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.
We are the only ones awake
We watch life by and contemplate escape
We are the only ones that see
Gesture meaningless, it washes over me
Washes over me
We perceive another world
A thousand smiles betray it, never say a word
And all that's gone before,
We'll never separate from what they have in store
What they have in store...
Days of expectation
Let the lost awaken
Into their imagination
Memorise your perfect day
Calculate your moves and practice what to say
Shallow beauty is skin deep
The consequence of love is hidden underneath
Hidden underneath in,
Days of expectation
Let the lost awaken
Into their imagination
Another day, another street
Another chance for us to meet
I fear nothing that you know
I have seen your life and what your future holds
We watch life by and contemplate escape
We are the only ones that see
Gesture meaningless, it washes over me
Washes over me
We perceive another world
A thousand smiles betray it, never say a word
And all that's gone before,
We'll never separate from what they have in store
What they have in store...
Days of expectation
Let the lost awaken
Into their imagination
Memorise your perfect day
Calculate your moves and practice what to say
Shallow beauty is skin deep
The consequence of love is hidden underneath
Hidden underneath in,
Days of expectation
Let the lost awaken
Into their imagination
Another day, another street
Another chance for us to meet
I fear nothing that you know
I have seen your life and what your future holds
Lyrics submitted by Jakesp
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