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.
Living in right now
In heaven and this town
'Cause I'll never fade away
I've never needed a crown
We've only come this far
So cover up your scars
And I don't ever feel the pain
I just look to the stars
Right now
It gets me up and it's understood
That deep down
It fucks me up but it feel so good
So never say never
It's every breath that I treasure
I'm in love with right now, tonight I'll live forever
Like whoa, whoa, live right now
It doesn't matter if you're heaven or hell bound
Like whoa, whoa, live right now
It doesn't matter if you're heaven or hell bound
Everybody wants to live forever
But who I am to say
I just want a life we will remember
We're living for today
'Cause tonight we fight to take this world
And make it all our own
Everybody wants to live forever
Come and follow me, we'll never be alone
This is who I am
Your soul is my romance
If everybody's letting go
Let's do it with both hands
I live in the darkness
I'm tired of the shade
If everybody's letting go
I just wanna be saved
Right now, this is who I wanna be
Deep down, all I want is everything
I mean every word and I mean every letter
And as long as you believe me
Maybe we could live forever
Like whoa, whoa, live right now
It doesn't matter if you're heaven or hell bound
Like whoa, whoa, live right now
It doesn't matter if you're heaven or hell bound
Everybody wants to live forever
But who I am to say
I just want a life we will remember
We're living for today
'Cause tonight we fight to take this world
And make it all our own
Everybody wants to live forever
Come and follow me
We'll never be alone
We're living right now
So sing it out loud
We're living right now
So sing it out loud
Let's go!
Everybody wants to live forever
But who I am to say
I just want a life we will remember
We're living for today
'Cause tonight we fight to take this world
And make it all our own
Everybody wants to live forever
Come and follow me, we'll never be alone
Like whoa, whoa, live right now (we'll never be alone)
It doesn't matter if you're heaven or hell bound (we'll never be alone)
Like whoa, whoa, live right now (we'll never be alone)
It doesn't matter if you're heaven or hell bound
In heaven and this town
'Cause I'll never fade away
I've never needed a crown
We've only come this far
So cover up your scars
And I don't ever feel the pain
I just look to the stars
Right now
It gets me up and it's understood
That deep down
It fucks me up but it feel so good
So never say never
It's every breath that I treasure
I'm in love with right now, tonight I'll live forever
Like whoa, whoa, live right now
It doesn't matter if you're heaven or hell bound
Like whoa, whoa, live right now
It doesn't matter if you're heaven or hell bound
Everybody wants to live forever
But who I am to say
I just want a life we will remember
We're living for today
'Cause tonight we fight to take this world
And make it all our own
Everybody wants to live forever
Come and follow me, we'll never be alone
This is who I am
Your soul is my romance
If everybody's letting go
Let's do it with both hands
I live in the darkness
I'm tired of the shade
If everybody's letting go
I just wanna be saved
Right now, this is who I wanna be
Deep down, all I want is everything
I mean every word and I mean every letter
And as long as you believe me
Maybe we could live forever
Like whoa, whoa, live right now
It doesn't matter if you're heaven or hell bound
Like whoa, whoa, live right now
It doesn't matter if you're heaven or hell bound
Everybody wants to live forever
But who I am to say
I just want a life we will remember
We're living for today
'Cause tonight we fight to take this world
And make it all our own
Everybody wants to live forever
Come and follow me
We'll never be alone
We're living right now
So sing it out loud
We're living right now
So sing it out loud
Let's go!
Everybody wants to live forever
But who I am to say
I just want a life we will remember
We're living for today
'Cause tonight we fight to take this world
And make it all our own
Everybody wants to live forever
Come and follow me, we'll never be alone
Like whoa, whoa, live right now (we'll never be alone)
It doesn't matter if you're heaven or hell bound (we'll never be alone)
Like whoa, whoa, live right now (we'll never be alone)
It doesn't matter if you're heaven or hell bound
Lyrics submitted by MusicFREAK20
Live Forever Lyrics as written by Dylan Peter Alvarez Daniel Murillo
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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