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.
She doesn't get it, that life's unfair
The world is not so good way up there
Maybe later on she'll hear this song
And understand why it took so long
Emily needs aesthetics
To shield herself
She calls herself pathetic
But if she looks inside
She see's it's not so bad
She calls emotions a waste of time
She needs a fine for being so kind
She's so cool it hurts so bad
Not to be around her to make me glad
Emily needs aesthetics
To shield herself
She calls herself pathetic
But if she looks inside
She see's it's not so sad
Emily needs aesthetics
To shield herself
She calls herself pathetic
But if she looks inside
She see's it's not some fad
Emily needs aesthetics
To shield herself
She calls herself pathetic
But if she looks inside
She see's that she shouldn't be so mad
The world is not so good way up there
Maybe later on she'll hear this song
And understand why it took so long
Emily needs aesthetics
To shield herself
She calls herself pathetic
But if she looks inside
She see's it's not so bad
She calls emotions a waste of time
She needs a fine for being so kind
She's so cool it hurts so bad
Not to be around her to make me glad
Emily needs aesthetics
To shield herself
She calls herself pathetic
But if she looks inside
She see's it's not so sad
Emily needs aesthetics
To shield herself
She calls herself pathetic
But if she looks inside
She see's it's not some fad
Emily needs aesthetics
To shield herself
She calls herself pathetic
But if she looks inside
She see's that she shouldn't be so mad
Lyrics submitted by Jondude11
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