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Tears In A Vial Lyrics
This may seem all too confusing
How I could walk away
From something so weird
But you see it all got too demanding, yeah
And I just didn't care, I just didn't care
If I cared, if I cared
Lately I've been left wanting
But not wanting you
Attraction that once was no longer there
And it's sucks to be taken, for granted
When the veil is drawn and there's only air
I had to walk away
Give up something I loved
For what I loved even more
And saved my tears for you
Everything has lost its meaning
I have to let it go
Define myself, myself
It starts something new, brand new
Forced too deep in a mirror
To face who I really am
Now it's just me, cause I can afford you
I had to walk away
Give up something I loved
For what I loved even more
And saved my tears for you
I gave up something I loved
For what I loved even more
And I saved my tears for you, in a vial
And I had walked away
You were so beautiful to look upon
I can see the light in your smile
Your eyes were the windows, into your soul
Your body was Heavenly, just like the Sky
Until, all your good looks betray you, which ain't much
Counted on your, count of the smiles are too long
Your eyes are empty windows broken
The body maybe here but the soul is gone
I'll save my tears for you in a vial
For every wicked thing that you did, that you said
But to sit and wait, I'm buried with your love
So many tears in a vial
Now that you're gone and now that you're dead
How I could walk away
From something so weird
But you see it all got too demanding, yeah
And I just didn't care, I just didn't care
If I cared, if I cared
But not wanting you
Attraction that once was no longer there
And it's sucks to be taken, for granted
When the veil is drawn and there's only air
Give up something I loved
For what I loved even more
And saved my tears for you
I have to let it go
Define myself, myself
It starts something new, brand new
Forced too deep in a mirror
To face who I really am
Now it's just me, cause I can afford you
Give up something I loved
For what I loved even more
And saved my tears for you
For what I loved even more
And I saved my tears for you, in a vial
And I had walked away
I can see the light in your smile
Your eyes were the windows, into your soul
Your body was Heavenly, just like the Sky
Counted on your, count of the smiles are too long
Your eyes are empty windows broken
The body maybe here but the soul is gone
For every wicked thing that you did, that you said
But to sit and wait, I'm buried with your love
So many tears in a vial
Now that you're gone and now that you're dead
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i cant believe im the first to comment on this song. i decided it would be better for me if i stopped hating all the music i do and get into some of it. so i bought this cd, and this is my fave song on the whole damn thing. surprising, because the name megadeth doesnt suggest that this type of lyrical and musical harmony is part of their criteria for an album. i love the lyrics, MEGADETH ROCK!
Recently, in an interview about Gigantour, the meaning of this song came into a question.
Dave's short but sweet answer (always are) was it was about leaving music to be with his family.
Personally, I think this is talking about how he had to pass on a relationship in order to do something he really wanted to do. And decided that he'd do that and save his tears everytime he missed her. Which could mean thinking of the memories that he has kept in his mind.
The problem is that after he comes back to her, she's died of something and regrets ever leaving her side and missing her.
I think this is about giving up drinking.
"and it sucks to be taken for granted when the veil is drawn and there is only air"
I think this is about giving up drinking.
"and it sucks to be taken for granted when the veil is drawn and there is only air"
Nooo whats wrong with you people, this song isn't about leaving music to be with his family & it's defently not about Drugs or giving up drinking. I think it refers to his last lover...(take a look at the lyrics) He loved her madly for what she was, not just her good looks he realy loved her beautiful soul, then it was the time when she started to change and became wicked so she took him for granted which hurts Dave so much. Though it's hard to end this relationship but he had to give up his heart to save his pride. So he saved his tears for her in a vial, & he walked away...
PS- some of the lyrics aren't right :
From something so "weird" - "rare"
"Everything has lost its meaning I have to let it go to find myself, myself And start something new, brand new Forced to look deep in a mirror" A face who I really am Now it's just me, cause I cant afford you"
Your eyes are "wicked" windows broken
"To send away", buried with your love So many tears in a vial Now that you're gone and now that you're dead
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Yeb, I know my english aint that good. But thats it I guess, Amazing song ha it's my fav by the way.
i think dave is recalling the song on the debut album "last rites/loved to deth" on recall of the line
"Until, all your good looks betray you, which ain't much Counted on your, count of the smiles are too long Your eyes are empty windows broken The body maybe here but the soul is gone"
but maybe im wrong...it just reminds me of loved to deth
Yea this song is about the music business draining time from his family, so he has to make decide between music or his family. This was written around the time Dave was considering ending Megadeth, so it's pretty appropriate.
This is about Dave walking away from the music industry. Dave Mustaine said so himself.
“This was one of the first ones I wrote after I broke up Megadeth. For a man to walk away from a multi-million dollar franchise just because he is not happy- he’s got to be very unhappy. One of the lines is ‘Forced to look deep in the mirror and face who I really am/now it’s just me because I can’t afford you.’ that tells you some truths.”
http://www.megadeth.com/scorpion_archive.php?scorpion_id=116
I thought it's about his daughter and then I saw the inter view thing so yeah there's my first read on the skng