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.
Never even knew
What you meant to convey
You handed us a retrospect
'til you didn't have a thing to say
No one questions you
Even someone set out to do
Now it's nothing
But dead and gone
Let's go
Better with a lie
Than the world's ever seen
You wanted all the recognition
Until you lost the means
No one talks to you
Even someone set out to do
Take a number, your time has come
'cause you're another one!
You're another soul to feed
To the man's machine!
My excuses lay me down
My emotions make me drown
My endeavor takes blame
At least I have a name
'cause you're another one!
You're another soul to feed
To the man's machine!
What you meant to convey
You handed us a retrospect
'til you didn't have a thing to say
No one questions you
Even someone set out to do
Now it's nothing
But dead and gone
Let's go
Better with a lie
Than the world's ever seen
You wanted all the recognition
Until you lost the means
No one talks to you
Even someone set out to do
Take a number, your time has come
'cause you're another one!
You're another soul to feed
To the man's machine!
My excuses lay me down
My emotions make me drown
My endeavor takes blame
At least I have a name
'cause you're another one!
You're another soul to feed
To the man's machine!
Lyrics submitted by downthesun836
Take a Number Lyrics as written by Josh Rand Joel Ekman
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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My excuses lay me down My emotions make me drown My endeavor takes blame At least I have a name
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