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.
Look into the light
What do you see?
Yellow burns orange-now blue and green
Phantoms in your vision over all that you see
The damage is done to your desperate life
but you love the feeling and won't be denied
Once is Enough
The moment passes
Echoes and rings
You see the color
You hear the song sing
1 - 2 - 3
H THE B (x4)
HORSE THE BAND! (x3)
HORSE THE MOTHERFUCKING BAND MOTHERFUCKERS!
Like a meteor strike! Atomizing everything in a sphere of
light
Like a lion attack! Teeth and claws covered with the meat
of your back
It cuts you up just to try
How do you sleep at night?
It cuts me up every time
and I don't know why.
Come on! Come on! Come on!
This is like an earthquake! Find you balance and start to
shake
come on! Come on! Come on!
Like an exploding sun... everything is done..
It cuts you up just to try
How do you sleep at night?
It cuts me up every time
and i don't know why.
Living at the top
Living at the top
Living at the top
WHEN YOU'RE AT THE FUCKING BOTTOM.
What do you see?
Yellow burns orange-now blue and green
Phantoms in your vision over all that you see
The damage is done to your desperate life
but you love the feeling and won't be denied
Once is Enough
The moment passes
Echoes and rings
You see the color
You hear the song sing
1 - 2 - 3
H THE B (x4)
HORSE THE BAND! (x3)
HORSE THE MOTHERFUCKING BAND MOTHERFUCKERS!
Like a meteor strike! Atomizing everything in a sphere of
light
Like a lion attack! Teeth and claws covered with the meat
of your back
It cuts you up just to try
How do you sleep at night?
It cuts me up every time
and I don't know why.
Come on! Come on! Come on!
This is like an earthquake! Find you balance and start to
shake
come on! Come on! Come on!
Like an exploding sun... everything is done..
It cuts you up just to try
How do you sleep at night?
It cuts me up every time
and i don't know why.
Living at the top
Living at the top
Living at the top
WHEN YOU'RE AT THE FUCKING BOTTOM.
Lyrics submitted by MattSven, edited by A Modest Anarchist
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the essence of "desperate living."
"living at the top, when you're at the fucking bottom." genius.
this album is fucking legit.
H the fucking B.
What does he say after "H THE B
HORSE THE BAND!" ?
The only thing I understand is mother fxcker. Btw this album is epic.
He says the part that you're hearing after "HORSE THE BAND!" but it isn't in the official lyrics.
"Horse the motherfucking band motherfucker!"
He repeats himself like four times and then yells "HORSE THE MOTHER FUCKING BAND MOTHER FUCKERS!!!"
This is my favorite Nintendo-Core band and this is in my opinion their best song so far X)
what other nintendo core bands r there? I'm intrigued......
well, ill take a stab at this
honestly it sounds like nathans talking about mutual experiences between him and the crowd during shows
referencing lights and the feeling you get being on stage saying that he loves performing and being in htb
however theres also a side that says its a love-hate relationship and it cuts him up that even though he loves what he does, all that seem to come HTB's way is bullshit and misfortune, not to mention they tour almost constantly, and thats probably hard for him especially since hes mentioned in multiple interviews that his girlfriend is like the light of his life and hes head over heels for her
so i hear alot of conflict in this one.....do what you love, but at what cost?
just my thought though
Who does the "horse the mother fucking band mother fucker" line?
Anyway, I would say that this song is about a few things. The first of which is accidentally hurting yourself, but then realizing that you like it. The beginning surfaces to staring at the sun, but it is probably more about a relationship (with a person, or yeah, maybe with the fans). The second is a quick and brutal demise. The third seems kind of like introspection dealing with how to deal with the first two.
K-Slax i believe
"Living at the top when you're at the fucking bottom" is Nathan's montra on life.
'living at the top when you're at the fucking bottom' should probably be engraved on my tombstone when i die, i think.