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.
[Intro]
Go!
[Verse 1]
It's time
To do a quick rewind
To find another line
And bring it back to get the juices flowing
You, you found infection with injection
Tell me lies, time is moving faster
You were the last one to reach inside
And grab my soul and kill it
[Chorus]
Now you realize what you've done!
Now you realize what you've done!
Your time has come!
[Post-Chorus 1]
Go!
Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up!
Jump! Now, I got that funky feeling
Jump! Gonna feel it in your head and explode
Change your mode
Break yourself running from the street tide
[Verse 2]
Heartbeats, pain inside
You wonder why
You can't breathe
You're about to see your maker's eyes
That breath you took was terminal and…
[Chorus]
Now you realize what you've done!
Now you realize what you've done!
Your time has come!
[Post-Chorus 2]
Go!
Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up!
Jump! Now, I got that funky feeling
Jump! Gonna feel it in your head and explode
Change your mode
Break yourself running for the street tide
I got that funky feeling
Jump! Gonna feel it in your and explode
Change your mode
Get yourself running for the street tide
[Outro]
Here we go!
Go!
[Verse 1]
It's time
To do a quick rewind
To find another line
And bring it back to get the juices flowing
You, you found infection with injection
Tell me lies, time is moving faster
You were the last one to reach inside
And grab my soul and kill it
[Chorus]
Now you realize what you've done!
Now you realize what you've done!
Your time has come!
[Post-Chorus 1]
Go!
Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up!
Jump! Now, I got that funky feeling
Jump! Gonna feel it in your head and explode
Change your mode
Break yourself running from the street tide
[Verse 2]
Heartbeats, pain inside
You wonder why
You can't breathe
You're about to see your maker's eyes
That breath you took was terminal and…
[Chorus]
Now you realize what you've done!
Now you realize what you've done!
Your time has come!
[Post-Chorus 2]
Go!
Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up!
Jump! Now, I got that funky feeling
Jump! Gonna feel it in your head and explode
Change your mode
Break yourself running for the street tide
I got that funky feeling
Jump! Gonna feel it in your and explode
Change your mode
Get yourself running for the street tide
[Outro]
Here we go!
Lyrics submitted by zztzed, edited by MetalheadMike
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