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.
There's so many people at the station
Waiting for a train to
Take them on some long journey far, far away
There's a boy with a smile
Thinking about Marie
Cuz he caught her in the shower last night, accidentally
He caught her in the shower last night, accidentally
There's a woman with a baby
Trying to make it stop crying
So she's bribing it with another lollipop
There's a girl with a boyfriend
She's in way too far cuz
I saw him looking at another woman's heart
I saw him looking at another woman's heart
And people say that I'm just being lazy
I've got the dreams but don't know where to go
I think if I could choose to live here at the station I would
There's a man with a bald patch
At the back of his head
His heart is getting sleepy
And he's watching where he treads
A group of sweaty girls are standing in a line
Naivete exploding as he gives them all the eye
Naivete exploding as he gives them all the eye
The lady with the basket
Full of all her eggs
She's counted them too quickly
She'll wake up and they'll be dead
The boy who's lost his marbles
Has found them down the drain
The slit's too thin to get them so he'll have to start again
The slit's too thin to get them so he'll have to start again
And people say that I'm just being lazy
I've got the dreams but don't know where to go
I think if I could choose to live here at the station
To live here at the station
Oh, I think if I could choose to live here at the station
I would
Waiting for a train to
Take them on some long journey far, far away
There's a boy with a smile
Thinking about Marie
Cuz he caught her in the shower last night, accidentally
He caught her in the shower last night, accidentally
There's a woman with a baby
Trying to make it stop crying
So she's bribing it with another lollipop
There's a girl with a boyfriend
She's in way too far cuz
I saw him looking at another woman's heart
I saw him looking at another woman's heart
And people say that I'm just being lazy
I've got the dreams but don't know where to go
I think if I could choose to live here at the station I would
There's a man with a bald patch
At the back of his head
His heart is getting sleepy
And he's watching where he treads
A group of sweaty girls are standing in a line
Naivete exploding as he gives them all the eye
Naivete exploding as he gives them all the eye
The lady with the basket
Full of all her eggs
She's counted them too quickly
She'll wake up and they'll be dead
The boy who's lost his marbles
Has found them down the drain
The slit's too thin to get them so he'll have to start again
The slit's too thin to get them so he'll have to start again
And people say that I'm just being lazy
I've got the dreams but don't know where to go
I think if I could choose to live here at the station
To live here at the station
Oh, I think if I could choose to live here at the station
I would
Lyrics submitted by kawithakay
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Whoops I realized that I messed up one line: it's not "So she's bribing it with another lollipop" it's "so she's bribing with a lemon lollipop".... sorry! Anyway I really like this song... it's cute and creative... i just can't believe that Jose vanders is my age and already doing something productive with her life... makes me feel lazy. i mean, i've got dreams, I just don't know where to go. ok, that was cheesy. i'll stop now.
i think this girl is amazing. i only discovered her because someone likend her to kate nash on this website. this song is creative and beautiful and she seems like a really lovely girl too. i love how she played with certain sayings in the last few verses like 'lost his marbles' and 'all eggs in basket' etc. love it. and kawithakay's comment made me laugh
This song is really catchy and her voice is amazing! I hope as many as possible gets a chance to listen to her... And kawithakay, your productive days are coming;) Though I guess most of us have to be satisfyed with a clean home, ordinary job and nice kids... sigh That cheesyness seems to be contagious:p
this song is amazing. her lyrics are so simple and beautiful. hehe kawithakay..dont worry. we all feel a little unproductive sometimes. (:
jose vanders is totally amazing, she's nothing like kate nash. she's so much more talented. hopefully will be seeing her live soon (: vanders is truly outstanding.