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.
They all say it
All the ones that made it
Once you find the one you claim it
But you're gonna have to fight\
When I think back
The things that threw us off track
We handled like a heart attack
'Cause we didn't see the light
Oh, yeah, now
We both, know our
Own limitations, that's why we're strong
Now that we spent some time apart
We're leading each other, out of the dark
'Cause we both know
From this moment
Forget what we were scared of
Say we're never giving up
You say you'll always
Try to be my
Helping hand
Try to be the one who understands
When things don't go as you've planned
We're still worth it all
Oh, yeah, now
We both, know our
Own limitations, that's why we're strong
Now that we've spent some time apart
We're leading each other, out of the dark
'Cause we both know
What we're scared of (what we're scared of)
And what dreams are made of (what dreams are made of)
They can take us further than what anybody can see, yeah
We both, know our
Own limitations, and that's why we're strong
Now that we've spent some time apart
We're leading each other, out of the dark
We both (we both), know our (know our)
Own limitations, and that's why we're strong
Now that we've spent some time apart
We're leading each other, out of the dark
'Cause we both know
We both know.
All the ones that made it
Once you find the one you claim it
But you're gonna have to fight\
When I think back
The things that threw us off track
We handled like a heart attack
'Cause we didn't see the light
Oh, yeah, now
We both, know our
Own limitations, that's why we're strong
Now that we spent some time apart
We're leading each other, out of the dark
'Cause we both know
From this moment
Forget what we were scared of
Say we're never giving up
You say you'll always
Try to be my
Helping hand
Try to be the one who understands
When things don't go as you've planned
We're still worth it all
Oh, yeah, now
We both, know our
Own limitations, that's why we're strong
Now that we've spent some time apart
We're leading each other, out of the dark
'Cause we both know
What we're scared of (what we're scared of)
And what dreams are made of (what dreams are made of)
They can take us further than what anybody can see, yeah
We both, know our
Own limitations, and that's why we're strong
Now that we've spent some time apart
We're leading each other, out of the dark
We both (we both), know our (know our)
Own limitations, and that's why we're strong
Now that we've spent some time apart
We're leading each other, out of the dark
'Cause we both know
We both know.
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