Such a pretty girl
The anger didn't hide it
You shaved your head, pulled a face
Dressed yourself up without grace

It didn't hide a life times damage
It didn't hide a life times fears

Against your better judgement
You put your whole self up for sale
The horror show when you where young
We couldn't wait to hear about it

But even whores
Don't kiss with tongues
Nonetheless I do believe
You cry real tears

Real tears for sale
Real tears for sale
Real tears for sale
Real tears for sale

The wrong side of a lifetime's drinking
It's where it seems I'm coming from
I took my demons by the hand
Bent them, twisted them
Until they scanned and rhymed

And I took your love
And all the hurt inside
Laid it out on the market stall
Agony at a knockdown price
Reduced to clear is what I cry

The wrong side of a lifetime's wishful thinking
Dragged me here to pills and ale
Come and listen
Come and listen to my tale
Come and get it

Real tears for sale
Real tears for sale
Real tears for sale
Real tears for sale

All the hurt
All the secrets
All the damage
All the shame
All the dirty absolutions
All the rage
All the rage
All the rage



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Real Tears for Sale Lyrics as written by Mark Colbert Kelly Ian Francesko Mosley

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    General Comment

    All the dirty cuts and bruises All the rage.

    Love that last section.

    dubzion November 21, 2008   Link
  • +1
    Song Meaning

    Saw them perform this the other night. It's apparently written in response to Sinead O'conner's 'nothing compares to you' pop video.

    Which makes sense of the 'shaved your head' line.

    Incidentally I think Sinead's song was written after break-up with Anthony Keidis and he wrote 'could have lied' about her, but I can't remember where I heard that.

    legobatmanon September 17, 2012   Link
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    Song Meaning

    In "Tumbling Down the Years" gig (2010) Hogarth said something about Britney Spears, couldn't quite catch it all. Seems legit though.

    hermionitaon February 15, 2014   Link

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