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.
Been here before
Been here before
Been here before
Been here before
Been here before
Been here before
Been here before, couldn't say I liked it
Do I start writing all this down?
Just let me plug you into my world
Can't you help me be uncrazy?
Name this for me, heat the cold air
Take the chill off of my life
And if I could, I'd turn my eyes
To look inside to see what's comin'
It comes alive, it comes alive
It comes alive and I die a little more
It comes alive, it comes alive
It comes alive, each moment here, I die a little more
Ooh, I die, I die, I die a little more
Then the unnamed feeling
It comes alive
Then the unnamed feeling
Takes me away
Been here before
Been here before
Been here before
Been here before
Been here before
Been here before
I'm frantic in your soothing arms
I can not sleep in this down filled world
Found safety in this loneliness
But I can not stand it anymore
Cross my heart, hope not to die
Swallow evil, ride the sky
Lose myself in a crowded room
You fool, you fool, it'll be here soon
It comes alive, it comes alive
It comes alive and I die a little more
It comes alive, it comes alive
It comes alive, each moment here, I die a little more
Ooh, I die, I die, I die a little more
Then the unnamed feeling
It comes alive
Then the unnamed feeling
Treats me this way
And I wait for this train
Toes over the line
And then the unnamed feeling
Takes me away
It takes me
Then the unnamed feeling
It comes alive, yeah, yeah
Then the unnamed feeling
Takes me away
Yeah, it takes me away
Then the unnamed feeling
It comes alive, yeah, yeah
Then the unnamed feeling
Takes me away
Yeah, it takes me away
Get the fuck out of here
I just want to get the fuck away from me
I rage, I glaze, I hurt, I hate
I hate it all, why? Why? Why me?
I cannot sleep with a head like this
I want to cry, I want to scream
I rage, I glaze, I hurt, I hate
I want to hate it all away
Then the unnamed feeling
It comes alive, yeah, yeah
Then the unnamed feeling
Treats me this away
Then I wait for this train
My toes are over the line, yeah
Then the unnamed feeling
Takes me away, yeah, it takes me away
Then the unnamed feeling
It comes alive
Then the unnamed feeling
Takes me away
Been here before
Been here before
Been here before
Been here before
Been here before
Been here before, couldn't say I liked it
Do I start writing all this down?
Just let me plug you into my world
Can't you help me be uncrazy?
Name this for me, heat the cold air
Take the chill off of my life
And if I could, I'd turn my eyes
To look inside to see what's comin'
It comes alive, it comes alive
It comes alive and I die a little more
It comes alive, it comes alive
It comes alive, each moment here, I die a little more
Ooh, I die, I die, I die a little more
Then the unnamed feeling
It comes alive
Then the unnamed feeling
Takes me away
Been here before
Been here before
Been here before
Been here before
Been here before
Been here before
I'm frantic in your soothing arms
I can not sleep in this down filled world
Found safety in this loneliness
But I can not stand it anymore
Cross my heart, hope not to die
Swallow evil, ride the sky
Lose myself in a crowded room
You fool, you fool, it'll be here soon
It comes alive, it comes alive
It comes alive and I die a little more
It comes alive, it comes alive
It comes alive, each moment here, I die a little more
Ooh, I die, I die, I die a little more
Then the unnamed feeling
It comes alive
Then the unnamed feeling
Treats me this way
And I wait for this train
Toes over the line
And then the unnamed feeling
Takes me away
It takes me
Then the unnamed feeling
It comes alive, yeah, yeah
Then the unnamed feeling
Takes me away
Yeah, it takes me away
Then the unnamed feeling
It comes alive, yeah, yeah
Then the unnamed feeling
Takes me away
Yeah, it takes me away
Get the fuck out of here
I just want to get the fuck away from me
I rage, I glaze, I hurt, I hate
I hate it all, why? Why? Why me?
I cannot sleep with a head like this
I want to cry, I want to scream
I rage, I glaze, I hurt, I hate
I want to hate it all away
Then the unnamed feeling
It comes alive, yeah, yeah
Then the unnamed feeling
Treats me this away
Then I wait for this train
My toes are over the line, yeah
Then the unnamed feeling
Takes me away, yeah, it takes me away
Then the unnamed feeling
It comes alive
Then the unnamed feeling
Takes me away
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Well said Silence101. I feel the same way. This is the best song on the album in my opinion, but this has been said many times here. Wish I could bring something new to the discussion. I just get the feeling this is a very personal song for James. I like the way he has always used music for his outlet, to express things he has experienced or feared. Been goin on since Kill Em' All. Bang yer head fuckers, it doesn't get better than this on St. Anger.