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.
I could write a million words to tell you how I feel about you
I could write a million more and I know you could too
I could write a million words to tell you how I dream about you
But words don't mean anything if I don't have you
I've got a lover and she's all that I want
cuz it's what she does that keeps me coming back to her
My heart won't tell, so you'll never know
the way she makes me say, she can make me say
Yeah, yeah yeah, oh oh oh
She can make me say
Yeah, yeah yeah, oh oh oh
Oh believe me when I tell you that my heart is with you
oh believe me cuz all I need is you
I'd give, give, give it up (give it up)
you know it's true sweetie I'd give it all up for you
We can make them scream (yeah) like they've never screamed before
We could make them shout like we're just what they look for
It doesn't matter this dream itsn't worth it
It doesn't even matter cuz you know I'll come back for you
I've got a lover and she's all that I want
cuz it's what she does that keeps me coming back to her
My heart won't tell, so you'll never know
the way she makes me say, she can make me say
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, oh oh oh
She can make me say
Yeah, yeah yeah, oh oh oh
Yeah, yeah yeah, oh oh oh
I've got a lover and she's all that I want
cuz it's what she does that keeps me coming back to her
My heart won't tell, so you'll never know
the way she makes me say, she can make me say
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, oh oh oh
She can make me say
Yeah, yeah yeah, oh oh oh
I've got a lover and she's all that I want
cuz it's what she does that keeps me coming back to her
My heart won't tell, so you'll never know
the way she makes me say, she can make me say
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, oh oh oh
She can make me say
Yeah, yeah yeah, oh oh oh
I could write a million more and I know you could too
I could write a million words to tell you how I dream about you
But words don't mean anything if I don't have you
I've got a lover and she's all that I want
cuz it's what she does that keeps me coming back to her
My heart won't tell, so you'll never know
the way she makes me say, she can make me say
Yeah, yeah yeah, oh oh oh
She can make me say
Yeah, yeah yeah, oh oh oh
Oh believe me when I tell you that my heart is with you
oh believe me cuz all I need is you
I'd give, give, give it up (give it up)
you know it's true sweetie I'd give it all up for you
We can make them scream (yeah) like they've never screamed before
We could make them shout like we're just what they look for
It doesn't matter this dream itsn't worth it
It doesn't even matter cuz you know I'll come back for you
I've got a lover and she's all that I want
cuz it's what she does that keeps me coming back to her
My heart won't tell, so you'll never know
the way she makes me say, she can make me say
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, oh oh oh
She can make me say
Yeah, yeah yeah, oh oh oh
Yeah, yeah yeah, oh oh oh
I've got a lover and she's all that I want
cuz it's what she does that keeps me coming back to her
My heart won't tell, so you'll never know
the way she makes me say, she can make me say
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, oh oh oh
She can make me say
Yeah, yeah yeah, oh oh oh
I've got a lover and she's all that I want
cuz it's what she does that keeps me coming back to her
My heart won't tell, so you'll never know
the way she makes me say, she can make me say
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, oh oh oh
She can make me say
Yeah, yeah yeah, oh oh oh
Lyrics submitted by melmeister
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