Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
Oh I, I watch it all go down
Closed eyes, pretend no one's around
So I, I chose to play the clown
Or blow by and never make a sound
Any other guy would wanna take it outside
But I'd never even try
Who wants to get their lights knocked out?
Any other guy would wanna stir it up some
But I'd rather say goodbye
Turn 'round, say it to my face
No sound, everything's a race
Lose ground, lost in your embrace
Leave town, never leave a trace
Any other guy would wanna take it outside
But I'd never even try
Who wants to get their lights knocked out?
Any other guy would wanna stir it up some
But I'd rather say goodbye
Hardly know what anything's for
Just for show, I'm slamming the door
Even so, my heart and my head are an open book
Any other guy would wanna take it outside
But I'd never even try
Who wants to get their lights knocked out?
Any other guy would wanna stir it up some
But I'd rather say goodbye
Any other guy would wanna take it outside
But I'd never even try
Who wants to get their lights knocked out?
Any other guy would wanna stir it up some
But I'd rather say goodbye
I'd rather say goodbye
Closed eyes, pretend no one's around
So I, I chose to play the clown
Or blow by and never make a sound
Any other guy would wanna take it outside
But I'd never even try
Who wants to get their lights knocked out?
Any other guy would wanna stir it up some
But I'd rather say goodbye
Turn 'round, say it to my face
No sound, everything's a race
Lose ground, lost in your embrace
Leave town, never leave a trace
Any other guy would wanna take it outside
But I'd never even try
Who wants to get their lights knocked out?
Any other guy would wanna stir it up some
But I'd rather say goodbye
Hardly know what anything's for
Just for show, I'm slamming the door
Even so, my heart and my head are an open book
Any other guy would wanna take it outside
But I'd never even try
Who wants to get their lights knocked out?
Any other guy would wanna stir it up some
But I'd rather say goodbye
Any other guy would wanna take it outside
But I'd never even try
Who wants to get their lights knocked out?
Any other guy would wanna stir it up some
But I'd rather say goodbye
I'd rather say goodbye
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Like a lot of the other comments are saying, I think this mainly about voyeurism. If the song was about his girlfriend, then why would he use the word spy. If you are a spy it means you shouldn't be caught, that is kind of the whole point, and if you are a voyeur, the whole point of the pleasure you get from it, is the fact that the other people don't know you are watching them. See a bit of a connection there?
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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.
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Ebba Grön
Ebba Grön
This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
I agree with Lukasa. His interpretation is pretty much my life story. Also, I'm pretty sure the second line of the second verse is "Everything's erased", not "Everything's a race". Unfortunately, I don't have the liner notes handy, so I can't be sure.