Waste of Paint Lyrics

Lyric discussion by FouLLine 

Cover art for Waste of Paint lyrics by Bright Eyes

I love the part,

"Will my number come up eventually? Like love's some kind of lottery Where you scratch and see what's underneath It's sorry, just one cherry I'll play again"

The rhythm of it as well as the meaning. Love is kind of like the lottery, you just have to keep trying new people until you find the right one, it is basically a numbers game.

Also the double (or even triple) entendre of "It's sorry." As in it's a sorry scenario that this is how love works, as well as you're sorry when the last one (ex lover) didn't work out but also as that is what it says on your loser lottery tickets.