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.
Upstairs, there's crying
Crushed down on me
And under your smiling
I wondered where you've been
And your down on your knees
Trying to break your fall
And it's so hard to see
Through your face at all
Knife in your hand
With your back to the wall
And those things in your mind
They're out of control
And your endless desire
And your riddle on fire
You take a step back
And you walk away, you walk away
And your down on your knees
With your back to the wall
And I wonder sometimes
If you're there at all
And you cry, and you try
But you feel like you're dying
And your season of falling..
And what have you got to lose
You're a star on heaven's node
And you cry, and you try
But you feel like you're dying
And your season of falling
And you cry, and you try
And just to be like you, just to be like your
And tomorrow will you still be standing behind me
And be standing there
Crushed down on me
And under your smiling
I wondered where you've been
And your down on your knees
Trying to break your fall
And it's so hard to see
Through your face at all
Knife in your hand
With your back to the wall
And those things in your mind
They're out of control
And your endless desire
And your riddle on fire
You take a step back
And you walk away, you walk away
And your down on your knees
With your back to the wall
And I wonder sometimes
If you're there at all
And you cry, and you try
But you feel like you're dying
And your season of falling..
And what have you got to lose
You're a star on heaven's node
And you cry, and you try
But you feel like you're dying
And your season of falling
And you cry, and you try
And just to be like you, just to be like your
And tomorrow will you still be standing behind me
And be standing there
Lyrics submitted by JordyWordy
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