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.
Let's go
They call it a scene, I call it disaster
Down here the kids grow up faster
Scared, they're scared to the bone
Like a pack of wolves, they don't run alone
One on one, they won't look you in the eye
But when the pack's together, there's a battle cry
I saw it fifteen on one
When the crowd dispersed, the kid was done
No (no more)
No (bad town)
No more bad town
No (no more)
No (bad town)
No more bad town
Yeah
Down there, you gotta have a label
Just like a cattle in a stable
Knee jerk reaction, I call it violence
Why speak out when you could be silenced?
Down there, out on the dance floor
Too much violence, I don't want more
Down there, out on the street
I can see the air, I can see the heat
No (no more)
No (bad town)
No more bad town
No (no more)
No (bad town)
No more bad town
No more bad town
No (no more)
No (bad town)
No more bad town
No (no more)
No (bad town)
No more bad town
All right
No (no, no)
No (no, no)
No more bad town
No (no, no)
No (no, no)
No more bad town
No (no more)
No (bad town)
No more bad town
No (no more)
No (bad town)
No more bad town
No more
Bad town
No more bad town
They call it a scene, I call it disaster
Down here the kids grow up faster
Scared, they're scared to the bone
Like a pack of wolves, they don't run alone
One on one, they won't look you in the eye
But when the pack's together, there's a battle cry
I saw it fifteen on one
When the crowd dispersed, the kid was done
No (no more)
No (bad town)
No more bad town
No (no more)
No (bad town)
No more bad town
Yeah
Down there, you gotta have a label
Just like a cattle in a stable
Knee jerk reaction, I call it violence
Why speak out when you could be silenced?
Down there, out on the dance floor
Too much violence, I don't want more
Down there, out on the street
I can see the air, I can see the heat
No (no more)
No (bad town)
No more bad town
No (no more)
No (bad town)
No more bad town
No more bad town
No (no more)
No (bad town)
No more bad town
No (no more)
No (bad town)
No more bad town
All right
No (no, no)
No (no, no)
No more bad town
No (no, no)
No (no, no)
No more bad town
No (no more)
No (bad town)
No more bad town
No (no more)
No (bad town)
No more bad town
No more
Bad town
No more bad town
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This song is generally about the scene. The scene anywhere. The fact we have a scene is rediculous. I myself have a big mohawk and many tattoos and such, but you have to realize, it's not on the way you look or dress, but the way you think and act. So what if a kid's wearin' gap. I personally don't buy from gap, but nearly EVERY place you go is going to be stocked from a sweat shop. Take five seconds to get to know someone and realize violence isn't the answer. Big words are much better weapons.