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Tragic Girl Lyrics
When you kiss me and say you love me
It makes me feel so good
I wanna break down and give in to you
I wanna believe that you're the one
You gimme my pills and sing this strange song
And all my hurting goes away
I start to drift off with you beside me
I wanna believe that you're the one
Cry and cry and let it out
We have to face that it's over now
Even as I anoint your door
I'm looking out for something more
Cry and cry, I'm crying too
'Cause no one touches me like you do
I don't want my mom to know that I've been a dirty boy
I try my darnedest to be a bastard
I want you to think that I don't care
But I feel sorry, and you're so pretty
You start to cry, and I kiss your mouth
Cry and cry and let it out
We have to face that it's over now
Even as I anoint your door
I'm looking out for something more
Cry and cry, I'm crying too
'Cause no one touches me like you do
I don't want my mom to know that I've been a dirty boy
You're a tragic girl, you lead a tragic life
I'm just meant to be your latest tragedy
Ain't no butterfly girl, this ain't no butterfly love
I'm just meant to be your latest tragedy
I try my darnedest to be a bastard
I want you to think that I don't care
But you're so pretty, and I feel sorry
I start to cry, and I kiss your mouth
I don't want my mom to know that I've been a dirty boy
You're a tragic girl, you lead a tragic life
I'm just meant to be your latest tragedy
This ain't no butterfly girl, this ain't no butterfly love
I'm gonna have to be your latest tragedy
It makes me feel so good
I wanna break down and give in to you
I wanna believe that you're the one
And all my hurting goes away
I start to drift off with you beside me
I wanna believe that you're the one
We have to face that it's over now
Even as I anoint your door
I'm looking out for something more
Cry and cry, I'm crying too
'Cause no one touches me like you do
I don't want my mom to know that I've been a dirty boy
I want you to think that I don't care
But I feel sorry, and you're so pretty
You start to cry, and I kiss your mouth
We have to face that it's over now
Even as I anoint your door
I'm looking out for something more
Cry and cry, I'm crying too
'Cause no one touches me like you do
I don't want my mom to know that I've been a dirty boy
I'm just meant to be your latest tragedy
Ain't no butterfly girl, this ain't no butterfly love
I'm just meant to be your latest tragedy
I want you to think that I don't care
But you're so pretty, and I feel sorry
I start to cry, and I kiss your mouth
I'm just meant to be your latest tragedy
This ain't no butterfly girl, this ain't no butterfly love
I'm gonna have to be your latest tragedy
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Wow. I hear an album - hate it. Wait two years- love it. Wait 12 years - hear some more of it. True pinkerton awesomeness.
it's "you lead a tragic life" and not "you need a tragic guy" i think.
Rivers was big into Puccini's Madame Butterfly for the Pinkerton album. Most of the songs contain references to the opera throughout the album. The references to Butterfly coincide with the theme of the opera, and River's identification with his "Pinkerton" side. You would have to read up on or watch the opera for a comprehensive explanation, but basically, the character Pinkerton (Rivers) lies to Butterfly (Tragic Girl), which results in her death - a tragedy.
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Thanks for the correction, Baron.
Its not a reference to Madame Butterfly. Its about his personal nurse who helped him recover from his leg surgery. He found her to be much more helpfel than his mother(I think his mother) because she would listen to his complaining about his life and his negative feelings. I also think he eventually created a relationship with her in his own mind.