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.
Young red bird they're just natural feelings
I can't keep from changing my brains
Bending my wants with my rights
Are my friends still half right
And should I keep them separate from me
Its unclear then I get a cold
Can I get a light
There's a certain type of easy pace
That's what we need to make it
Come in close I trust you your nose dipped in my sweat
It dripped on your beautiful sweater kind of nice
Should I really lie with you I never know when I'm on my own
Are there more important things to do
Then kiss or sleep today we gotta wake up
Then I talk to your breath and we enjoy the air
And I creep on your chest to the hut I have
Where I pluck a few notes on the strands of your hair
And I'm singing to you what to do
If id ask you to make funny faces with me in the mirror of the bathroom
Know your next you make me feel alright
Are you just like me never gonna pick one kind of fruit
Like a mushed banana on your tooth
And you like the sting of the cherry juice
Never eat an apple that's just one color
Young red bird they're just natural feelings
Like walking off to ride my bike or just bump into you
I haven't seen you in a week or three days
Though it really bugs me
Its nice to find new ways to smile
I keep thinking that when you feel sad you can't pout
'Cause what this songs about is me singing
I'm just wondering what to do with you myself and me naked in the mirror of the bathroom
I can't keep from changing my brains
Bending my wants with my rights
Are my friends still half right
And should I keep them separate from me
Its unclear then I get a cold
Can I get a light
There's a certain type of easy pace
That's what we need to make it
Come in close I trust you your nose dipped in my sweat
It dripped on your beautiful sweater kind of nice
Should I really lie with you I never know when I'm on my own
Are there more important things to do
Then kiss or sleep today we gotta wake up
Then I talk to your breath and we enjoy the air
And I creep on your chest to the hut I have
Where I pluck a few notes on the strands of your hair
And I'm singing to you what to do
If id ask you to make funny faces with me in the mirror of the bathroom
Know your next you make me feel alright
Are you just like me never gonna pick one kind of fruit
Like a mushed banana on your tooth
And you like the sting of the cherry juice
Never eat an apple that's just one color
Young red bird they're just natural feelings
Like walking off to ride my bike or just bump into you
I haven't seen you in a week or three days
Though it really bugs me
Its nice to find new ways to smile
I keep thinking that when you feel sad you can't pout
'Cause what this songs about is me singing
I'm just wondering what to do with you myself and me naked in the mirror of the bathroom
Lyrics submitted by mattm2114, edited by UncleHuggedMeFunny
Flesh Canoe Lyrics as written by David Michael Portner Brian Ross Weitz
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
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a flesh canoe is a womans vagina. it kind of looks like a canoe when you look at it and it is flesh.
thumbs up, except you mean vulva.