Girls Talk Lyrics

[Verse 1: Shirley Manson]
Stop those voices in your head
They eat away your will
You've everything you need

Hate the way they make you weak
They bring you to your knees
And steal your power away

[Chorus: Shirley Manson & Brody Dalle]
Girls talk shit when you're backed up against it
Don't believe in a word that they hear
And you can't do what it is that you want
Without some little bitch in your ear
And girls talk shit, making no bones about it
When you're something that they don't understand
When they see that you got caught with your pants down
When they see you got caught with your pants down

[Verse 2: Brody Dalle]
Buy into the things they say
You lose your common sense
You've everything you need
Love to bring you to your knees
And watch you as you bleed
And give your power away
[Chorus: Shirley Manson & Brody Dalle]
Girls talk shit when you're backed up against it
Don't believe in a word that they hear
And you can't do what it is that you want
Without some little bitch in your ear
And girls talk shit, making no bones about it
When you're something that they don't understand
And you can't do what it is that you want
Without some little bitch in your ear
Girls talk shit, making no bones about it
When you're something that they don't understand
And you can't do what it is that you want
Without some little bitch in your ear
Girls talk shit when your confidence crashes
Girls talk shit when it falls to the floor
Girls talk shit when you're biting your nails down
To the quick, ’cause you feel insecure
Girls talk shit, making no bones about it
Girls talk shit, making no bones about it
And you can't do what it is that you want
Without some little bitch in your ear

[Outro]
In your ear
In your ear

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“Girls Talk” is a stand-alone single released by Garbage for Record Store Day 2014. Developed from a long gestating song idea, originally named “Girls Talk Shit”, written by the band for inclusion on their 2007 greatest hits set Absolute Garbage, “Girls Talk” features Brody Dalle on vocals. It also features Eric Avery on bass.

The cover shot was taken by Sophie Muller in a public restroom and sent to Shirley Manson in 2008, who then posted the picture on her Facebook page.

The music video was shot by Butch Vig and edited by Sophie Muller.

The track was remastered by Heba Kadry and included on the bonus disc of Garbage’s seventh album, No Gods No Masters, released on June 11th 2021.

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Release Date
April 19, 2014
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