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.
ìôòîéí òððéí ùì ãîòåú áøàùê îöèáøéí
åàúä äâàä èåîï àú øàùê åáåëä
àí îèåñ ùì ôçãéí åçééí ùì òöáåú
ðåçú òì äîåç
äåà òåã îòè éèåñ
àí äôëú ìàáéø ììà ëåç
úøã ÷öú îäñåñ
ôúøåï ìà úîöà úðå ìé ùîçä åà÷ðä
àéôä àú? àéôä àú?
àäáúðå æåøîú ìàè
øçå÷ä úì àáéá
å÷øá äàáéá
àñåø ìùëåç
äâéò æîï éôä
àí ìà øåàéí àú äñåó
ðñä ì÷çú éîéðä
áñåó àúä úøàä
ëï, ìôòîéí
æä ÷åøä ìôòîéí.
åàúä äâàä èåîï àú øàùê åáåëä
àí îèåñ ùì ôçãéí åçééí ùì òöáåú
ðåçú òì äîåç
äåà òåã îòè éèåñ
àí äôëú ìàáéø ììà ëåç
úøã ÷öú îäñåñ
ôúøåï ìà úîöà úðå ìé ùîçä åà÷ðä
àéôä àú? àéôä àú?
àäáúðå æåøîú ìàè
øçå÷ä úì àáéá
å÷øá äàáéá
àñåø ìùëåç
äâéò æîï éôä
àí ìà øåàéí àú äñåó
ðñä ì÷çú éîéðä
áñåó àúä úøàä
ëï, ìôòîéí
æä ÷åøä ìôòîéí.
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