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.
Sunny came home to her favorite room
Sunny sat down in the kitchen
She opened a book and a box of tools
Sunny came home with a mission
She says days go by I'm hypnotized
I'm walking on a wire
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind
Into the fire
Sunny came home with a list of names
She didn't believe in transcendence
It's time for a few small repairs she said
Sunny came home with a vengeance
She says days go by I don't know why
I'm walking on a wire
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind
Into the fire
Get the kids and bring a sweater
Dry is good and wind is better
Count the years, you always knew it
Strike a match, go on and do it
Oh, days go by I'm hypnotized
I'm walking on a wire
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind
Into the fire
Oh, light the sky and hold on tight
The world is burning down
She's out there on her own and she's alright
Sunny came home
Sunny came home
Came home
Home
Sunny sat down in the kitchen
She opened a book and a box of tools
Sunny came home with a mission
She says days go by I'm hypnotized
I'm walking on a wire
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind
Into the fire
Sunny came home with a list of names
She didn't believe in transcendence
It's time for a few small repairs she said
Sunny came home with a vengeance
She says days go by I don't know why
I'm walking on a wire
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind
Into the fire
Get the kids and bring a sweater
Dry is good and wind is better
Count the years, you always knew it
Strike a match, go on and do it
Oh, days go by I'm hypnotized
I'm walking on a wire
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind
Into the fire
Oh, light the sky and hold on tight
The world is burning down
She's out there on her own and she's alright
Sunny came home
Sunny came home
Came home
Home
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I love seeing how others related to this song. There are interpretations that I had never thought of but yet make sense.
So, I'll give it a try...
Sunny reminds me of a house wife, maybe middle aged. She's spent her youth on her husband and family. The kitchen is where they would all meet together for meals so, I imagine it's her favorite room. She sounds like a novice when she gets a book and a box of tools. Almost like she's passing from the young "helpless" in the relationship and trying to do something for herself but she's a novice at it. If anyone has ever been trapped in a dead end or abusive relationship then you know what I mean when I say " Quiet desperation". The refrain sounds like the mental state of someone living through that quiet desperation.
The next part I wasn't sure about. I thought the list of names was for people she would run to because she didn't want to end up on the street or leave it to chance. I pictured a situation like Julia Roberts in "Sleeping With The Enemy". Sunny would disappear but she didn't believe that God or good luck would come through for her so she has a list of names, friends that will hide her take her and the kids in off the street. If Sunny is coming home with a vengeance then she's punishing someone for something and she's going to "fix them". Get the kids and bring a sweater, dry is good and wind is better...Sunny sounds like a mom, she is listing things, almost like a to do list and weighing her options for the best possible outcome.
When she "counts the years, you always knew it" it's a hidden crime that she suspected but either didn't have proof or just didn't want to see. I was thinking that maybe her husband was cheating on her, but after looking at some of the other comments it could be that her children are being abused.
Everything that she knew is gone, but she's on her own and she's alright.