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.
I have run a mile
In my head
I didn't listen to
A thing that you said
That it's the simple things
That make you smile
That it's the simple things
That make you smile
So what went wrong
Was it me that let you down again
So what went wrong
How could I ever
Lose my best friend
I have climbed these walls
To clear my head
Thought I was something more
But I'm a fool instead!
Well it's the simple things
That make you smile
It's the simple things
That make you smile
So what went wrong
Was it me that let you down again
So what went wrong
How did I ever
Lose my best friend
It's the simple things
It's the simple things
That make you smile
It's the simple things
It's the simple things
That make you smile
In my head
I didn't listen to
A thing that you said
That it's the simple things
That make you smile
That it's the simple things
That make you smile
So what went wrong
Was it me that let you down again
So what went wrong
How could I ever
Lose my best friend
I have climbed these walls
To clear my head
Thought I was something more
But I'm a fool instead!
Well it's the simple things
That make you smile
It's the simple things
That make you smile
So what went wrong
Was it me that let you down again
So what went wrong
How did I ever
Lose my best friend
It's the simple things
It's the simple things
That make you smile
It's the simple things
It's the simple things
That make you smile
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i think of this, and...well, it's like it was made for me. i remember my ex, he simple things really did make her smile, and i really do wonder how i could have lost my dest friend. it almost makes me cry