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.
Haha
Everybody said
You'd better stay in school
Get a real job boy
Don't be a fool
Burn that guitar
You can never be a star
I can, I can, I can so
A thousand disbelievers couldn't keep me on the ground
I've invented a momentum that'll never slow me down
I believe it 'cause I feel it and I shout it out loud
I can, I can, I can so
Everybody said boy don't go any higher
(Uh uh, fuck that)
I can do anything
Never push the limit and don't play with fire
(Uh uh, fuck that)
I can do anything
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
Wear my heart on my fist take you by surprise fire
(Uh uh, fuck that)
I can do anything
Hahahaha, Ok,ok,ok
Be a movie star
or rock the main stage
An XBox tester
or an astronaut in space
If they tell you that you can't
you can shove it in their face
I can I can I can so
A hundred thousand disbelievers couldn't keep me on the ground
I've invented a momentum that'll never slow me down
I believe it 'cause I feel it and I shout it out loud
I can I can I can so
Everybody said boy don't go any higher
(Uh uh, fuck that)
I can do anything
Never push the limit and don't play with fire
(Uh uh, fuck that)
I can do anything
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
Wear my heart on my fist take you by surprise fire
(Uh uh, fuck that)
I can do anything
Yeah
I can do anything
Never try, never win
never get a break
You miss a hundred percent of the
shots you never take
Ooo oo oo oo oo
Ooo oo oo oo oo
Ooo oo oo oo oo
Everybody said boy don't go any higher
(Uh uh, fuck that)
I can do anything
Never push the limit and don't play with fire
(Uh uh, fuck that)
I can do anything
(Yeah) Everybody said boy don't go any higher
(Uh uh, fuck that)
I can do anything
Never push the limit and don't play with fire
(Uh uh, fuck that)
I can do anything
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
Wear my heart on my fist take you by surprise fire
Uh uh, forget that
I can do anything
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
Everybody said boy don't go any higher
(Uh uh, fuck that)
I can do anything
Everybody said
You'd better stay in school
Get a real job boy
Don't be a fool
Burn that guitar
You can never be a star
I can, I can, I can so
A thousand disbelievers couldn't keep me on the ground
I've invented a momentum that'll never slow me down
I believe it 'cause I feel it and I shout it out loud
I can, I can, I can so
Everybody said boy don't go any higher
(Uh uh, fuck that)
I can do anything
Never push the limit and don't play with fire
(Uh uh, fuck that)
I can do anything
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
Wear my heart on my fist take you by surprise fire
(Uh uh, fuck that)
I can do anything
Hahahaha, Ok,ok,ok
Be a movie star
or rock the main stage
An XBox tester
or an astronaut in space
If they tell you that you can't
you can shove it in their face
I can I can I can so
A hundred thousand disbelievers couldn't keep me on the ground
I've invented a momentum that'll never slow me down
I believe it 'cause I feel it and I shout it out loud
I can I can I can so
Everybody said boy don't go any higher
(Uh uh, fuck that)
I can do anything
Never push the limit and don't play with fire
(Uh uh, fuck that)
I can do anything
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
Wear my heart on my fist take you by surprise fire
(Uh uh, fuck that)
I can do anything
Yeah
I can do anything
Never try, never win
never get a break
You miss a hundred percent of the
shots you never take
Ooo oo oo oo oo
Ooo oo oo oo oo
Ooo oo oo oo oo
Everybody said boy don't go any higher
(Uh uh, fuck that)
I can do anything
Never push the limit and don't play with fire
(Uh uh, fuck that)
I can do anything
(Yeah) Everybody said boy don't go any higher
(Uh uh, fuck that)
I can do anything
Never push the limit and don't play with fire
(Uh uh, fuck that)
I can do anything
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
Wear my heart on my fist take you by surprise fire
Uh uh, forget that
I can do anything
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
Everybody said boy don't go any higher
(Uh uh, fuck that)
I can do anything
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Anything Lyrics as written by Brian John Howes Jacob William Hoggard
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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