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 coming down, delivered safe by the sound
We are coming down, we got our head in the clouds
Our hearts in the sound
Life's too short to not get down, to find a secret and live it out loud
To take what's lost and make it found
We got our heads in the clouds, please lead us safely around
We won't believe, why you don't wake up free
With your heart on your sleeves, and your mouth on a drink
From the porch to the backseat, we can agree
There's no point in relaxing when you can still breathe
With the force of a backbeat, we'll run the streets
If you swear you'll be happy, and you can agree
That we are free
It started with the four of us
Then we can believe
And a pocketful of choruses
That we're all down for whatever's in store tonight
We'll shake this town on to one side
The freeways will all unwind
And we won't fall in line
We are coming down, we got our head in the clouds
Our hearts in the sound
Life's too short to not get down, to find a secret and live it out loud
To take what's lost and make it found
We got our heads in the clouds, please lead us safely around
We won't believe, why you don't wake up free
With your heart on your sleeves, and your mouth on a drink
From the porch to the backseat, we can agree
There's no point in relaxing when you can still breathe
With the force of a backbeat, we'll run the streets
If you swear you'll be happy, and you can agree
That we are free
It started with the four of us
Then we can believe
And a pocketful of choruses
That we're all down for whatever's in store tonight
We'll shake this town on to one side
The freeways will all unwind
And we won't fall in line
Lyrics submitted by sean7711
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