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.
Da da dum
Da da dum
Da da dum
Be weary where we rest our heads
We never know just where they've been
And as we lay there warm in bed
You might first strike us sleeping there
What's in your heart
that in the dark you can repel
Caught in the nightlight
Da da dum
Da da dum
Da da dum...
Da da dum
Da da dum
Be weary where we rest our heads
We never know just where they've been
And as we lay there warm in bed
You might first strike us sleeping there
What's in your heart
that in the dark you can repel
Caught in the nightlight
Da da dum
Da da dum
Da da dum...
Lyrics submitted by katiez
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