Lyric discussion by succulent 

Cover art for The Devil's Tears lyrics by Angus and Julia Stone

Guilty pleasures, being in touch with sin and perhaps deceit. The fact that its about the Devil's "Tears" means that this person has had the said guilty pleasures of life on a number of occasions that perhaps they consider themselves connected to this life emotionally, hence the word "tears" - tears can be sad, angry, even happy.

Underneath it all, however, they feel lost from who they really are and who they want to be with. They never lose hope in that one special person. Thats the one truth that the "devil" can never remove or mask with lust or pleasure.

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