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.
Now you know what it is, when we in this place
If you give me the time, then I'll give you the space
Hell no this ain't no game, that I'm giving you
So baby turn around go ahead do what you do, do, d, do
If you want it, baby come and take it
What your giving girl you know I wont waste it
It's amazing, how your body shakin
But I can take it
You got me up against the wall
You keep pushing me back
And everything you do, you know I like it
like that we're up against the wall
Get into it show me how you move girl
We're up against the wall
Go head and lose it this is how we do
We're up against the wall, up against the wall
We're up against the wall, up against the wall
Now I can feel the sweat
When your so close to me
And I cant help but stare while you riding this beat
This club closes at 3, so lets, lets get it in
Just drop down to the floor, push back on me again, again, again
If you want it, baby come and take it
What your giving girl you know I wont waste it
It's amazing, how your body shakin
The music breaks then
You got me up against the wall
You keep pushing me back
And everything you do, you know I like it
like that we're up against the wall
Get into it show me how you move girl
Were up against the wall
Go head and lose it this is how we do
We're up against the wall, up against the wall
We're up against the wall, up against the wall
You dance ill fill your cup
We gonna live it up
No turning back no doubt
DJ lets make it loud
Were not looking for love
This here is just enough
So put them hands in the air, air, air, air
Oh
We gonna free our minds
Oh
We gonna live our life
Oh
We gonna go all out
We gonna go all out
You got me up against the wall
You keep pushing me back
And everything you do, you know I like it like that
We're up against the wall
Get into it show me how you move girl
Were up against the wall
Go head and lose it this is how we do
We're up against the wall, up against the wall
We're up against the wall, up against the wall
If you give me the time, then I'll give you the space
Hell no this ain't no game, that I'm giving you
So baby turn around go ahead do what you do, do, d, do
If you want it, baby come and take it
What your giving girl you know I wont waste it
It's amazing, how your body shakin
But I can take it
You got me up against the wall
You keep pushing me back
And everything you do, you know I like it
like that we're up against the wall
Get into it show me how you move girl
We're up against the wall
Go head and lose it this is how we do
We're up against the wall, up against the wall
We're up against the wall, up against the wall
Now I can feel the sweat
When your so close to me
And I cant help but stare while you riding this beat
This club closes at 3, so lets, lets get it in
Just drop down to the floor, push back on me again, again, again
If you want it, baby come and take it
What your giving girl you know I wont waste it
It's amazing, how your body shakin
The music breaks then
You got me up against the wall
You keep pushing me back
And everything you do, you know I like it
like that we're up against the wall
Get into it show me how you move girl
Were up against the wall
Go head and lose it this is how we do
We're up against the wall, up against the wall
We're up against the wall, up against the wall
You dance ill fill your cup
We gonna live it up
No turning back no doubt
DJ lets make it loud
Were not looking for love
This here is just enough
So put them hands in the air, air, air, air
Oh
We gonna free our minds
Oh
We gonna live our life
Oh
We gonna go all out
We gonna go all out
You got me up against the wall
You keep pushing me back
And everything you do, you know I like it like that
We're up against the wall
Get into it show me how you move girl
Were up against the wall
Go head and lose it this is how we do
We're up against the wall, up against the wall
We're up against the wall, up against the wall
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Up Against the Wall Lyrics as written by Sandy Molling Evan Bogart
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