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.
Why, I could populate a small African country
What with all these babies down the drain
Each day I wake up to find a couple new grey hairs
If I don't get a woman soon I'll go insane
My life's a series of circles made of longing
Sometimes it feels as though I'm writing for my life
And you may say I'm just a singer, (???)
I'm just a guy whose pining for a wife
Babies down the drain
It's true what they say, life really is pain
And I'm starting to think
That I'm in love with the bathroom sink
You go your way, and I'll go mi-ine
I'm in the doorway
Trying to memorize (???) lines
But I always get 'em all wrong
No, I never get 'em right
Feels like the bed is getting bigger and it's lonely
Sometimes I think it's trying to suck me in
And I would go into that world of dreams and stay there for good
A place where I could play in sin
Babies down the drain
It's true what Buddha say, life really is pain
And I'm starting to think
That I'm in love with my bathroom sink
What with all these babies down the drain
Each day I wake up to find a couple new grey hairs
If I don't get a woman soon I'll go insane
My life's a series of circles made of longing
Sometimes it feels as though I'm writing for my life
And you may say I'm just a singer, (???)
I'm just a guy whose pining for a wife
Babies down the drain
It's true what they say, life really is pain
And I'm starting to think
That I'm in love with the bathroom sink
You go your way, and I'll go mi-ine
I'm in the doorway
Trying to memorize (???) lines
But I always get 'em all wrong
No, I never get 'em right
Feels like the bed is getting bigger and it's lonely
Sometimes I think it's trying to suck me in
And I would go into that world of dreams and stay there for good
A place where I could play in sin
Babies down the drain
It's true what Buddha say, life really is pain
And I'm starting to think
That I'm in love with my bathroom sink
Lyrics submitted by samothrace
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