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.
The horizon, now as dark as the crimes that brought them here
Is filled with my impending dread
My foolish actions will cost so many good men
Achilles has come
A thousand sails approaching
Sent here in her name to reclaim the one I stole
And destroy the walls of Troy
Desire leaves me numb to all the pain surrounding me
To all the pain surrounding me
Storms will arise to condemn me
I will not die before her eyes
It ends tonight
Tragically I now must accept the penance I have earned
She is cursed and tonight we die
In the dawn of this, my end, I hold my sword true
I must let her go
A thousand sails approaching
Sent here in her name to reclaim the one I stole
And destroy the walls of Troy
Desire leaves me numb to all the pain surrounding me
To all the pain surrounding me
Storms will arise to condemn me
I will not die before her eyes
It ends tonight
It ends tonight
It ends tonight
It ends tonight
I am alone
Pain fills her eyes
I am alone
I cannot let them win (Sacred and profane is our love in death)
I cannot let them win (Sacred and profane is our love in death)
I cannot let them win (Sacred and profane is our love in death)
(Sacred and profane is our love)
In death
Is filled with my impending dread
My foolish actions will cost so many good men
Achilles has come
A thousand sails approaching
Sent here in her name to reclaim the one I stole
And destroy the walls of Troy
Desire leaves me numb to all the pain surrounding me
To all the pain surrounding me
Storms will arise to condemn me
I will not die before her eyes
It ends tonight
Tragically I now must accept the penance I have earned
She is cursed and tonight we die
In the dawn of this, my end, I hold my sword true
I must let her go
A thousand sails approaching
Sent here in her name to reclaim the one I stole
And destroy the walls of Troy
Desire leaves me numb to all the pain surrounding me
To all the pain surrounding me
Storms will arise to condemn me
I will not die before her eyes
It ends tonight
It ends tonight
It ends tonight
It ends tonight
I am alone
Pain fills her eyes
I am alone
I cannot let them win (Sacred and profane is our love in death)
I cannot let them win (Sacred and profane is our love in death)
I cannot let them win (Sacred and profane is our love in death)
(Sacred and profane is our love)
In death
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I always wondered why Alesana has these songs about shit you can't relate to..still an awesome song.
This song proves to be very relatable...what lyrics are you reading? Obviously not Alesana's.
It's the person that connects to the song, not the song that connects to the person. Because I can connect to every single one of their songs... I think you just aren't reading into the lyrics.