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.
When the breeze between us calls,
Love comes and lingers into our lives.
And the leaves begin to fall,
You point your finger at me.
I love you, yeah.
I love you.
In the sadness of your smile,
Love is an island way out to sea.
But it seems so long ago,
We have been ready trying to be free.
And it's up to you,
Why won't you say?
Make our lives turn out this way,
If they knew,
That we have got nothing to lose.
No reason to hide from what's true.
In the world of me and you,
All is forgotten when we're inside.
And the words that pass us by,
I am not listening to all of its lies.
And it's up to you,
Why won't you say?
Make our lives turn out this way.
If they knew, that we have got nothing to lose,
No reason to hide from what's true.
Then we have got nothing to lose.
Love comes and lingers into our lives.
And the leaves begin to fall,
You point your finger at me.
I love you, yeah.
I love you.
In the sadness of your smile,
Love is an island way out to sea.
But it seems so long ago,
We have been ready trying to be free.
And it's up to you,
Why won't you say?
Make our lives turn out this way,
If they knew,
That we have got nothing to lose.
No reason to hide from what's true.
In the world of me and you,
All is forgotten when we're inside.
And the words that pass us by,
I am not listening to all of its lies.
And it's up to you,
Why won't you say?
Make our lives turn out this way.
If they knew, that we have got nothing to lose,
No reason to hide from what's true.
Then we have got nothing to lose.
Lyrics submitted by weezerific:cutlery
It's up to You Lyrics as written by Justin Hayward
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Cloud9
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