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.
[Dirt Bike Adam]
"Hey, you're really cute"
Is not exactly what you said the first time I met you
And I was huffin' and a-puffin'
And my circuit boards were busted
There was nothing left I could do
Am I on your mind
For at least half of part of some of your free time?
Is your heart made of elastic?
'Cause I'm having sex with plastic
It's inevitable I'll go blind
What to do with me, with you
Can't play all by myself 'cause it's a game for two
What do do with you, with me
Gee, you and I, K-I-S-S-I-N-G
[Dirt Bike Jeanie]
Hey, you over there
Seems that all that I can do is sit and stare
Another seven hours wasted
I can tell straight from your face
That you're in space and clearly unaware
That you've been on my mind
But if I said it, I know I'd be out of line
'Cause in my sleep it's so fantastic
But I'm having sex with plastic
And I'm slowly running out of time
What to do with me, with you
Can't play all by myself 'cause it's a game for two
What do do with you, with me
Gee, you and I, K-I-S-S-I-N-G
It's alright, it's okay
I don't care anyway
It's not fair, but who cares?
It happens every day
[Dirt Bike Adam]
Hey, it's not so bad
Maybe better if things never go as planned
'Cause all the schemin' and daydreamin'
Won't equal a you and me and
It's not so hard to understand
What to do with me, with you
Can't play all by myself 'cause it's a game for two
What do do with you, with me
Gee, you and I, K-I-S-S-I-N-G
"Hey, you're really cute"
Is not exactly what you said the first time I met you
And I was huffin' and a-puffin'
And my circuit boards were busted
There was nothing left I could do
Am I on your mind
For at least half of part of some of your free time?
Is your heart made of elastic?
'Cause I'm having sex with plastic
It's inevitable I'll go blind
What to do with me, with you
Can't play all by myself 'cause it's a game for two
What do do with you, with me
Gee, you and I, K-I-S-S-I-N-G
[Dirt Bike Jeanie]
Hey, you over there
Seems that all that I can do is sit and stare
Another seven hours wasted
I can tell straight from your face
That you're in space and clearly unaware
That you've been on my mind
But if I said it, I know I'd be out of line
'Cause in my sleep it's so fantastic
But I'm having sex with plastic
And I'm slowly running out of time
What to do with me, with you
Can't play all by myself 'cause it's a game for two
What do do with you, with me
Gee, you and I, K-I-S-S-I-N-G
It's alright, it's okay
I don't care anyway
It's not fair, but who cares?
It happens every day
[Dirt Bike Adam]
Hey, it's not so bad
Maybe better if things never go as planned
'Cause all the schemin' and daydreamin'
Won't equal a you and me and
It's not so hard to understand
What to do with me, with you
Can't play all by myself 'cause it's a game for two
What do do with you, with me
Gee, you and I, K-I-S-S-I-N-G
Lyrics submitted by legalspeed4you, edited by embassyrow
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