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.
I can see from across the room
There's a tear in his starry eye
I was leaving but I'm coming back
Since your heart should be with mine
That mark didn't do you right
When you left in your best friend's ride
With the face of angel, girl
You deserve to be treated more than right
Realized I was passing through
From the moment I saw you
I was hypnotized
Couldn't wait to get you alone
So I could walk with you
So I could talk with you, oh
Go ahead and call your friends
I'll do whatever it takes
So I can make you trust
This party's going south
Let me know what's going on with us
'Cause it's all right
There's nothing to stop us
If it feels right
Then everything's fine
For just one night
Then you go back to your life
And I'll go back to mine
Last night I saw a photograph
From the party where we chilled
(Party where we chilled)
It was showing the two of us
And the Colt 45 we killed
(Colt 45 we killed)
Here I'm just writing you a letter
From the distance past
Enclosed is a photograph
To remind you of the times we had
'Cause it's all right
There's nothing to stop us
If it feels right
Then everything's fine
For just one night
Baby, go back to your life
And I'll go back to mine
It's all right
(We can make it if we want to, baby)
It's all right
(I would love to show you the way)
For tonight
(And I'm not talking about forever)
I'm just talking tonight
I can see from across the room
There's a tear in his starry eye
I was leaving but I'm coming back
Since your heart should be with mine
That mark didn't do you right
When you left in your best friend's ride
With the face of angel, girl
You deserve to be treated more than right
'Cause it's all right
There's nothing to stop us
If it feels right
Then everything's fine
For just one night
Then you go back to your life
And I'll go back to mine
'Cause it's all right
There's nothing to stop us
If it feels right
Then everything's fine
For just one night
Then you go back to your life
And I'll go back to mine
(Don't you know, girl, that)
Then I'll go back to mine
There's a tear in his starry eye
I was leaving but I'm coming back
Since your heart should be with mine
That mark didn't do you right
When you left in your best friend's ride
With the face of angel, girl
You deserve to be treated more than right
Realized I was passing through
From the moment I saw you
I was hypnotized
Couldn't wait to get you alone
So I could walk with you
So I could talk with you, oh
Go ahead and call your friends
I'll do whatever it takes
So I can make you trust
This party's going south
Let me know what's going on with us
'Cause it's all right
There's nothing to stop us
If it feels right
Then everything's fine
For just one night
Then you go back to your life
And I'll go back to mine
Last night I saw a photograph
From the party where we chilled
(Party where we chilled)
It was showing the two of us
And the Colt 45 we killed
(Colt 45 we killed)
Here I'm just writing you a letter
From the distance past
Enclosed is a photograph
To remind you of the times we had
'Cause it's all right
There's nothing to stop us
If it feels right
Then everything's fine
For just one night
Baby, go back to your life
And I'll go back to mine
It's all right
(We can make it if we want to, baby)
It's all right
(I would love to show you the way)
For tonight
(And I'm not talking about forever)
I'm just talking tonight
I can see from across the room
There's a tear in his starry eye
I was leaving but I'm coming back
Since your heart should be with mine
That mark didn't do you right
When you left in your best friend's ride
With the face of angel, girl
You deserve to be treated more than right
'Cause it's all right
There's nothing to stop us
If it feels right
Then everything's fine
For just one night
Then you go back to your life
And I'll go back to mine
'Cause it's all right
There's nothing to stop us
If it feels right
Then everything's fine
For just one night
Then you go back to your life
And I'll go back to mine
(Don't you know, girl, that)
Then I'll go back to mine
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Your Life and Mine Lyrics as written by Dan Simons Andrew Meunier
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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