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.
Hold Her Down
take her arms and hold her down...
until she stops kicking
take her arms and hold her down...
until she she stops moving
and they don't know her
but what the fuck
they've got nothing else they can do
and they've no reason
but still they come
and i
would have a hard time facing you
this crime
the shame of what a man can do
take her arms and hold her down...
until she stops screaming
take her arms and hold her down...
until she stops breathing
and they don't know her
but what the fuck
they've got nothing else they can do
and they've no reason
but still they come
and i
would have a hard time facing you
this crime
the shame of what a man can do
I would have died
of all the hell that you've been through
take the night back
all they've stolen
all we took from you
take her arms and hold her down...
until she stops kicking
take her arms and hold her down...
until she she stops moving
and they don't know her
but what the fuck
they've got nothing else they can do
and they've no reason
but still they come
and i
would have a hard time facing you
this crime
the shame of what a man can do
take her arms and hold her down...
until she stops screaming
take her arms and hold her down...
until she stops breathing
and they don't know her
but what the fuck
they've got nothing else they can do
and they've no reason
but still they come
and i
would have a hard time facing you
this crime
the shame of what a man can do
I would have died
of all the hell that you've been through
take the night back
all they've stolen
all we took from you
Lyrics submitted by giftedmadness, edited by lildee293
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