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.
"This is one we're gonna record, so I want you to participate just a little bit in the beginning. Just clap your hands a little bit. you're gonna be on the record. all right, thank you. a little Bit louder. louder. louder."
The kaleidoscope program
Is functioning so beautifully.
Fire up all the primary engines.
Calculate projected nexus.
Take a good plane and shave off all the edges
Not straight enough to make a perfect structure. indigenous life must be in agreement
Like one, meaning some, and zero meaning nothing.
Continue stretching the edge of rondure,
While maintaining geodesic stasis.
Anomaly detected.
No previous known cases.
Take a good plane and shave off all the edges
Not straight enough to make a perfect structure. indigenous life must be in agreement
Like one, meaning some, and zero meaning nothing.
Colossal liquid insect
With legs the size of rockets.
Analyze its orgone levels.
Switch view to kaleidoscopic.
Take a good plane and shave off all the edges
Not straight enough to make a perfect structure. indigenous life must be in agreement
Like one, meaning some, and zero meaning nothing.
The kaleidoscope program
Is functioning so beautifully.
Fire up all the primary engines.
Calculate projected nexus.
Take a good plane and shave off all the edges
Not straight enough to make a perfect structure. indigenous life must be in agreement
Like one, meaning some, and zero meaning nothing.
Continue stretching the edge of rondure,
While maintaining geodesic stasis.
Anomaly detected.
No previous known cases.
Take a good plane and shave off all the edges
Not straight enough to make a perfect structure. indigenous life must be in agreement
Like one, meaning some, and zero meaning nothing.
Colossal liquid insect
With legs the size of rockets.
Analyze its orgone levels.
Switch view to kaleidoscopic.
Take a good plane and shave off all the edges
Not straight enough to make a perfect structure. indigenous life must be in agreement
Like one, meaning some, and zero meaning nothing.
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This seems to be the tale of a class 4 probe in the AI hive, or something akin to that. Actually a swarm of class 4 probes working together might be the best way to look at it. The star trek universe has something called a class 4 probe. These probes are basically shot out to study strange things that show up. They are absolutely disposable and the first thing people say when something strange happens is launch a class 4 probe. There are other classes of probe, but who really cares.
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The real question is what is the hive looking at? "A colossal liquid insect with legs the size of rockets"