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.
Hey Lady, listen to me
'Cause you ain't never heard of me
Hey woman, open your eyes
'Cause I wanna be seen by you
Oh no, don't go, baby I'm so
Oh no, I know that I'm goin' anyway
Do you mind tonight I hold you tight the way it's like
It's a heartbreak today, don't leave me this way
Do you mind tonight I hold you tight but what it's like
It's a heartbreak today, don't leave me this way
Heartbreak today
Hey mister, what do you hear
Oh yeah, believe what you wanna hear
Hey sister, what do you see
You're blind, but I know that you can see
I know your way could be my way
You say you stay I'm goin' anyway
Do you mind tonight I hold you tight the way it's like
It's a heartbreak today, don't leave me this way
Do you mind tonight I hold you tight but what it's like
It's a heartbreak today, don't leave me this way
Heartbreak today
Do you mind tonight I hold you tight the way it's like
It's a heartbreak today, don't leave me this way
Do you mind tonight I hold you tight but what it's like
It's a heartbreak today, don't leave me this way
Heartbreak today, heartbreak today
Heartbreak today
Don't leave me this way
Heartbreak today
I'm goin' anyway
Heartbreak today
'Cause you ain't never heard of me
Hey woman, open your eyes
'Cause I wanna be seen by you
Oh no, don't go, baby I'm so
Oh no, I know that I'm goin' anyway
Do you mind tonight I hold you tight the way it's like
It's a heartbreak today, don't leave me this way
Do you mind tonight I hold you tight but what it's like
It's a heartbreak today, don't leave me this way
Heartbreak today
Hey mister, what do you hear
Oh yeah, believe what you wanna hear
Hey sister, what do you see
You're blind, but I know that you can see
I know your way could be my way
You say you stay I'm goin' anyway
Do you mind tonight I hold you tight the way it's like
It's a heartbreak today, don't leave me this way
Do you mind tonight I hold you tight but what it's like
It's a heartbreak today, don't leave me this way
Heartbreak today
Do you mind tonight I hold you tight the way it's like
It's a heartbreak today, don't leave me this way
Do you mind tonight I hold you tight but what it's like
It's a heartbreak today, don't leave me this way
Heartbreak today, heartbreak today
Heartbreak today
Don't leave me this way
Heartbreak today
I'm goin' anyway
Heartbreak today
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