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.
Got this dagger in my back
The blade inside me burning
Change these colours in my head
Turn to face the real thing
So what about me, what I want to be
What about me, hear me when I speak
(I can't take it, I won't make it)
(I can't take it, I won't make it)
But sometimes you feel it, do you know how it is?
You wake up in the morning and everything thing fits.
I'm still hoping tomorrow feels like this
My Perfect day
Twist inside me feel it break
The rubber band keeps turning
See the tracks worn in my face
Hallucinate while I'm burying.
So what about me, what I want to be
What about me, hear me when I speak
(I can't take it, I won't make it)
(I can't take it, I won't make it)
But sometimes you feel it, do you know how it is?
You wake up in the morning and everything thing fits.
I'm still hoping tomorrow feels like this
My Perfect day
I can't believe this anymore
I just don't see this anymore
I'm stepping out into the rain, again
See my satellite in space
Sending back the weather
Try to find myself some space
Move on up the ladder
So what about me, what I want to be
What about me, hear me when I speak
(I can't take it, I won't make it)
(I can't take it, I won't make it)
But sometimes you feel it, do you know how it is?
You wake up in the morning and everything thing fits.
I'm still hoping tomorrow feels like this
My Perfect day, My perfect day
But sometimes you feel it, do you know how it is?
You wake up in the morning and everything thing fits.
I'm still hoping tomorrow feels like this
My Perfect day, My perfect day
My Perfect day
The blade inside me burning
Change these colours in my head
Turn to face the real thing
So what about me, what I want to be
What about me, hear me when I speak
(I can't take it, I won't make it)
(I can't take it, I won't make it)
But sometimes you feel it, do you know how it is?
You wake up in the morning and everything thing fits.
I'm still hoping tomorrow feels like this
My Perfect day
Twist inside me feel it break
The rubber band keeps turning
See the tracks worn in my face
Hallucinate while I'm burying.
So what about me, what I want to be
What about me, hear me when I speak
(I can't take it, I won't make it)
(I can't take it, I won't make it)
But sometimes you feel it, do you know how it is?
You wake up in the morning and everything thing fits.
I'm still hoping tomorrow feels like this
My Perfect day
I can't believe this anymore
I just don't see this anymore
I'm stepping out into the rain, again
See my satellite in space
Sending back the weather
Try to find myself some space
Move on up the ladder
So what about me, what I want to be
What about me, hear me when I speak
(I can't take it, I won't make it)
(I can't take it, I won't make it)
But sometimes you feel it, do you know how it is?
You wake up in the morning and everything thing fits.
I'm still hoping tomorrow feels like this
My Perfect day, My perfect day
But sometimes you feel it, do you know how it is?
You wake up in the morning and everything thing fits.
I'm still hoping tomorrow feels like this
My Perfect day, My perfect day
My Perfect day
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My Perfect Day Lyrics as written by Jon Lee Grant Nicholas
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