from Mellon Collie.
- "To Sheila", "Crestfallen", "For Martha", note "The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete", "Annie-Dog" and "Once Upon a Time" note all from Adore.
- "I of the Mourning" and "This Time" from Machina / The Machines of God:As the curtain falls, we bid you all goodnight.
- "Pinwheels" and "One Diamond, One Heart" from Oceania are in the Tears of Joy category.
- "All Things Change" from Billy Corgan's solo album Thefutureembrace.
- Billy Corgan's cover of "Landslide".
- "Perfect" is incredibly depressing.
- "Mary Star of the Sea" and to a lesser extent "Come with Me" from, well, Mary Star of the Sea, though in more of a Tears of Joy way.
- Mother, I hope you knowI miss you, so.