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.
Man, have you ever really wondered
Like why are we here? What the meaning to all of this?
Sometimes life can keep you down, with your face all in the dirt (HALL-LE-LU-JAH)
Now if you feel that left behind, need to get up and go to church (HALL-LE-LU-JAH)
Gon' go to church now, get up go to church now (HALL-LE-LU-JAH)
Gotta go to church now (HALL-LE-LU-JAH)
Big, slide into the mode, time to drop a load
My life is going downhill like some cardboard in the snow
My bank account is frozen, I
Don't think that I can get out this hole
Feel like the figure four leg lock
Like the jury went away and then they came back deadlocked
I can't move, I can't eat, I can't even breathe
Can't even buy a decent sack without the stems and the seeds
No trees, no P's to ease the stress of everyday living
But homeless people gotta suck it up wherever they living
The unforgiven or the unwilling, live a life of sinning
And expect to be as pure as an infant in the beginning
But what about repentance?
What about the tension?
What about you eating dinner in the devil's kitchen?
But what about repentance?
What about committing the same sin
Over and over again and again and ah
Why are we here? Huh? Huh? Huh?
Please tell me, what are we here for?
Life, is nothing but a dream, so peaceful and serene
Unless you're being evil then you on the devil's team
Well I receive what you want to believe
But soon you'll have to sew those bad seeds
Please, any man can ask, to get a pass
Or a cleansing of sin to grant another chance
Perhaps another glance of the light at the end of the tunnel
Talk to the coach or break out the huddle
Whatever should you fumble your rebuttal should be subtle
Because he who lives in the upper room is never gullible
As you survey the syllables and sentences
The question that I'm merely trying to pose is as simple as me saying
But what about repentance?
What about the tension?
What about you eating dinner in the devil's kitchen?
But what about repentance?
What about committing the same sin
Over and over again and again and ah
Sometimes life can keep you down, with your face all in the dirt
Now if you feel that left behind, need to get up and go to church
Get up go to church now, gon' go to church now (ooh-woo, ooh-woo, ooh-woo, ooh-ooh)
Gon' go to church now, gotta go to church now (ooh-woo, ooh-woo, ooh-woo, ooh-ooh)
Why are we here? Huh? Huh? Huh?
Please tell me, what are we here for?
Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo
Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo, woo
Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo
Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo, woo
Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo
Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo, woo
Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo
Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo
(Church, church) Hey, hey
You know what I mean? Do you know what I mean? (Church, church)
Gotta go to church now, gon' go to church now (ohh hey)
Get up go to church now, gotta go to church now (oh, ohh, oh, ohh, hey, hey)
Get up go to church now, gon' go to church now (clap your hands, clap your feet)
Get up go to church now, gotta go to church now (ohh, ohh, hoo ohh, hoo ohh)
Gotta go to church now (hoo ohh, hoo ohh, hoo ohh, hoo ohh)
(Hoo ohh, ohh, ohh)
Like why are we here? What the meaning to all of this?
Sometimes life can keep you down, with your face all in the dirt (HALL-LE-LU-JAH)
Now if you feel that left behind, need to get up and go to church (HALL-LE-LU-JAH)
Gon' go to church now, get up go to church now (HALL-LE-LU-JAH)
Gotta go to church now (HALL-LE-LU-JAH)
Big, slide into the mode, time to drop a load
My life is going downhill like some cardboard in the snow
My bank account is frozen, I
Don't think that I can get out this hole
Feel like the figure four leg lock
Like the jury went away and then they came back deadlocked
I can't move, I can't eat, I can't even breathe
Can't even buy a decent sack without the stems and the seeds
No trees, no P's to ease the stress of everyday living
But homeless people gotta suck it up wherever they living
The unforgiven or the unwilling, live a life of sinning
And expect to be as pure as an infant in the beginning
But what about repentance?
What about the tension?
What about you eating dinner in the devil's kitchen?
But what about repentance?
What about committing the same sin
Over and over again and again and ah
Why are we here? Huh? Huh? Huh?
Please tell me, what are we here for?
Life, is nothing but a dream, so peaceful and serene
Unless you're being evil then you on the devil's team
Well I receive what you want to believe
But soon you'll have to sew those bad seeds
Please, any man can ask, to get a pass
Or a cleansing of sin to grant another chance
Perhaps another glance of the light at the end of the tunnel
Talk to the coach or break out the huddle
Whatever should you fumble your rebuttal should be subtle
Because he who lives in the upper room is never gullible
As you survey the syllables and sentences
The question that I'm merely trying to pose is as simple as me saying
But what about repentance?
What about the tension?
What about you eating dinner in the devil's kitchen?
But what about repentance?
What about committing the same sin
Over and over again and again and ah
Sometimes life can keep you down, with your face all in the dirt
Now if you feel that left behind, need to get up and go to church
Get up go to church now, gon' go to church now (ooh-woo, ooh-woo, ooh-woo, ooh-ooh)
Gon' go to church now, gotta go to church now (ooh-woo, ooh-woo, ooh-woo, ooh-ooh)
Why are we here? Huh? Huh? Huh?
Please tell me, what are we here for?
Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo
Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo, woo
Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo
Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo, woo
Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo
Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo, woo
Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo
Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo
(Church, church) Hey, hey
You know what I mean? Do you know what I mean? (Church, church)
Gotta go to church now, gon' go to church now (ohh hey)
Get up go to church now, gotta go to church now (oh, ohh, oh, ohh, hey, hey)
Get up go to church now, gon' go to church now (clap your hands, clap your feet)
Get up go to church now, gotta go to church now (ohh, ohh, hoo ohh, hoo ohh)
Gotta go to church now (hoo ohh, hoo ohh, hoo ohh, hoo ohh)
(Hoo ohh, ohh, ohh)
Lyrics submitted by hottscubbard
Church Lyrics as written by Kevin Lloyd Kendrick Myrna Crenshaw
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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