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.
Conductor stood up and took role call
He sent love and happiness to the next car
"Are you in today?"
The bags are in and we plan no stops
Just fearing sleeping in the box
"Are you in today?"
Who built the love?
Who built the love?
Who built the love, love, love?
Who built the love, love, love?
Built the love, love, love?
Built the love, love, love?
Mayor stood up in high demand
He spoke in trash cars and garbage rails
"Are you in today?"
Found the feet, won't lift the feed
Slipped to the shoes just before the beds
Are empty as the throats and banks
That rise free of the cries and crimes that cry
"Are you in today?"
"Will there be a better place?"
Who built the love?
Who built the love?
Who built the love, love, love?
Who built the love, love, love?
Built the love, love, love?
Built the love, love, love?
Teacher stood up and took role call
Sent the boots, the coats, the caps, the colors
"Are you in today?"
Slip into the water (yeah, yeah)
Slip into them jewelry cuts
Slip into the mind, the coats, the caps, the colors
And the banks that jail the problems that go
"Are you in today?"
"Will there be a better place?"
Who built the love?
Who built the love?
Who built the love, love, love?
Who built the love, love, love?
Built the love, love, love?
Built the love, love, love?
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven
I, I found gold, gold, got it, got it?
I, I found gold, gold, got it, got it?
I, I found gold, gold, got it, got it?
I, I found gold, gold, got it, got it?
I, I found gold, gold, got it, got it?
I, I found gold, gold, got it, got it?
Pears and peaches and Doctor Hippo
Met for a drink in those marshmallow clouds
Shout at pavement that's sprouting up turnips
And shouted right back
"We don't need your lectures
We'll all live on
Live on, on, on
Live on, on, on
Live on
He sent love and happiness to the next car
"Are you in today?"
The bags are in and we plan no stops
Just fearing sleeping in the box
"Are you in today?"
Who built the love?
Who built the love?
Who built the love, love, love?
Who built the love, love, love?
Built the love, love, love?
Built the love, love, love?
Mayor stood up in high demand
He spoke in trash cars and garbage rails
"Are you in today?"
Found the feet, won't lift the feed
Slipped to the shoes just before the beds
Are empty as the throats and banks
That rise free of the cries and crimes that cry
"Are you in today?"
"Will there be a better place?"
Who built the love?
Who built the love?
Who built the love, love, love?
Who built the love, love, love?
Built the love, love, love?
Built the love, love, love?
Teacher stood up and took role call
Sent the boots, the coats, the caps, the colors
"Are you in today?"
Slip into the water (yeah, yeah)
Slip into them jewelry cuts
Slip into the mind, the coats, the caps, the colors
And the banks that jail the problems that go
"Are you in today?"
"Will there be a better place?"
Who built the love?
Who built the love?
Who built the love, love, love?
Who built the love, love, love?
Built the love, love, love?
Built the love, love, love?
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven
I, I found gold, gold, got it, got it?
I, I found gold, gold, got it, got it?
I, I found gold, gold, got it, got it?
I, I found gold, gold, got it, got it?
I, I found gold, gold, got it, got it?
I, I found gold, gold, got it, got it?
Pears and peaches and Doctor Hippo
Met for a drink in those marshmallow clouds
Shout at pavement that's sprouting up turnips
And shouted right back
"We don't need your lectures
We'll all live on
Live on, on, on
Live on, on, on
Live on
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HAHAHA. I have no problem with divorce whatsoever. I'm not trying, at all, to change anyone's "artistic vision" [Where do you get off, by the way, saying anything about anyone's artistic vision?] to fit my "lame-ass life". And I never said anything AT ALL about it actually being about divorce. Just that, because the lyrics are vague, allowing it to be interpretted in many different ways, it reminded ME of a divorce. The "Pears and peaches and Doctor Hippo, Met for a drink in those marshmallow clouds" thing was a fleeting thought at 12:45 AM. Divorcing couples tend to go out for drinks with lawyers, during the proceeds, as bars are generally considered neutral territory. At the time, in my head, this made alot of sense.. it doesn't make much sense anymore. I clearly stated that I was sure I was wrong. But I felt like giving my opinion because I was bored and sleep deprived. As far as listening to "teeny-pop screamo" obviously, if I wanted that I'd listen to it. I'm not up nights just SEARCHING for songs about cliche goings-on, but, sir, sometimes things just click in your head, even if they don't really make all that much sense. Get over youself. You are way too condescending for your own good, man.