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.
Grey hair is taking hold of me
Snake charmer's cut my throat and i'm loose again
Fell down drinking wine with him
Stole my saxophone
Stripped me to skin and bone
Sad and lifeless
Red and cruel
Ask myself can i fight this
Hangman standing in my room
Telling me jokes again
Nineteen he was handsome
A ray farmer spreading sun on the roofs of man
Moon queen she was sexual
Silver hands to hold
Bouquet of marigold
Sad to love her
Lip gloss and rouge
Nothing he had could touch her
Frail arms reaching for the star
Sparkling jewel
Sunfair
Blinds me she's hysterical
Sunfair
Finds my heart breakable
Sunfair
Burns me down
Delia had
Hot pink fingernails
Grey armour bright red shoes
And a violin
Take care
Cause she's emotional
Loves her alcohol
Hates me when i don't call
Sad to love her
Lip gloss and rouge
Nothing i had could touch her
Frail arms reaching for the star
Sparkling jewel
Sunfair
Blinds me she's hysterical
Sunfair
Finds my heart breakable
Sunfair
Burns me down
Snake charmer's cut my throat and i'm loose again
Fell down drinking wine with him
Stole my saxophone
Stripped me to skin and bone
Sad and lifeless
Red and cruel
Ask myself can i fight this
Hangman standing in my room
Telling me jokes again
Nineteen he was handsome
A ray farmer spreading sun on the roofs of man
Moon queen she was sexual
Silver hands to hold
Bouquet of marigold
Sad to love her
Lip gloss and rouge
Nothing he had could touch her
Frail arms reaching for the star
Sparkling jewel
Sunfair
Blinds me she's hysterical
Sunfair
Finds my heart breakable
Sunfair
Burns me down
Delia had
Hot pink fingernails
Grey armour bright red shoes
And a violin
Take care
Cause she's emotional
Loves her alcohol
Hates me when i don't call
Sad to love her
Lip gloss and rouge
Nothing i had could touch her
Frail arms reaching for the star
Sparkling jewel
Sunfair
Blinds me she's hysterical
Sunfair
Finds my heart breakable
Sunfair
Burns me down
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