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 countless eyes dotted in the night sky
I speak the language, several hundred words
Cloudless day, thunderous night
Among companions carry my name
The life we lead came gradually
Who keeps the time?
A bitter lime, do us fine
To kill the taste
Turn deaf ears on all that we don't wanna hear
Cause for travel has come again
At this early hour, I tell your wife a story
She looks outside, doubles over laughing
The souls you love, the place you live
Those country houses
A change of heart tore us apart
Oh, what a ride
Every chance you have
All the love and light
All the joy and grace
Don't be upset, don't you think it out
You know what thinking does
to love's shine and love's light
All together world
I'm hanging on
It feels right, yeah
I saw a strange thing
Reminds me of faces
Upon a stormy sky tonight
All the younger kids, gone away to sleep
In the days to come, I'll do the same
At this early hour, I'll tell your wife a story
She looks outside, doubles over laughing
But the life we lead came gradually
Who keeps the time?
And a bitter lime, will do us fine
To kill the taste
I speak the language, several hundred words
Cloudless day, thunderous night
Among companions carry my name
The life we lead came gradually
Who keeps the time?
A bitter lime, do us fine
To kill the taste
Turn deaf ears on all that we don't wanna hear
Cause for travel has come again
At this early hour, I tell your wife a story
She looks outside, doubles over laughing
The souls you love, the place you live
Those country houses
A change of heart tore us apart
Oh, what a ride
Every chance you have
All the love and light
All the joy and grace
Don't be upset, don't you think it out
You know what thinking does
to love's shine and love's light
All together world
I'm hanging on
It feels right, yeah
I saw a strange thing
Reminds me of faces
Upon a stormy sky tonight
All the younger kids, gone away to sleep
In the days to come, I'll do the same
At this early hour, I'll tell your wife a story
She looks outside, doubles over laughing
But the life we lead came gradually
Who keeps the time?
And a bitter lime, will do us fine
To kill the taste
Lyrics submitted by ophelia219
Lisbon Lyrics as written by Matthew Frederick Barrick James Hamilton Leithauser
Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group
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