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.
Over Elkin Avenue
The helium balloon, disappears into the sky
You give some money to a junkie
Watch as the sunny day drifts by
Can't tell you why
You said you loved me
And I kind of believe that
But these days who knows what it means
So we sat by the laundry Matt with magazines and cigarettes
Talked about a million other things
These are the last words
I'll say to you
These are the last words
I'll say to you
I never saw the world the way the city looks me to today
I never thought the end would come this way
These are the last words
I'll say to you
Last night I dreamed that somebody had died
And it was one of us
I did the biggest thing that I could
But I was not enough
These are the last words
I will say to you
The helium balloon, disappears into the sky
You give some money to a junkie
Watch as the sunny day drifts by
Can't tell you why
You said you loved me
And I kind of believe that
But these days who knows what it means
So we sat by the laundry Matt with magazines and cigarettes
Talked about a million other things
These are the last words
I'll say to you
These are the last words
I'll say to you
I never saw the world the way the city looks me to today
I never thought the end would come this way
These are the last words
I'll say to you
Last night I dreamed that somebody had died
And it was one of us
I did the biggest thing that I could
But I was not enough
These are the last words
I will say to you
Lyrics submitted by joan_of_snark
Last Words Lyrics as written by Stephen Coates
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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I thought it was pretty obvious, but to me, this song is about suicide. The narrator starts with a seemingly mundane day. He and his companion walk thru the city, and he notices little things (like the balloon). Maybe he notices it because he's got this secret that it's going to be his last day. Or maybe he always notices little non-descript things and it's part of his pathology. In either case, "can't tell you why" alludes to the secret suicide plan, and has a playful air to it, like he's almost jolly about it. Like he's excited for the relief. Next stanza we see how completely disconnected he is. This person tells him that they love him, and look at the response...not "I love you too". Not "I don't feel the same". But, "what does that even mean?" I've known people like this. People that are just so engrossed in the misery of the human condition that they can't feel or see things on a normal level. Rather than deal with the emotion expressed to him, they "talk about a million other things", which I imagine to be about war, famine, the crumbling environment. All the negative things that are driving this person to such a desperate act.
"These are the last words I'll say to you" because I am going to end it all.
And now for a lyrics correction: "I never saw the world look the way, the city looked to me today." Because this is going to be my last day on earth. "I never thought the end would come this way."
And now the part that clinched it for me that this is about suicide and not breaking up. He says flat out he "dreamt that somebody had died and it was one of us." HIM. I don't know what "the biggest thing" is that he did. Maybe it was trying to love someone. Maybe it was seeking help. But whatever it was it "was not enough" to change his mind about wanting to end it all.
I love the song, and I think it's awesome that its so peppy and upbeat yet so dark.