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.
My leading lady is gone
And it's so hard to go on
Without the part she played
My life's just an empty stage
Though she's a hard act to follow
I thought I'd find somebody by now
But she's a hard act to follow
Her leavin' brought the whole house down
She was so right for the part
The way she fit right into my heart
After the love she gave
Who could ever take her place?
'Cause she's a hard act to follow
I thought I'd find somebody by now
But she's a hard act to follow
Her leavin' brought the whole house down
Without the part she played
My life's just an empty stage
'Cause she's a hard act to follow
I thought I'd find somebody by now
She's a hard act to follow
Her leavin' brought the whole house down
A hard act to follow
Her leavin' brought the whole house down
And it's so hard to go on
Without the part she played
My life's just an empty stage
Though she's a hard act to follow
I thought I'd find somebody by now
But she's a hard act to follow
Her leavin' brought the whole house down
She was so right for the part
The way she fit right into my heart
After the love she gave
Who could ever take her place?
'Cause she's a hard act to follow
I thought I'd find somebody by now
But she's a hard act to follow
Her leavin' brought the whole house down
Without the part she played
My life's just an empty stage
'Cause she's a hard act to follow
I thought I'd find somebody by now
She's a hard act to follow
Her leavin' brought the whole house down
A hard act to follow
Her leavin' brought the whole house down
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A Hard Act to Follow Lyrics as written by Gary Nicholson David Chamberlain
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