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.
Things are different on my block
I don't know if you heard about
How these folks are living
And I can't help you out
It seems to be your fault again.
What you said got you runnin' round
The demon entered your enemies
You'll pay when you slow down
Oooh, I feel for you
So take your time.
You're crawlin'
Things can only get better, boy
Your life can shine in front of you
It catches up with all of us
On certain afternoons
Times are changin'
You know that
God knows what you were thinking of
Everybody's watchin', they can't destroy you enough
I try to figure out (figure out)
The rules of this automatic game
The streets have got your number
You don't remember your name
Oooh, I feel for you
So take your time
You're crawlin'
Things can only get better, boy
Your life can shine in front of you
It catches up with all of us
On certain afternoons
Things can only get better, boy
Your life can shine in front of you
It catches up with all of us
On certain afternoons
I can't let this carry on
The shadows won't cover your regrets
They told you bout this avenue
I bet you won't forget (you won't forget)
Ooooh, I feel for you
So take your time
You're crawlin'
Things can only get better, boy
Your life can shine in front of you
It catches up with all of us
On certain afternoons
Things can only get better, boy
Your life can shine in front of you
It catches up with all of us
On certain afternoons
Oooh...I feel for you
So take your time
I don't know if you heard about
How these folks are living
And I can't help you out
It seems to be your fault again.
What you said got you runnin' round
The demon entered your enemies
You'll pay when you slow down
Oooh, I feel for you
So take your time.
You're crawlin'
Things can only get better, boy
Your life can shine in front of you
It catches up with all of us
On certain afternoons
Times are changin'
You know that
God knows what you were thinking of
Everybody's watchin', they can't destroy you enough
I try to figure out (figure out)
The rules of this automatic game
The streets have got your number
You don't remember your name
Oooh, I feel for you
So take your time
You're crawlin'
Things can only get better, boy
Your life can shine in front of you
It catches up with all of us
On certain afternoons
Things can only get better, boy
Your life can shine in front of you
It catches up with all of us
On certain afternoons
I can't let this carry on
The shadows won't cover your regrets
They told you bout this avenue
I bet you won't forget (you won't forget)
Ooooh, I feel for you
So take your time
You're crawlin'
Things can only get better, boy
Your life can shine in front of you
It catches up with all of us
On certain afternoons
Things can only get better, boy
Your life can shine in front of you
It catches up with all of us
On certain afternoons
Oooh...I feel for you
So take your time
Lyrics submitted by emogetupgirl
Crawling Lyrics as written by Marty Garton John Anthony Zunino
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, The Administration MP, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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