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.
Your toy balloon has sailed
in the sky now,
but now it must fall to the ground.
now your sad eyes reveal
Just how badly you feel.
There is no easy way down.
The view from the cliffs
must have been exciting,
and up to the peaks,
you were bound.
Now you're stranded alone
and the past is unknown
and there is no easy way down.
And now it isn't very easy
when you find yourself on your own.
No it isn't very easy
when each boat you take,
is one more mistake,
there's no one to break, your fall,
Lead you back home.
We all like to climb
to the hieights of love dear
we're our fantasy world can be found
but you must know in the end
when it's time to decend
that there is no easy way down.
I know it isn't very easy,
when you find yourself out on your own.
No it isn't very easy
when each road you take,
is one more mistake,
there's no one to break,
your fall,
and lead you back home
We all like to climb
to the heights of love dear,
where our fantasy world can be found
but you must know in the end
when it's time to decend
that there is no easy way down.
There is no easy way down.
in the sky now,
but now it must fall to the ground.
now your sad eyes reveal
Just how badly you feel.
There is no easy way down.
The view from the cliffs
must have been exciting,
and up to the peaks,
you were bound.
Now you're stranded alone
and the past is unknown
and there is no easy way down.
And now it isn't very easy
when you find yourself on your own.
No it isn't very easy
when each boat you take,
is one more mistake,
there's no one to break, your fall,
Lead you back home.
We all like to climb
to the hieights of love dear
we're our fantasy world can be found
but you must know in the end
when it's time to decend
that there is no easy way down.
I know it isn't very easy,
when you find yourself out on your own.
No it isn't very easy
when each road you take,
is one more mistake,
there's no one to break,
your fall,
and lead you back home
We all like to climb
to the heights of love dear,
where our fantasy world can be found
but you must know in the end
when it's time to decend
that there is no easy way down.
There is no easy way down.
Lyrics submitted by Firetornado
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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