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.
It's a bad day
It's a train ride
It's a bad day
You're my medicine
It's a snow day
It's a full moon
It's a snow day
When'd you get down to my bones?
Where'll I find that wishing stone?
The beads, the records
All the calls, and the drinks alone
First by mind, then by music
You'll make this all less confusing.
It's a slow dive down,
A fast distraction,
A strange fall forward-
My lame reaction.
It's a bad day.
It's a long ride.
It s a bad day.
You're my medicine
It's a sinking feeling,
Pulls me through the seat of chairs.
When will you come rescue me,
Find solace, and then take me there?
You'll say, "You re not too tired for this life,
And it's not gonna matter if you fall down twice.
You're not too tired for this life, and
It's not gonna matter if you fall down twice."
When'd you get down to my bones?
Where'll I find that wishing stone?
The beads, the records,
All the calls, and the drinks alone.
It's a bad day.
2 miles to go.
It's a bad day.
You're my medicine
You'll say, "You're not too tired for this life,
And it's not gonna matter if you fall down twice.
You're not too tired for this life,
And it's not gonna matter if you fall down twice."
You're my medicine.
You're my medicine.
You're my medicine.
You're my medicine.
It's a long ride
It's a train ride
It's a bad day
You're my medicine
It's a snow day
It's a full moon
It's a snow day
When'd you get down to my bones?
Where'll I find that wishing stone?
The beads, the records
All the calls, and the drinks alone
First by mind, then by music
You'll make this all less confusing.
It's a slow dive down,
A fast distraction,
A strange fall forward-
My lame reaction.
It's a bad day.
It's a long ride.
It s a bad day.
You're my medicine
It's a sinking feeling,
Pulls me through the seat of chairs.
When will you come rescue me,
Find solace, and then take me there?
You'll say, "You re not too tired for this life,
And it's not gonna matter if you fall down twice.
You're not too tired for this life, and
It's not gonna matter if you fall down twice."
When'd you get down to my bones?
Where'll I find that wishing stone?
The beads, the records,
All the calls, and the drinks alone.
It's a bad day.
2 miles to go.
It's a bad day.
You're my medicine
You'll say, "You're not too tired for this life,
And it's not gonna matter if you fall down twice.
You're not too tired for this life,
And it's not gonna matter if you fall down twice."
You're my medicine.
You're my medicine.
You're my medicine.
You're my medicine.
It's a long ride
Lyrics submitted by manprettys_panties
Snow Day Lyrics as written by Lisa A. Loeb
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"I find it sad and uplifting at the same time. It's about having a bad day, but also having something there to make it better in the end. In the phrase "you're my medicine" I use the image of medicine because it's something you can take that will make you feel better. When I was a little girl in Texas, snow days were supposed to be bad things because the city would shut down, but of course we loved them. I especially like singing this because it says, "You're not too tired for this life. It's not gonna matter if you fall down twice." Sometimes you need someone to tell you that it's okay that you're depressed or that you messed up -- even if you've done it before. But you also need someone to shake you out of your weariness. "