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.
Mountains all around
Altogether we stumble
Eleven million clowns
Every one with a razor out
And the smoke lies on the valley floor
And the blood dries while we spill some more
Once we were the end
The end of the long road
Leading to the start
Of the ever-invading crowds
Hey
And the smoke lies on the valley floor
And the blood dries
Endless summer, needless space
Fill it all up with the void
Hey
Hey
Hey
Hey
Mountains all around
Altogether we tumble down
And the smoke lies on the valley floor
And the blood dries
While we spill
Altogether we stumble
Eleven million clowns
Every one with a razor out
And the smoke lies on the valley floor
And the blood dries while we spill some more
Once we were the end
The end of the long road
Leading to the start
Of the ever-invading crowds
Hey
And the smoke lies on the valley floor
And the blood dries
Endless summer, needless space
Fill it all up with the void
Hey
Hey
Hey
Hey
Mountains all around
Altogether we tumble down
And the smoke lies on the valley floor
And the blood dries
While we spill
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Blood On The Valley Floor Lyrics as written by Kim A. Thayil Chris Cornell
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