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.
Prepare to meet your maker,
your unmaker, your remaker-
make yourself
don't fake, you'll make the same mistakes
and if your fed up then ask yourself why
because you sit around and pick at your scabs while your answer waits
wake up
nobody cares about what you think
and don't blame them because you know they're just like you
and if you get this then get the fuck up-
before you can't remember why you can't live and you're too late too
Fuck it up derelict
now suck it up and deal with it
find yourself
Set it if you get it,
all this confusion imbedded in my head
should let the dead bury the dead for good
she said i'm so vain-
i don't understand why i can't just break away from tendencies that i know i should
wake up - nobody ever told you to breath
have we forgotten everything we thought once true?
i think i'll move on-
'cause i can't stand to lay around and decay till i'm too late too
Murder me destiny
spare me the ignominy
give up insecurity
just be what you wanna be
compelled to procrastinate
i nearly go blind from sight
forget it insane
i say come set it if you get it right
Find your self
your unmaker, your remaker-
make yourself
don't fake, you'll make the same mistakes
and if your fed up then ask yourself why
because you sit around and pick at your scabs while your answer waits
wake up
nobody cares about what you think
and don't blame them because you know they're just like you
and if you get this then get the fuck up-
before you can't remember why you can't live and you're too late too
Fuck it up derelict
now suck it up and deal with it
find yourself
Set it if you get it,
all this confusion imbedded in my head
should let the dead bury the dead for good
she said i'm so vain-
i don't understand why i can't just break away from tendencies that i know i should
wake up - nobody ever told you to breath
have we forgotten everything we thought once true?
i think i'll move on-
'cause i can't stand to lay around and decay till i'm too late too
Murder me destiny
spare me the ignominy
give up insecurity
just be what you wanna be
compelled to procrastinate
i nearly go blind from sight
forget it insane
i say come set it if you get it right
Find your self
Lyrics submitted by missderelict
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the beat to this song is CRAZY! it's amazing it gets u all pumped up! I LOVE this song with all myself! lol ;) :P
only one comment? :( this is one of my all time favorite metal songs. it makes me pissed that i might be wasting my life. it really makes you want to get up and move. kind of motivational, but pissed that some people just don't know how to motivate themselves.
basically, any emo depressive kids should hear this song, maybe it'll snap them out of it!