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.
Once upon a time the world was here
Now it's disappeared and all that remains is you and
I don't have the faintest memory
How it used to be before I heard the sound
We followed your footsteps all the way down
Yeah, it's a freak show; deify the junky on the radio
Yeah, this is criminal; turn it up now, turn it up now
Operation Blame It On the Rest
A candle to your chest and singing the sweetest swan song
Roses on the grave, Martyr on parade
The enemy was you and me; the world was just a stage
We followed your footsteps all the way down
Yeah, it's a freak show; deify the junky on the radio
Yeah, this is criminal; turn it up now, turn it up now
Yeah, it's a freak show; deify the junky on the radio
Yeah, it's original; turn it up now, turn it up
You got what you want from me and it's everything
I know it's everything
You got all you want from me and it's everything
You know it's everything to me
We followed your footsteps all the way down
Yeah, it's a freak show; deify the junky on the radio
Yeah, this is criminal; turn it up now, turn it up now
Yeah, it's a freak show; deify the junky on the radio
Yeah, it's original; turn it up now, turn it up now
Now it's disappeared and all that remains is you and
I don't have the faintest memory
How it used to be before I heard the sound
We followed your footsteps all the way down
Yeah, it's a freak show; deify the junky on the radio
Yeah, this is criminal; turn it up now, turn it up now
Operation Blame It On the Rest
A candle to your chest and singing the sweetest swan song
Roses on the grave, Martyr on parade
The enemy was you and me; the world was just a stage
We followed your footsteps all the way down
Yeah, it's a freak show; deify the junky on the radio
Yeah, this is criminal; turn it up now, turn it up now
Yeah, it's a freak show; deify the junky on the radio
Yeah, it's original; turn it up now, turn it up
You got what you want from me and it's everything
I know it's everything
You got all you want from me and it's everything
You know it's everything to me
We followed your footsteps all the way down
Yeah, it's a freak show; deify the junky on the radio
Yeah, this is criminal; turn it up now, turn it up now
Yeah, it's a freak show; deify the junky on the radio
Yeah, it's original; turn it up now, turn it up now
Lyrics submitted by nikki04
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