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.
Basking briefly in this
Overeating indulgence of insides
But I fear he's lower than before
Though he's stronger than he looks
He's made of feathers mixed with
Oil and small servings of hands and feet
Up so high
How do they flutter so damn
How do they flutter so damn
Up so high
How do they flutter so damn
How do they flutter so damn
Now begin the search that hails you home
I think I lost my means
He said with his face in the cup
Desperate times make for desperate people
Desperate times make for desperate people
Up so high
How do they flutter so damn
How do they flutter so damn
Up so high
How do they flutter so damn
How do they flutter so damn
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Overeating indulgence of insides
But I fear he's lower than before
Though he's stronger than he looks
He's made of feathers mixed with
Oil and small servings of hands and feet
Up so high
How do they flutter so damn
How do they flutter so damn
Up so high
How do they flutter so damn
How do they flutter so damn
Now begin the search that hails you home
I think I lost my means
He said with his face in the cup
Desperate times make for desperate people
Desperate times make for desperate people
Up so high
How do they flutter so damn
How do they flutter so damn
Up so high
How do they flutter so damn
How do they flutter so damn
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Basking briefly in this overeating indulgence of insides - a person using drugs to give them a good mental and body high but it only lasts for a brief amount of time
But I fear he’s lower than before Though he's stronger than he looks - hes in a low point in his life but the narrator convinces himself that the person is strong enough to pull out of it on his own.
He’s made of feathers mixed with oil and small servings Of hands and feet - i always got the image of Icarus when i heard these lines and since tar is close enough to oil it kind of works. he gets so high and then the tar and feathers fall apart and he falls to his death. or in this case to rock bottom.
Up so high "How do they flutter so damn high?" - the person is envious of people who seem happy, wondering how they stay that happy without drugs
Now begin the search that hails you home -he is trying to start over with his life. he is trying to look for a place where he is loved, friends, family, etc.
"I think I lost my means." He said with his face in the cup Desperate times make for desperate people - he has burned all his bridges with freinds and family due to his drug addiction. now he is on the street begging for money (or maybe he turned to alcohol) depending on the interpretation of the cup. either one is a pretty desperate act.
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