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.
adies and gentlemen
Show your appreciation for Jonny Sniper!
(Okay, Jonny, let's go!)
Rise, taste the air
Lock and load, pull the trigger
Climb to new heights
And tell me, tell me what you hear
A whisper from the wind
And I can't help but listen
It warns us of disaster
And I can't help but wonder
Can anyone hear the same distress call?
So this is a quest to save the world
And he'll always be here for another
Another day, another chance to rescue
(Okay, Jonny, lock and load)
This is all I need to feel alive
(Remember now, aim small, miss small)
The crashing of white waves
And I can't help but listen, oh
The screaming of the Earth
And I can't help but
So this is a quest to save the world
And he'll always be here for another
Another day, another chance to rescue
And this is all I need to feel alive, oh yeah
("Hey Jonny!") This is all I need to feel alive
"Way to save the world!
Way to save the world!
Way to save the world!
Way to save the world!"
So this is a quest to save the world
And he'll always be here for another
Another day, another chance to rescue
So this is a quest to save the world
And he'll always be here for another
Another day, another chance to rescue
This is all I need to feel alive
This is all I need to feel alive
This is all I need to feel alive
This is all I need to feel alive
This is all I need to feel alive
This is all I need to feel alive
This is all I need to feel alive
This is all I need to feel alive
This is all I need to feel alive
Show your appreciation for Jonny Sniper!
(Okay, Jonny, let's go!)
Rise, taste the air
Lock and load, pull the trigger
Climb to new heights
And tell me, tell me what you hear
A whisper from the wind
And I can't help but listen
It warns us of disaster
And I can't help but wonder
Can anyone hear the same distress call?
So this is a quest to save the world
And he'll always be here for another
Another day, another chance to rescue
(Okay, Jonny, lock and load)
This is all I need to feel alive
(Remember now, aim small, miss small)
The crashing of white waves
And I can't help but listen, oh
The screaming of the Earth
And I can't help but
So this is a quest to save the world
And he'll always be here for another
Another day, another chance to rescue
And this is all I need to feel alive, oh yeah
("Hey Jonny!") This is all I need to feel alive
"Way to save the world!
Way to save the world!
Way to save the world!
Way to save the world!"
So this is a quest to save the world
And he'll always be here for another
Another day, another chance to rescue
So this is a quest to save the world
And he'll always be here for another
Another day, another chance to rescue
This is all I need to feel alive
This is all I need to feel alive
This is all I need to feel alive
This is all I need to feel alive
This is all I need to feel alive
This is all I need to feel alive
This is all I need to feel alive
This is all I need to feel alive
This is all I need to feel alive
Lyrics submitted by Deadlysinners
Jonny Sniper Lyrics as written by Chris Batten Roughton Reynolds
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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