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.
A valentine from a politician
Three pages of your dog's ambitions
The stabbed lover and the furious bunny
You stare too long and your eyes go funny
Yes, I agree we're reading tissue paper but
We can talk about real things later
Cheated, cheated
Win a greenhouse to warm your sex life
Cheated, cheated
Read about the victims crying all night
Blurred photos of the latest plane crash
(News)
Girl shivers as she hears the car door slam
(News)
TV guides you through uncomfortable questions
(News)
Doctor advises it's the communist problem
To change the truth until it's worth money
It's a joke but it's not that funny, cheated
Our correspondent made to wait in the lobby
Torn to pieces by three have a go bobbies
Young swimmers in these sun dialing times
Sweeping the nation with a dance called 'The Breadline'
It's in our water and our education
We are oppressed into association
Cheated, cheated
Change the truth until it's worth money
Cheated, cheated
It's a joke but it's not that funny
Our correspondent made to wait in the lobby
Torn to pieces by three have a go bobbies
Young swimmers in these sun dialing times
Sweeping the nation with a dance called 'The Breadline'
It's in our water and our education
We are oppressed into association
Cheated, cheated
With George W. is over taking
Mr. [Incomprehensible] too busy faking
It's cheated, cheated
Win a greenhouse to warm your sex life
Cheated, cheated
Read about the victims crying all night
Cheated, cheated
Change the truth until it's worth money
Cheated, cheated
It's a joke but it's not that funny
Three pages of your dog's ambitions
The stabbed lover and the furious bunny
You stare too long and your eyes go funny
Yes, I agree we're reading tissue paper but
We can talk about real things later
Cheated, cheated
Win a greenhouse to warm your sex life
Cheated, cheated
Read about the victims crying all night
Blurred photos of the latest plane crash
(News)
Girl shivers as she hears the car door slam
(News)
TV guides you through uncomfortable questions
(News)
Doctor advises it's the communist problem
To change the truth until it's worth money
It's a joke but it's not that funny, cheated
Our correspondent made to wait in the lobby
Torn to pieces by three have a go bobbies
Young swimmers in these sun dialing times
Sweeping the nation with a dance called 'The Breadline'
It's in our water and our education
We are oppressed into association
Cheated, cheated
Change the truth until it's worth money
Cheated, cheated
It's a joke but it's not that funny
Our correspondent made to wait in the lobby
Torn to pieces by three have a go bobbies
Young swimmers in these sun dialing times
Sweeping the nation with a dance called 'The Breadline'
It's in our water and our education
We are oppressed into association
Cheated, cheated
With George W. is over taking
Mr. [Incomprehensible] too busy faking
It's cheated, cheated
Win a greenhouse to warm your sex life
Cheated, cheated
Read about the victims crying all night
Cheated, cheated
Change the truth until it's worth money
Cheated, cheated
It's a joke but it's not that funny
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