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.
Mechanized head and a god named Zed
I keep telling you it's alright
A parallax view that you can't unscrew
When it all just get's so tight
Rock motherfucker
Rock the motherfucker
Rock motherfucker yeah
Rock motherfucker
Rock the motherfucker
Rock motherfucker yeah
Chew it up, spit it out
Sick bubblegum
Blow it up, stick it out
Sick bubblegum
Tear it up, push it down
Sick bubblegum
Shove it in, rip it out
Sick bubblegum
Fireproof stick and I ain't so quick
I just made you think I am
Black numb days and a model hater
Brand new illusion scare
Rock motherfucker
Rock the motherfucker
Rock motherfucker yeah
Rock motherfucker
Rock the motherfucker
Rock motherfucker yeah
Chew it up, spit it out
Sick bubblegum
Blow it up, spit it out
Sick bubblegum
Turn it up, push it down
Sick bubblegum
Shove it in, rip it up
Sick bubblegum
Remember the coup when you hit the loop
A new God in Hollywood
Diamond daze and your locust plays
You wouldn't make it if you could
Rock motherfucker
Rock the motherfucker
Rock motherfucker yeah
Rock motherfucker
Rock the motherfucker
Rock motherfucker yeah
Chew it up, spit it out
Sick bubblegum
Blow it up, spit it out
Sick bubblegum
Turn it up, push it down
Sick bubblegum
Shove it in, rip it up
Sick bubblegum
I keep telling you it's alright
A parallax view that you can't unscrew
When it all just get's so tight
Rock motherfucker
Rock the motherfucker
Rock motherfucker yeah
Rock motherfucker
Rock the motherfucker
Rock motherfucker yeah
Chew it up, spit it out
Sick bubblegum
Blow it up, stick it out
Sick bubblegum
Tear it up, push it down
Sick bubblegum
Shove it in, rip it out
Sick bubblegum
Fireproof stick and I ain't so quick
I just made you think I am
Black numb days and a model hater
Brand new illusion scare
Rock motherfucker
Rock the motherfucker
Rock motherfucker yeah
Rock motherfucker
Rock the motherfucker
Rock motherfucker yeah
Chew it up, spit it out
Sick bubblegum
Blow it up, spit it out
Sick bubblegum
Turn it up, push it down
Sick bubblegum
Shove it in, rip it up
Sick bubblegum
Remember the coup when you hit the loop
A new God in Hollywood
Diamond daze and your locust plays
You wouldn't make it if you could
Rock motherfucker
Rock the motherfucker
Rock motherfucker yeah
Rock motherfucker
Rock the motherfucker
Rock motherfucker yeah
Chew it up, spit it out
Sick bubblegum
Blow it up, spit it out
Sick bubblegum
Turn it up, push it down
Sick bubblegum
Shove it in, rip it up
Sick bubblegum
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Ehhh. Not horrible. at least he's making music again.
i love this song! but for once in my life i cant figure out what the hell hes singing about. lol
i see the idea behind this as obvious, if hard to put into words.
something sweet and enjoyable that makes you sick. expand and apply to everything else...
btw this album is genius.
I can agree with slamking...All the bad things are more enjoyable...knowing you shouldn't have them...I just saw this live and it may have been one of the best experiences of my life! A lot of people prefer Zombie's movies but his music is just as great!
I would assume its a song about Sheri, his wife. She is in the video "video-taping" the guys rockin it out in a room full of taxidermied animals. She is chewing bubble gum.. so I think its a sexual song of some sorts.
hahahahahahahaha i love this song!!!!
I think the song is about pussy to be honest. I think the sick bubblegum is the pussy. The line where he says "Fireproof stick and I ain't so quick, I just made you think I am..." might mean that he has gotten laid a lot and is used to the 'fire' or vagina, and he doesn't cum fast? I think this album is loaded with sexual reference where as HBD was more horror based.
Rob Z said that he heard Joey Ramone defining his music as "Sick bubblegum". So, this song might be just a tribute to music, a tribute to rock. Rob says the meaning of the song constantly: ROCK MOTHERFUCKER!