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.
It's over before it starts
Oh, don't you know
So on your mark, stand by, ready, go
From London to New York, Montreal to Tokyo
I see visions of her everywhere I go
What have I become?
Now that I'm all alone
I'm just looking for
A way to break on through these walls and
I'm just looking for
A place that I can call my home and
Does anybody out there got a soul?
'Cause I'm just looking for the girl
The girl with a heart of gold
She only dreams ones that count with her champagne taste
She goes straight down the rat hole with her
Total recklessness and
Tomorrow will come on through
And I got nothing but abandonment
Nothing but a silhouette girl
Met her in the darkness
I say
What have I become?
Now that I'm all alone
I'm just looking for
A way to break on through these walls and
I'm just looking for
A place that I can call my home and
Does anybody out there got a soul?
'Cause I'm just looking for the girl
The girl with a heart of gold
I said I'm just looking for the girl
The girl with a heart of gold
Yeah, I'm in the corner I start over
This time the whole slate clean
All the pain and heartache in all my years
I was always to blame
And I dream of this girl
An intelligent ghost
Manage a group I never heard
I'm a down trod member in the floodlight
Don't let me be misunderstood
Oh, I'm a down trod member in the spotlight
Don't let me be misunderstood
Heart of gold
I'm just looking for
A way to break on through these walls and
I'm just looking for
A place that I can call my home and
Does anybody out there got a soul
'Cause I'm just looking for the girl
The girl with a heart of gold
I said I'm just looking for the girl
The girl with a heart of gold
Oh, don't you know
So on your mark, stand by, ready, go
From London to New York, Montreal to Tokyo
I see visions of her everywhere I go
What have I become?
Now that I'm all alone
I'm just looking for
A way to break on through these walls and
I'm just looking for
A place that I can call my home and
Does anybody out there got a soul?
'Cause I'm just looking for the girl
The girl with a heart of gold
She only dreams ones that count with her champagne taste
She goes straight down the rat hole with her
Total recklessness and
Tomorrow will come on through
And I got nothing but abandonment
Nothing but a silhouette girl
Met her in the darkness
I say
What have I become?
Now that I'm all alone
I'm just looking for
A way to break on through these walls and
I'm just looking for
A place that I can call my home and
Does anybody out there got a soul?
'Cause I'm just looking for the girl
The girl with a heart of gold
I said I'm just looking for the girl
The girl with a heart of gold
Yeah, I'm in the corner I start over
This time the whole slate clean
All the pain and heartache in all my years
I was always to blame
And I dream of this girl
An intelligent ghost
Manage a group I never heard
I'm a down trod member in the floodlight
Don't let me be misunderstood
Oh, I'm a down trod member in the spotlight
Don't let me be misunderstood
Heart of gold
I'm just looking for
A way to break on through these walls and
I'm just looking for
A place that I can call my home and
Does anybody out there got a soul
'Cause I'm just looking for the girl
The girl with a heart of gold
I said I'm just looking for the girl
The girl with a heart of gold
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This song is great, probably one of the best on Life Won't Wait
yep this bloodclot who would of thought and the best song on the cd New Dress OH FUCK YEAH rox out now are ne of those songs loud and annoying? no slaps you
Shut up, Charlie...
i love this song..it makes me think..
This song is outstanding...Rancid is truly the greatest band in the world! In my opinion anyway....There lyrics are very smart and well thought out....."Nothing but a silhouette girl, Met her in darkness"......thats amazing!
haha, no offense i love rancid too... but that's jsut stupid, rancid's lyrics aren't amazing, in fact very few punk bands have amazing lyrics. The only amazing thing about their lyrics are the subject of the whole song, not the actual lyrics themselves, like dead kennedys, those are amazing punk lyrics.
It's a great song and Tim is probably the only person who should be allowed to sing it.....Tim and Fat Mike.
This is one of the many songs on "life wont wait" about Brody. Tims wife.
Ok wait....you know what Toolkicksass Rancid i do belive is the only musician in the punk scene that can write and sing like he does it's amazing...and please Nofx sucks come on they say they are punk and look at em..and if you listen to em then that makes you suck so dont think your punk if you listen to nofx because that just lame...and plus fat mike cant sing Corozan de oro for shit!
Ok wait...Nofx sucks and tim is probably the only muscian in the punk scene that can write like he does not to mention sing...and tool does not kick ass...and nofx isnt punk and neither is simple plan for all you poppy ass emo kids who think your punk..