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.
Since it's Christmas! Let's be glad!
Even if your life's been bad
There are presents to be had
Take a walk out in the snow
And hear Santa's, ho ho ho
He's got a million miles to go
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
Sing a carol to your mom
'Cause she knows what's going on
And she knows if you've been bad or good
And if you get what you deserve
To be graded on the curve
Oh, you got a lot of nerve
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
Since the year is almost out
Lift your hands and give a shout
There's a lot to shout about today
Since it's Christmas! Let's be glad!
Even if the year's been bad
There are presents to be had
A promotion for your dad
Don't be angry, don't be mad
Even if your life's been bad
There are presents to be had
Take a walk out in the snow
And hear Santa's, ho ho ho
He's got a million miles to go
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
Sing a carol to your mom
'Cause she knows what's going on
And she knows if you've been bad or good
And if you get what you deserve
To be graded on the curve
Oh, you got a lot of nerve
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
Since the year is almost out
Lift your hands and give a shout
There's a lot to shout about today
Since it's Christmas! Let's be glad!
Even if the year's been bad
There are presents to be had
A promotion for your dad
Don't be angry, don't be mad
Lyrics submitted by SpaceManSpiff
It's Christmas! Let's Be Glad! Lyrics as written by Sufjan Stevens
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Very happy.
...don't be angry don't be mad.
That's how it ends haha
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