Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
Son you better be ready for love
On this glory day
This is your chance to believe
What I've got to say
Keep your eyes on the sky
Put a dollar in the kitty
Don't the moon look pretty
Tonight when I chase the dragon
The water may change to cherry wine
And the silver will turn to gold
Time out of mind
I am holding the mystical stone
It's direct from Lasa
Where people are rolling in the snow
Far from the world we know
Children we have it right here
It's the light in my eyes
It's perfection and grace
It's the smile on my face
Tonight when I chase the dragon
The water may change to cherry wine
And the silver will turn to gold
Time out of mind
Children we have it right here
It's the light in my eyes
It's perfection and grace
It's the smile on my face
Tonight when I chase the dragon
The water may change to cherry wine
And the silver will turn to gold
Time out of mind
On this glory day
This is your chance to believe
What I've got to say
Keep your eyes on the sky
Put a dollar in the kitty
Don't the moon look pretty
Tonight when I chase the dragon
The water may change to cherry wine
And the silver will turn to gold
Time out of mind
I am holding the mystical stone
It's direct from Lasa
Where people are rolling in the snow
Far from the world we know
Children we have it right here
It's the light in my eyes
It's perfection and grace
It's the smile on my face
Tonight when I chase the dragon
The water may change to cherry wine
And the silver will turn to gold
Time out of mind
Children we have it right here
It's the light in my eyes
It's perfection and grace
It's the smile on my face
Tonight when I chase the dragon
The water may change to cherry wine
And the silver will turn to gold
Time out of mind
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Time out of Mind Lyrics as written by Walter Becker Donald Fagen
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So for all of you Steely Dan fans let me clarify what the song time of of mind means.<br /> Donalkd and Walterare from my era in time and i love them as musicians and people.They are truly and gifted musicians. i had the please to meet them and have a picture of me with Roger Nichols if you know who he is. TYime out of mind is about a few ways to use Heroin. First we all know what chasing the dragon is. You put some smack on a piece of aluminum foil and then when it burns the silver will turn to gold.And the water will change to cheery wine. When i heroin user shoots smack and when they,re done they clean the needle by filling it up with water nad there is some blood left in the syringe , so the blood goes into the glass of water and it change the color of the water to cherry wine. The whole area of Asia Tibet part of Chinao the chinese say Laos,Vietnam, Cambodia ETC. are all areas that have and produce a lort of heroin. Put a dollar in the kitty is this.When heroin addicts go into an abandonded house or for a better word a shooting galary ,they pay a dollar or two to use the needle ,so you put a dollar in the kitty.Shooting dope is like going to the moon.
@hayes6 Ok, so I also replied to the OP on this, but "snow" which is obviously coke, in this case has been to possibly be crack cocaine, and here is why. YES chasing the dragon has traditionally meant smoking China White...heroin. YES Walter Becker had a massive heroin addiction. But they had just started doing crack with L.A. Laker Magic Johnson for which the other track Showtime was written.