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.
You waited for me
When I was strong
You never called
You waited long
Now I come back
To sleep with you
You love me still
I love you, too
You kept the house
I could not keep
You kissed good night
And went to sleep
Now I come back
To sleep with you
You love me still
I love you, too
Come with me
To that room by the sea
With a view of the moon and
Los Angeles
You're beautiful back then
God, you're beautiful now
Come with me
Yeah, I was strong
I had no choice
The kids grew up
And left the house
But I come back
To sleep with you
You love me still
I love you, too
Come with me
To that room by the sea
When I was strong
You never called
You waited long
Now I come back
To sleep with you
You love me still
I love you, too
You kept the house
I could not keep
You kissed good night
And went to sleep
Now I come back
To sleep with you
You love me still
I love you, too
Come with me
To that room by the sea
With a view of the moon and
Los Angeles
You're beautiful back then
God, you're beautiful now
Come with me
Yeah, I was strong
I had no choice
The kids grew up
And left the house
But I come back
To sleep with you
You love me still
I love you, too
Come with me
To that room by the sea
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Magical
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Amazing
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
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I kind of think that this song is the aftermath of a strain or an estrangement between two lovers in a relationship ("You waited for me/When I was strong/You never called/You waited long"), and despite the estrangement, the singer knows that both people in the relationship still love each other ("You love me still/I love you, too"). He recalls a moment from the past in which the problems hadn't arisen, and longs to return to that moment in time ("So come with me/To that room by the sea/With a view of the moon and Los Angeles/You're beautiful back then/God, you're beautiful now"). He also references what possibly split them apart ("Yeah I was strong/I had no choice"), possibly meaning that he had more faith in the relationship than his partner had. So, in my eyes, it's a song about a singer expressing to get over a quandary with his lover, and his desire to return to the past, when the relationship was great and beautiful; thus, the "room by the sea/with a view of the moon and Los Angeles" represents their relationship at its peak. One of my favorites from "Wild Seed".