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.
You wander around on your own little cloud
When you don't see the why or the wherefore
You walk out on me when we both disagree
'Cause to reason is not what you care for
I've heard it all a million times before
Take off your coat, my love, and close the door
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
Don't stand in the pouring rain
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
The night is long
Forget your foolish pride
Nothing's wrong
Now you're beside me again
You try to be smart, then you take it to heart
'Cause it hurts when your ego is deflated
Ooh, you don't realize that it's all compromise
And the problems are so overrated
Goodbye means nothing when it's all for show
So why pretend you've somewhere else to go
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
Don't stand in the pouring rain
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
The night is long
Forget your foolish pride
Nothing's wrong
Now you're beside me again
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
Don't stand in the pouring rain
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
The night is long
Forget your foolish pride
Nothing's wrong
Now you're beside me again
Oh
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
Don't stand in the pouring rain
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
When you don't see the why or the wherefore
You walk out on me when we both disagree
'Cause to reason is not what you care for
I've heard it all a million times before
Take off your coat, my love, and close the door
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
Don't stand in the pouring rain
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
The night is long
Forget your foolish pride
Nothing's wrong
Now you're beside me again
You try to be smart, then you take it to heart
'Cause it hurts when your ego is deflated
Ooh, you don't realize that it's all compromise
And the problems are so overrated
Goodbye means nothing when it's all for show
So why pretend you've somewhere else to go
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
Don't stand in the pouring rain
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
The night is long
Forget your foolish pride
Nothing's wrong
Now you're beside me again
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
Don't stand in the pouring rain
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
The night is long
Forget your foolish pride
Nothing's wrong
Now you're beside me again
Oh
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
Don't stand in the pouring rain
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
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"Take off your coat, my love, and close the door."......well, I remember WE used to hear it as "Take off your CLOTHES, my love, and close the door." PRET-TY racey stuff, sent us into hysterics......that said, 'darling' of the song sounds like a pretty pathetic character, with his protective 'Mommy' calling him into the house and stop being a big baby, ridiing around on the subway, pouting,
@sally11265 I agree, for many years I thought the same thing until I read the Lyrics. However, I think it is a marvelous song about how Relationships go through their ups and downs and Sally Olwen Clark (Real Name Verses Petula Stage Name) was actually in love Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson in 1947 where Joe helped form Petula's Songs on Petula's Record Label alomng with Petula's Father and Joe owning the Label.<br /> <br /> However, by 1962 Petula was such a big hit Joe no longer wanted to be the shadows and Joe wrote, played and sang his own going away song ballad to Petula, "There's Nothing More To Say", for Clark's LP In Other Words. Perhaps some of the Conflicts added those Discombobulating Lyrics that it Relationships and and Ego's must always be a Compromise especially among Talented Writers and Entertainers. The Key Lyrics are "You Walk Out On Me When We All Disagree", Goodbye Means Nothing When It All For Show and so Why Pretend You Have Some Other Place To Go?"<br /> <br /> It Reflects on that all relationships need Compromise and we must overcome our Overrated Problems, but as Time Goes On both either do it or One Leaves just like the Words in the Song, By The Time I Get To Phoenix. If Compromise can't happen sooner or later the Break Up Happens and hard to return just like as Petula moved on and married someone else since Joe wanted to go it alone on his own, and not in Petula's Shadows. Would make a great movie!