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.
See the bright ship in the harbor, hey
Making irridescent waves
Need to try a little harder
On the voyage to better days
Saw the moon in the valley at the same time
Bringing out the golden parade
Guess we're gonna reach the peak in no time
Optic nerve just rot away
Mesmerization eclipse is a movement
(Hey)
Desperation is setting in, baby
Erratic movement to and fro
Need your love to make it right, baby
'Cause I have no place to go
Saw the moon in the valley at the same time
Hey, baby, you know it's true
Guess we're gonna reach the peak in no time
Optic nerve just can't get fooled, yeah
(Hey)
On earth, sudden daylight blew my time
Things got lost, oh so lost
Now I'm out of time
(Hey)
Mesmerization baby
Mesmerization baby
Mesmerization baby
Mesmerization baby
Mesmerization baby
Mesmerization baby
Mesmerization baby
Mesmerization baby
Ooh, you god
Pulled you in like the ancient sirenes
To evidence what lies within
Hear the visitation sermon, yeah
Never quite deserved the feeling
It's a mesmerization eclipse, that's right
It's a mesmerization eclipse, oh babe
It's a mesmerization eclipse, oh that's right
A mesmerization eclipse, that's right
A mesmerization eclipse, oh, that's right
Making irridescent waves
Need to try a little harder
On the voyage to better days
Saw the moon in the valley at the same time
Bringing out the golden parade
Guess we're gonna reach the peak in no time
Optic nerve just rot away
Mesmerization eclipse is a movement
(Hey)
Desperation is setting in, baby
Erratic movement to and fro
Need your love to make it right, baby
'Cause I have no place to go
Saw the moon in the valley at the same time
Hey, baby, you know it's true
Guess we're gonna reach the peak in no time
Optic nerve just can't get fooled, yeah
(Hey)
On earth, sudden daylight blew my time
Things got lost, oh so lost
Now I'm out of time
(Hey)
Mesmerization baby
Mesmerization baby
Mesmerization baby
Mesmerization baby
Mesmerization baby
Mesmerization baby
Mesmerization baby
Mesmerization baby
Ooh, you god
Pulled you in like the ancient sirenes
To evidence what lies within
Hear the visitation sermon, yeah
Never quite deserved the feeling
It's a mesmerization eclipse, that's right
It's a mesmerization eclipse, oh babe
It's a mesmerization eclipse, oh that's right
A mesmerization eclipse, that's right
A mesmerization eclipse, oh, that's right
Lyrics submitted by Psychedeliasmith
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