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 got something in my head
Something sleeping in my head
That I don't wanna wake up, you see
Something in my head
And my lazy little body isn't ready yet
To set it free
"Well it's some kind of hibernation
Who will ever force me out ?
With a polar bear up there
How am I gonna travel light-it ?"
I got something in my head
Like a lion in a cage
Starving wild- and I've ran out of meat
Something in my head
Something crawling like a snake
In my bed- made me rip off my sheets
Well it's an awkward situation
Trying to fight the jungle alone
But I gotta make my way through
If I wanna travel light
Lately I've been walking away
Floating like a song in the air
Lately I've been trailing away
I've been walking my way
I was standing on the edge
Of a mountain of clay
And I got tired of wading through the mud
So I jumped to hit the ground
It was firm yeah it was hard
But I stood proudly up with my pain
Now I don't care about the scratches
No one followed me this far
Broken bones but empty head
I made it on my own this far
Lately I've been walking away
Floating like a song in the air
Lately I've been trailing away
I've been walking my way
I've been walking my way
I've been walking my way
Something sleeping in my head
That I don't wanna wake up, you see
Something in my head
And my lazy little body isn't ready yet
To set it free
"Well it's some kind of hibernation
Who will ever force me out ?
With a polar bear up there
How am I gonna travel light-it ?"
I got something in my head
Like a lion in a cage
Starving wild- and I've ran out of meat
Something in my head
Something crawling like a snake
In my bed- made me rip off my sheets
Well it's an awkward situation
Trying to fight the jungle alone
But I gotta make my way through
If I wanna travel light
Lately I've been walking away
Floating like a song in the air
Lately I've been trailing away
I've been walking my way
I was standing on the edge
Of a mountain of clay
And I got tired of wading through the mud
So I jumped to hit the ground
It was firm yeah it was hard
But I stood proudly up with my pain
Now I don't care about the scratches
No one followed me this far
Broken bones but empty head
I made it on my own this far
Lately I've been walking away
Floating like a song in the air
Lately I've been trailing away
I've been walking my way
I've been walking my way
I've been walking my way
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TRAVEL LIGHT Lyrics as written by Olivia B. Merilahti Dan Levy
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Fuas Music
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