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.
What an arsehole
What a fucking wanker
What a toss pot, a toe rag, a fart in a jar.
I've been dreaming
A dream that keeps recurring
I turn the corner, you're there, it turns into a nightmare, I wake with a shout.
I'm an arsehole
I'm a fucking wanker
'Cause I can't get the grips with what the fuck you're about.
I'm an arsehole
I'm a fucking wanker
I'm a toss pot (Bastard!) a toe rag (Fuckwhit!) a fart in a jar.
We're all arseholes
We're a bunch of wankers
We're a bunch of toss pots (Fuckwhits!) toe rags (Gobshites!) farts in a jar
You're all arseholes
You're a bunch of wankers
You're a bunch of toss pots (Fuckwhits!) toe rags (Wetwipes!) farts in a jar
We're all arseholes
We're a bunch of wankers
We're a bunch of toss pots (Fuckwhits!) toe rags (Gobshites!) farts in a jar
You're all arseholes
You're a bunch of wankers
You're a bunch of toss pots (Fuckwhits!) toe rags (Wetwipes!) farts in a jar
What a fucking wanker
What a toss pot, a toe rag, a fart in a jar.
I've been dreaming
A dream that keeps recurring
I turn the corner, you're there, it turns into a nightmare, I wake with a shout.
I'm an arsehole
I'm a fucking wanker
'Cause I can't get the grips with what the fuck you're about.
I'm an arsehole
I'm a fucking wanker
I'm a toss pot (Bastard!) a toe rag (Fuckwhit!) a fart in a jar.
We're all arseholes
We're a bunch of wankers
We're a bunch of toss pots (Fuckwhits!) toe rags (Gobshites!) farts in a jar
You're all arseholes
You're a bunch of wankers
You're a bunch of toss pots (Fuckwhits!) toe rags (Wetwipes!) farts in a jar
We're all arseholes
We're a bunch of wankers
We're a bunch of toss pots (Fuckwhits!) toe rags (Gobshites!) farts in a jar
You're all arseholes
You're a bunch of wankers
You're a bunch of toss pots (Fuckwhits!) toe rags (Wetwipes!) farts in a jar
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Arsehole Lyrics as written by Duncan Redmonds David Redmonds
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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