Every Billboard Modern Rock Chart #1 through 2005, listed in order of preference.
October 1-21, 1988
Every review I find describes this song as being cynical, but either the point is flying over my head or everybody's just assuming, based on Richard Butler's voice and the lack of the words "heart" or "love" in the title. Personally, it's about a guitar riff and Richard Butler's voice.
city sky comes down like rain
through all the alleys to the sea
I hear footsteps getting louder
drowning in my sleep
painted lies on painted lips
that promise heaven tastes like this
I don't believe that I believed in you
all that money wants