Lyric discussion by ireallylikebagels 

Cover art for Pretty In Pink lyrics by Dresden Dolls, The

i've only heard a cover of this song by the national, but these are the only lyrics i can find so i'm going to say that in the cover by the national "these cars collide" sounds like "these cost a lot" and i thought it had to do with cross dressing or something because of the other reference in the song about the guy in the dress LOL

i thought they were like trading clothes idk~

It would certainly fit in with an interpretation on the "Psychedelic Furs, The" page for this song--according to that one, some guys drugged, kidnapped, and raped her, then sold her clothes and such.

Though that one's a bit -too- dark for the time period, IMO...I mean, this was originally the '80s, when you could be forced to testify before Congress for writing a song about throat surgery. But given the Dresden Dolls' lyrical darkness in the regular songs, it certainly makes a lot more sense this way.