Tears in a Vial
The System Has Failed
2004
Duration: 5:21
Track number: 5
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine
Theme
A song about the agonizing end of a relationship, where the narrator decides to walk away for self-preservation. The metaphor of collecting **'tears in a vial'** suggests bottling up the grief and pain caused by the other person's wickedness, symbolizing a final, bitter farewell.
Lyrics
This may seem all too confusing
How I could walk away from something so **rare**
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 is no longer there, ooh
And it 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 love
For what I loved even more
And **save my tears for you**
Everything has lost its meaning, I had to let it go
To find myself, myself, and start something new, brand new
Forced to look deep in the mirror, face who I really am
Now it's just me, cause I can't afford you
I had to **walk away**
Give up something I love
For what I loved even more
And **save my tears for you**
I gave up something I love
For what I loved even more
And I **saved my tears for you**
In a vial and walked away
You were so beautiful to look upon
I could 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 betrayed you, which ain't much
Counted on your counterfeit smiles for too long
Your eyes are empty windows: broken
The body may be here, but the soul is gone
I **saved my tears for you in a vial**
From everything wicked thing that you did, that you said
To send away, buried with your love
So many tears in a vial, now that you're gone,
And now that you're **dead**
