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.
Well, since time I had a mind, I been lazy
And times before that I was cruel
And times before that I was lean, I was mad
Honey, I ain't never had nobody like you
And the times before that, well, I was crazy
I saw the dark side of the moon
And the stars in the sky, they never caught my eye
'Cause I ain't never had nobody like you
I ain't never had nobody like you
Now it's just like ABC
Life's just like 123
Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
Ah oh
I watched my own habits die and its painful
sometimes its painful in the light of the truth
but you can be faster than light
I'd like to thank you tonight
Honey, I ain't never had nobody like you
I ain't never had nobody like you
And it's just like ABC
Life's just like 123
Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
Ah oh
I trusted liars and thieves in my madness
Honey I was wasting away in the room
But now that I been through that hell I got a story to tell
Honey, I ain't never had nobody like you
I ain't I never had nobody like you
I ain't never had nobody like you
And times before that I was cruel
And times before that I was lean, I was mad
Honey, I ain't never had nobody like you
And the times before that, well, I was crazy
I saw the dark side of the moon
And the stars in the sky, they never caught my eye
'Cause I ain't never had nobody like you
I ain't never had nobody like you
Now it's just like ABC
Life's just like 123
Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
Ah oh
I watched my own habits die and its painful
sometimes its painful in the light of the truth
but you can be faster than light
I'd like to thank you tonight
Honey, I ain't never had nobody like you
I ain't never had nobody like you
And it's just like ABC
Life's just like 123
Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
Ah oh
I trusted liars and thieves in my madness
Honey I was wasting away in the room
But now that I been through that hell I got a story to tell
Honey, I ain't never had nobody like you
I ain't I never had nobody like you
I ain't never had nobody like you
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"i kissed a girl" *
Few corrections to my ears:
Well, since time out of mind, I been lazy
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And I'm not sure about the first two lines of the last stanza...don't sound quite right to me, but can't make them out
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Hey all, I'm posting the slightly corrected lyrics here. I mainly just added where delia forgot the "honeys" and the "ain'ts".
Well since time out of mind I been lazy and times before that I was cruel and the times before that I was mean, I was mad Honey I ain't never had nobody like you
And the times before that well I was crazy I saw the dark side of the moon And the stars in the sky They never caught my eye Cuz I ain't never had nobody like you I ain't never had nobody like you
But now it's just like ABC Life's just like 1...2..3
I watched my old habits die & it was painful Sometimes it's painful in the light of the truth But you kept me fast to the right And I wanna thank you tonight Honey I ain't never had nobody like you I ain't never had nobody like you
But now it's just like ABC Life's just like 1...2..3
I trusted liars and thieves in my blindness Honey, I was wasting away at the root But now that I've been through that hell I got a story to tell Honey I ain't never had nobody like you I ain't never had nobody like you
A love song from one musician to another. The relationship goes back many years and covers a lot of painful times for the speaker. The beloved has been patient through it all and it's time to say thank you and sorry.