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.
Take a light shining on the land
Off the wall
Up and down, free everything
What you feel is all gone
You can make everything
What you want with your head
You're OK and be aware
Everywhere with your mind
Two times, goodbye love
You're sorting out for your room
Too many savage songs
Laugh with him today
Playing everything
You and your mind
And flying paperhouse
Way back on the laugh
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
Honeymoon, think anyhing
Make you feel so bad
You can make everything
What you want with your head
Honeymoon, think anyhing
Make you feel so bad
You can make everything
What you want with your head
Flying paperhouse
Let's stop in the sky
Papapapi-pa-paperhouse
Reaches out, comes in
Every day my paperhouse
Coming in, reaching out (paperhouse)
Off the wall
Up and down, free everything
What you feel is all gone
You can make everything
What you want with your head
You're OK and be aware
Everywhere with your mind
Two times, goodbye love
You're sorting out for your room
Too many savage songs
Laugh with him today
Playing everything
You and your mind
And flying paperhouse
Way back on the laugh
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
You just can't give them no more
Honeymoon, think anyhing
Make you feel so bad
You can make everything
What you want with your head
Honeymoon, think anyhing
Make you feel so bad
You can make everything
What you want with your head
Flying paperhouse
Let's stop in the sky
Papapapi-pa-paperhouse
Reaches out, comes in
Every day my paperhouse
Coming in, reaching out (paperhouse)
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Great version of a great song,
??? light shining on the land, Must go off, I don't think anything Make you feel so gone. You can make everything What you want with your head, Youre OK and be aware Anywhere with your mind.
Sometimes, in my love, You start to have to weep. Too many sad-a songs, Laugh with him today. Theyre everything, You and your mind The flying paperhouse Lay back on the ????.
You just cant give anymore, You just cant give anymore, You just cant give anymore.
I don't, think anything Make you feel so bad. You can make everything What you want with your head.
Flying paperhouse, Lands down out of the sky. Everyday my paperhouse Reaches out, comes in.