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.
I heard you're doing well
Selling art and everything
I like your stuff good for you
I'll buy a piece or maybe two
Do you ever think of me?
Do you remember all our stupid dreams?
Rainbows and pots of gold
So much to prove before we got old
I took you places round the world
I miss your face sometimes you know
You took my picture a thousand times
I'll buy them back I don't mind
I lost my way but found my track
I'm sorry if I never listened back
I've been round I've been up and down
And you missed the one we dressed like clowns
And how's your car and how's your life?
How's my friend when's she gonna be your wife?
I'm sitting up writing down
These things I sometimes dream about
I knew your number off by heart
It's the only one I like to talk
It wasn't me using you
I trusted you one of the few
And we had some laughs had some rows
But in the end the walls came down
You like the place I'm living now
It's a shame you can't come around
And I've grown a lot since we last spoke
Got myself together fixed what was broke
I wonder if we'll talk again
Or drink together just like then
I suppose it's different now it's new
Whoever points the finger at who
I really hope you're happy both of you
And maybe sometimes you miss me too
Selling art and everything
I like your stuff good for you
I'll buy a piece or maybe two
Do you ever think of me?
Do you remember all our stupid dreams?
Rainbows and pots of gold
So much to prove before we got old
I took you places round the world
I miss your face sometimes you know
You took my picture a thousand times
I'll buy them back I don't mind
I lost my way but found my track
I'm sorry if I never listened back
I've been round I've been up and down
And you missed the one we dressed like clowns
And how's your car and how's your life?
How's my friend when's she gonna be your wife?
I'm sitting up writing down
These things I sometimes dream about
I knew your number off by heart
It's the only one I like to talk
It wasn't me using you
I trusted you one of the few
And we had some laughs had some rows
But in the end the walls came down
You like the place I'm living now
It's a shame you can't come around
And I've grown a lot since we last spoke
Got myself together fixed what was broke
I wonder if we'll talk again
Or drink together just like then
I suppose it's different now it's new
Whoever points the finger at who
I really hope you're happy both of you
And maybe sometimes you miss me too
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Great version of a great song,
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i think hes reminiscing about the past he had with his girl and missing her alot and in the end he accepts it but just hopes that sometimes she'll miss him aswell