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.
There we stood on our dark and isolated planetoid
Shivering like a San Andreas windowpane
Suddenly looking up and seeing for the first time
The high suspended moon
Vain attempts with rocks to confront the thing
Failed like springloaded boots and cowboy lassoings
Suddenly we heard Julie for the very first time
And her voice was warm as June
She said 'What you need is a rocket,
But a rocket's not an easy thing to make.'
'We got one' we said, 'It's too low on gas
To get three feet above the grass.'
And Julie said Futz.
Futz, said Julie.
'Futz around until my return'
The definition of "futz" was something we had yet to learn
But we tried to do it anyway, anyway
'Cause Julie we'll do anything you say.
We perused our ramshackle rocketship
We observed its myriad requirements
We thought it needed a stronger hull
And electrical boosts and a year's worth of supplies
Well the news streched out like an octopus,
(da-na-na-na-na-na)
And in time it attracted a following
A following made of Freaks and Geeks of the very best kind
To enable us to fly.
What we had was a rocket when we finished
But a rocketship complete
With empty tanks, it's too low on gas
To get three feet above the grass
And Julie said Futz.
Futz, said Julie.
'Futz around until my return'
The definition of "futz" was something we had yet to learn
But we tried to do it anyway, anyway
'Cause Julie we'll do anything you say.
Moms, dads, people that we never see
People that we otherwise would never hang around with
No medallion, every general stands alone
Moms, dads, people that we never see
People that we otherwise would never hang around with
No medallion, every general stands alone
Be strong, honest, try and keep your nose clean
Julie's coming back with gasoline, oh!
And Julie said Futz.
Futz, said Julie.
'Futz around until my return'
The definition of "futz" was something we had yet to learn
But we tried to do it anyway, anyway
'Cause Julie we'll do anything you say.
And Julie said Futz.
Futz, said Julie.
'Futz around until my return'
The definition of "futz" was something we had yet to learn
But we tried to do it anyway, anyway
'Cause Julie we'll do anything you say.
But we tried to do it anyway, anyway
'Cause Julie we'll do anything you say.
Oh, I
Shivering like a San Andreas windowpane
Suddenly looking up and seeing for the first time
The high suspended moon
Vain attempts with rocks to confront the thing
Failed like springloaded boots and cowboy lassoings
Suddenly we heard Julie for the very first time
And her voice was warm as June
She said 'What you need is a rocket,
But a rocket's not an easy thing to make.'
'We got one' we said, 'It's too low on gas
To get three feet above the grass.'
And Julie said Futz.
Futz, said Julie.
'Futz around until my return'
The definition of "futz" was something we had yet to learn
But we tried to do it anyway, anyway
'Cause Julie we'll do anything you say.
We perused our ramshackle rocketship
We observed its myriad requirements
We thought it needed a stronger hull
And electrical boosts and a year's worth of supplies
Well the news streched out like an octopus,
(da-na-na-na-na-na)
And in time it attracted a following
A following made of Freaks and Geeks of the very best kind
To enable us to fly.
What we had was a rocket when we finished
But a rocketship complete
With empty tanks, it's too low on gas
To get three feet above the grass
And Julie said Futz.
Futz, said Julie.
'Futz around until my return'
The definition of "futz" was something we had yet to learn
But we tried to do it anyway, anyway
'Cause Julie we'll do anything you say.
Moms, dads, people that we never see
People that we otherwise would never hang around with
No medallion, every general stands alone
Moms, dads, people that we never see
People that we otherwise would never hang around with
No medallion, every general stands alone
Be strong, honest, try and keep your nose clean
Julie's coming back with gasoline, oh!
And Julie said Futz.
Futz, said Julie.
'Futz around until my return'
The definition of "futz" was something we had yet to learn
But we tried to do it anyway, anyway
'Cause Julie we'll do anything you say.
And Julie said Futz.
Futz, said Julie.
'Futz around until my return'
The definition of "futz" was something we had yet to learn
But we tried to do it anyway, anyway
'Cause Julie we'll do anything you say.
But we tried to do it anyway, anyway
'Cause Julie we'll do anything you say.
Oh, I
Lyrics submitted by Hooper_X
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