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.
A single rose
The curtains close
A stranger's clothes
Were all I found
The great unknown
The tightrope show
A world below
Don't look down
Don't look down
Don't look down
Horse's head found in a bed
Broke the code and braved the weather
Wore a gown of chestnut brown
Finger's crossed that there's a heaven
Heaven, heaven
Heaven, heaven
Found a scroll
And ancient bones
A million ghosts
Were all around
The great unknown
The tightrope show
A world below
Don't look down
Don't look down
Don't look down
Horse's head found in a bed
Broke the code and changed the weather
Wore a gown of chestnut brown
Finger's crossed that there's a heaven
Heaven, heaven
Heaven, heaven
I found a scroll
And ancient bones
A million ghosts
Were all around
I found a scroll
And ancient bones
A million ghosts
Were all around
Horse's head found in a bed
Broke the code and braved the weather
Wore a gown of chestnut brown
Finger's crossed that there's a heaven
Horse's head found in a bed
Broke the code and changed the weather
Wore a gown of chestnut brown
Finger's crossed that there's a heaven
Heaven, heaven
Heaven, heaven
I found a horse's head
I found a horse's head
I found a horse's head
The curtains close
A stranger's clothes
Were all I found
The great unknown
The tightrope show
A world below
Don't look down
Don't look down
Don't look down
Horse's head found in a bed
Broke the code and braved the weather
Wore a gown of chestnut brown
Finger's crossed that there's a heaven
Heaven, heaven
Heaven, heaven
Found a scroll
And ancient bones
A million ghosts
Were all around
The great unknown
The tightrope show
A world below
Don't look down
Don't look down
Don't look down
Horse's head found in a bed
Broke the code and changed the weather
Wore a gown of chestnut brown
Finger's crossed that there's a heaven
Heaven, heaven
Heaven, heaven
I found a scroll
And ancient bones
A million ghosts
Were all around
I found a scroll
And ancient bones
A million ghosts
Were all around
Horse's head found in a bed
Broke the code and braved the weather
Wore a gown of chestnut brown
Finger's crossed that there's a heaven
Horse's head found in a bed
Broke the code and changed the weather
Wore a gown of chestnut brown
Finger's crossed that there's a heaven
Heaven, heaven
Heaven, heaven
I found a horse's head
I found a horse's head
I found a horse's head
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Horse's Head Lyrics as written by Ian Mcculloch
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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