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.
Tonight, this three hour drive
Might as well be to Alaska
(go find her car, and people say this)
Tonight, this three hour drive
Hello, talkin' on the telephone
isn't all it's cracked up to be
the less crackle and
your voice will be harmony
They say it's all but impossible
They say it's all but impossible
And too much time has gone
They say it's all but impossible
They say it's all but impossible
And too much time has gone
Well it goes, oh, and goes
(go find her car, and people say this)
Say so, it's not impossible
to get closer with
So say so, and now I'm at your door
And I knock and I went in
My god you look heavenly
And time is all I've weathered and it's gone
And time is all I've weathered and it's gone(she's golden)
And time is all I've weathered and it's gone(she's golden)
And time is all I've weatehred and it's gone
(my god you look heavenly)
Might as well be to Alaska
(go find her car, and people say this)
Tonight, this three hour drive
Hello, talkin' on the telephone
isn't all it's cracked up to be
the less crackle and
your voice will be harmony
They say it's all but impossible
They say it's all but impossible
And too much time has gone
They say it's all but impossible
They say it's all but impossible
And too much time has gone
Well it goes, oh, and goes
(go find her car, and people say this)
Say so, it's not impossible
to get closer with
So say so, and now I'm at your door
And I knock and I went in
My god you look heavenly
And time is all I've weathered and it's gone
And time is all I've weathered and it's gone(she's golden)
And time is all I've weathered and it's gone(she's golden)
And time is all I've weatehred and it's gone
(my god you look heavenly)
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Tonight, this three hour drive might as well be to Alaska. Tonight, this three hour drive seems to move toward Antarctica. Go faster car. These feet per second These mile markers can't speak to me.
Hello, talk on the telephone isn't all it's cracked up to be But that crackle and your voice move in harmony But they say that it is all but impossible But too much time has gone. Where did it go? No one knows but me. We would say so. It's not impossible to get closer with miles between, so say so
And now I'm at your door And I knock And I'm waiting. My God, you look heavenly And time is so like weather when it's gone And time is sewn like weather and it's gone.
In flip flops we take off And she is golden Though I know I must go again soon. My God, you look heavenly.
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