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.
Chances to move mountains are few and far between,
But only unseen by those who choose them to be.
Live every day like it's your last chance to be heard and seen,
'Cause the good die young and the great change the course of history.
Stop blending in and start speaking out!
You'll never know what you can do if you don't try now.
Lift up your eyes discouraged one.
Keep moving forward till your battles have been won.
They say you were created to do great things,
But words only come to life when you believe.
Stop blending in, start speaking out!
Don't miss your opportunity.
Do you have the courage to follow your heart?
Your life could be over before you ever had a chance to start.
Take what you can get while you can get it
And don't let anybody stand in your way.
If you've got what it takes, make them believe it.
They need to hear you from a mile away!
They say you were created to do great things,
But words only come to life when you believe.
Stop blending in, start speaking out!
Don't miss your opportunity.
Lift up your eyes discouraged one.
When you feel like giving up,
When they say it can't be done
It's up to you to show them why they're wrong.
Lift up your eyes discouraged one.
When you feel like giving up,
When they say it can't be done
It's up to you to show them why they're wrong.
Lift up your eyes discouraged one.
When you feel like giving up,
When they say it can't be done
Show them they're wrong!
What you do is up to you.
Follow your heart and you will never lose.
They say you were created to do great things,
But words only come to life when you believe!
You were created to do great things,
But words only come to life when you believe.
Stop blending in, start speaking out!
Don't miss your opportunity.
Reach for the sky!
Nothing's impossible when you realize the strength that's inside.
Embrace the struggle when it's all you can see.
Words only come to life when you believe.
But only unseen by those who choose them to be.
Live every day like it's your last chance to be heard and seen,
'Cause the good die young and the great change the course of history.
Stop blending in and start speaking out!
You'll never know what you can do if you don't try now.
Lift up your eyes discouraged one.
Keep moving forward till your battles have been won.
They say you were created to do great things,
But words only come to life when you believe.
Stop blending in, start speaking out!
Don't miss your opportunity.
Do you have the courage to follow your heart?
Your life could be over before you ever had a chance to start.
Take what you can get while you can get it
And don't let anybody stand in your way.
If you've got what it takes, make them believe it.
They need to hear you from a mile away!
They say you were created to do great things,
But words only come to life when you believe.
Stop blending in, start speaking out!
Don't miss your opportunity.
Lift up your eyes discouraged one.
When you feel like giving up,
When they say it can't be done
It's up to you to show them why they're wrong.
Lift up your eyes discouraged one.
When you feel like giving up,
When they say it can't be done
It's up to you to show them why they're wrong.
Lift up your eyes discouraged one.
When you feel like giving up,
When they say it can't be done
Show them they're wrong!
What you do is up to you.
Follow your heart and you will never lose.
They say you were created to do great things,
But words only come to life when you believe!
You were created to do great things,
But words only come to life when you believe.
Stop blending in, start speaking out!
Don't miss your opportunity.
Reach for the sky!
Nothing's impossible when you realize the strength that's inside.
Embrace the struggle when it's all you can see.
Words only come to life when you believe.
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I think the song means to tell the world about God and not to give up telling the world. The strength is inside. Not physically but spiritly.
this song is amazing, just so heartfelt
its telling you to just live to the fullest, be the best you can be, don't give up, and seize opportunities as they come
@joshccrfd NO I do not think so! Do you believe in God?