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.
The crowded room is full of empty faces
The deepest conversation full of lies
Another night with all my friends
The kind you never see again
I wonder if they'll see through my disguise
And I want to say
That I can't hold back
And it might be wrong
But it's all I have
Come take me home tonight
Come take me home
I need you now
I'm lost without you
A million miles
But I will find you
So take me home
It's 3 am and I can't sleep without you
I think I found the perfect words to say
A satellite transmits my voice
Sometimes we don't have a choice
I wake you up from half a world away
And I try so hard
Try to be so strong
But you see the cracks
My defense is gone
Come take me home tonight
Come take me home
Oh, I need you now
I'm lost without you
A million miles
But I will find you
Come take me home tonight
Come take me home
Come take me home tonight
Come take me home
A satellite transmits my voice
Sometimes we don't have a choice
I wake you up from half a world away
I need you now
I'm lost without you
I'm holding on
'Til I can find you
So take me home
The deepest conversation full of lies
Another night with all my friends
The kind you never see again
I wonder if they'll see through my disguise
And I want to say
That I can't hold back
And it might be wrong
But it's all I have
Come take me home tonight
Come take me home
I need you now
I'm lost without you
A million miles
But I will find you
So take me home
It's 3 am and I can't sleep without you
I think I found the perfect words to say
A satellite transmits my voice
Sometimes we don't have a choice
I wake you up from half a world away
And I try so hard
Try to be so strong
But you see the cracks
My defense is gone
Come take me home tonight
Come take me home
Oh, I need you now
I'm lost without you
A million miles
But I will find you
Come take me home tonight
Come take me home
Come take me home tonight
Come take me home
A satellite transmits my voice
Sometimes we don't have a choice
I wake you up from half a world away
I need you now
I'm lost without you
I'm holding on
'Til I can find you
So take me home
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love the intro! clearly from the lyrics it talks about how he feels in a long distance relationship, how he's tired of the same things, he's strong but he knows he's falling apart, he's lost without her and is just holding on.
I think in a way he also wants to be rescued, like a child that's lost and wants someone to take him back home.
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