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.
I'm not feeling bad about it whatsoever
I'm happier near to the ground, so whatever
It's more a numbness than in a bad or a great or a better
A giant comedy, with museums, and movies with Hedi
The routines of the young millionaires
I will stand on the hill, apolitical still
In the name of the young millionaires
Misanthropy, could it be in the name of the father and the son
And the young on the run with a ton?
Yeah, young millionaires
Even though I'm not quite, I've been living it right down
Pretending I am, what's the point of saving?
Stabbing pens in my hands, yeah, I'm never working, I'm just spending
A giant comedy, with museums, and shopping with Kristine
The routines of the young millionaires
I will stand on the hill, apolitical still
In the name of the young millionaires
Misanthropy, could it be in the name of the father and the son
And the young on the run with a ton?
Yeah, young millionaires
I will rave in support of the sports that we play
In the gyms of the young millionaires
I will brand all my bills with the badge that has filled
Up the hands of the young millionaires
I will shoot up the juice before making a truce
With not one in support of the young millionaires
Young millionaires
Young millionaires
Young millionaires
I'm happier near to the ground, so whatever
It's more a numbness than in a bad or a great or a better
A giant comedy, with museums, and movies with Hedi
The routines of the young millionaires
I will stand on the hill, apolitical still
In the name of the young millionaires
Misanthropy, could it be in the name of the father and the son
And the young on the run with a ton?
Yeah, young millionaires
Even though I'm not quite, I've been living it right down
Pretending I am, what's the point of saving?
Stabbing pens in my hands, yeah, I'm never working, I'm just spending
A giant comedy, with museums, and shopping with Kristine
The routines of the young millionaires
I will stand on the hill, apolitical still
In the name of the young millionaires
Misanthropy, could it be in the name of the father and the son
And the young on the run with a ton?
Yeah, young millionaires
I will rave in support of the sports that we play
In the gyms of the young millionaires
I will brand all my bills with the badge that has filled
Up the hands of the young millionaires
I will shoot up the juice before making a truce
With not one in support of the young millionaires
Young millionaires
Young millionaires
Young millionaires
Lyrics submitted by katya432, edited by meowmeow82
Kristine Lyrics as written by Justin Louis Raisen Sky Ferreira
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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