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.
So you're taking a stand
But it's staking your hand
I can't believe you know
You've got nothing to say
Better throw it away
Ah can you leave it now
Take it easy now
Yeah take it easy now
You can speak out your mind
But you rage all the time
Won't you cut it out
Now you come after me
Not the faintest idea
What you're all about
I've never understood
What makes you think you should
You're so vain I bet you think you could....lecture me
Reader takes a stand
With his flag of raging fool he's marching in to save the world
Reader takes a stand
With a taste for [...] he's rushing in to make a plea for what
Here you judge and you preach
And you stick like a leech
I'm gonna pull you off
I can't argue with you
But you don't have a clue
I think I've had enough
You never understand
So because you can't
So screwed up yeah way beyond repair
As if I care
Reader takes a stand
With his flag of raging fool he's marching in to save the world
Reader takes a stand
Know it all got shit for brains and ignorance runs through his vains
Nanananana nanananana nanananana nanananana
With his flag of raging fool he's marching in to save the world
Nanananana nanananana nanananana nanananana
With his flag of raging fool he's marching in to save the world
So you're taking a stand
With a brick in your hand
It's getting old by now
Better throw it away
Cause I'm not gonna stay
I'm a-leave you now
Take it easy now
Yeah take it easy now
But it's staking your hand
I can't believe you know
You've got nothing to say
Better throw it away
Ah can you leave it now
Take it easy now
Yeah take it easy now
You can speak out your mind
But you rage all the time
Won't you cut it out
Now you come after me
Not the faintest idea
What you're all about
I've never understood
What makes you think you should
You're so vain I bet you think you could....lecture me
Reader takes a stand
With his flag of raging fool he's marching in to save the world
Reader takes a stand
With a taste for [...] he's rushing in to make a plea for what
Here you judge and you preach
And you stick like a leech
I'm gonna pull you off
I can't argue with you
But you don't have a clue
I think I've had enough
You never understand
So because you can't
So screwed up yeah way beyond repair
As if I care
Reader takes a stand
With his flag of raging fool he's marching in to save the world
Reader takes a stand
Know it all got shit for brains and ignorance runs through his vains
Nanananana nanananana nanananana nanananana
With his flag of raging fool he's marching in to save the world
Nanananana nanananana nanananana nanananana
With his flag of raging fool he's marching in to save the world
So you're taking a stand
With a brick in your hand
It's getting old by now
Better throw it away
Cause I'm not gonna stay
I'm a-leave you now
Take it easy now
Yeah take it easy now
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