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.
It's getting pretty clear we'll just keep sitting here
Wasting our lifetime away
And though any movement would be an improvement
I just don't see that happening today
'Cause you're too shy and I'm a guy who always thinks the worst
And that's the case so it's a race to see who cracks up first
I don't know what to do to get this point across to you
And I don't think that I can make you understand
I don't know what to do, but I think I'm in love with you
So just to start a fight I'll say you look uptight
How do we even survive?
To make a confession, this passive aggression's the only thing that's keeping us alive
But that's okay 'cause if we say what's really on our mind
We're unprepared and way too scared to handle what we'd find
I don't know what to say to tell you that I feel this way
I don't think that I could even take the chance
'Cause there's no guarantee that you'll say you're in love with me
And I'd tell you if I could
Because I think that would be good
And though I can't commit, I've gotten used to it
My life is always this way
This total affliction of lack of conviction has made me everything I am today
But that's okay 'cause who's to say what's really wrong or right?
We're far too young to have much fun or put up any fight
I don't know what to do to tell you I'm in love with you
But I don't think that I could even take the chance
I don't know what to do if you won't say you love me too
I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do,
I don't know what to do, but I think I'm in love with you
Wasting our lifetime away
And though any movement would be an improvement
I just don't see that happening today
'Cause you're too shy and I'm a guy who always thinks the worst
And that's the case so it's a race to see who cracks up first
I don't know what to do to get this point across to you
And I don't think that I can make you understand
I don't know what to do, but I think I'm in love with you
So just to start a fight I'll say you look uptight
How do we even survive?
To make a confession, this passive aggression's the only thing that's keeping us alive
But that's okay 'cause if we say what's really on our mind
We're unprepared and way too scared to handle what we'd find
I don't know what to say to tell you that I feel this way
I don't think that I could even take the chance
'Cause there's no guarantee that you'll say you're in love with me
And I'd tell you if I could
Because I think that would be good
And though I can't commit, I've gotten used to it
My life is always this way
This total affliction of lack of conviction has made me everything I am today
But that's okay 'cause who's to say what's really wrong or right?
We're far too young to have much fun or put up any fight
I don't know what to do to tell you I'm in love with you
But I don't think that I could even take the chance
I don't know what to do if you won't say you love me too
I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do,
I don't know what to do, but I think I'm in love with you
Lyrics submitted by x_melancholy_x
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