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.
We were once upon a time
Then your love disappeared
You can't help crying
When you love something so dear
There's a mile of heartache that I had to cross
Face down, longing for the love I lost
I can't help wonderin'
How I ended up here.
So I cried so hard
I was trippin' on my own tears.
What was so confusing
Is now becoming so clear
She tried to tell me
What I never wanted to hear
It don't matter if the sun does shine
It's always clouded know that you're not mine
For one foolish moment
Won't you forgive me dear.
So I cried so hard
I was trippin' on my own tears.
Why you can't that I'm dying?
I'm not a saint, but god I'm trying, trying.
It don't matter
If you're wrong or wright
When you're walking the floor
And you're up all the night
I'll wait for you
If it takes a millions years.
Well I cried so hard
I was trippin' on my own tears
Then your love disappeared
You can't help crying
When you love something so dear
There's a mile of heartache that I had to cross
Face down, longing for the love I lost
I can't help wonderin'
How I ended up here.
So I cried so hard
I was trippin' on my own tears.
What was so confusing
Is now becoming so clear
She tried to tell me
What I never wanted to hear
It don't matter if the sun does shine
It's always clouded know that you're not mine
For one foolish moment
Won't you forgive me dear.
So I cried so hard
I was trippin' on my own tears.
Why you can't that I'm dying?
I'm not a saint, but god I'm trying, trying.
It don't matter
If you're wrong or wright
When you're walking the floor
And you're up all the night
I'll wait for you
If it takes a millions years.
Well I cried so hard
I was trippin' on my own tears
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