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.
Dear Mother, I am lost and the damage has been done.
I'm in love with my old century fix and this needle can't be wrong,
But I wonder, where do we go from here?
Because we're never coming home.
The sequel to this nightmare lasts forever, forever.
One last goodnight with this painted picture in our minds,
The voice inside that sings tonight.
One last goodnight with this painted picture in our minds,
The voice inside that sings tonight.
I'm not scared at all, so let's walk away.
Dear Mother, now beyond the grave,
You're the soul that wants me.
Front row with a cigarette,
You're the ghost that haunts me,
But I wonder, I'm too fucked up to come home.
I swear this heart was made of stone,
I won't pretend that everthing's alright when it's not.
One last goodnight with this painted picture in our minds,
The voice inside that sings tonight.
One last goodnight with this painted picture in our minds,
The voice inside that sings tonight.
I'm not scared at all, so let's walk away.
Wake me now, drive faster,
Make me now a disaster.
Take me now, live after and walk away.
Can you design living through hell and back again?
It's the life that's killing you.
Walk away friend.
Can you design living through hell and back again?
It's the life that's killing you.
Walk away.
WALK AWAY!!!
One last goodnight with this painted picture in our minds,
The voice inside that sings tonight.
One last goodnight with this painted picture in our minds,
The voice inside that sings tonight.
I'm in love with my old century fix and this needle can't be wrong,
But I wonder, where do we go from here?
Because we're never coming home.
The sequel to this nightmare lasts forever, forever.
One last goodnight with this painted picture in our minds,
The voice inside that sings tonight.
One last goodnight with this painted picture in our minds,
The voice inside that sings tonight.
I'm not scared at all, so let's walk away.
Dear Mother, now beyond the grave,
You're the soul that wants me.
Front row with a cigarette,
You're the ghost that haunts me,
But I wonder, I'm too fucked up to come home.
I swear this heart was made of stone,
I won't pretend that everthing's alright when it's not.
One last goodnight with this painted picture in our minds,
The voice inside that sings tonight.
One last goodnight with this painted picture in our minds,
The voice inside that sings tonight.
I'm not scared at all, so let's walk away.
Wake me now, drive faster,
Make me now a disaster.
Take me now, live after and walk away.
Can you design living through hell and back again?
It's the life that's killing you.
Walk away friend.
Can you design living through hell and back again?
It's the life that's killing you.
Walk away.
WALK AWAY!!!
One last goodnight with this painted picture in our minds,
The voice inside that sings tonight.
One last goodnight with this painted picture in our minds,
The voice inside that sings tonight.
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Just A Little Lovin'
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it's a great song and its nice wiL wrote a letter thanking his mother for putting up with all he did. i should probally thank my mom for putting up with all my shit
wiL wrote the letter to his mother after he left home?
wiL used to be a junkie and an alcoholic. Lived on the streets , got kicked out of school and stole to stay alive. So basically this song is about leaving that life behind and saying sorry to his mum.
Im sorry but he was?
Whoa, no ones commented?! This song is amazing! The best bit in the song is: Wake me now, drive faster, make me now a disaster. Take me now, live after and walk away. Can you design living through hell and back again? It's the life that's killing you. Walk away. WALK AWAY!!! I love the build up, and Wil's vice sounds like he's putting everything into it, just awesome.
I cant figure out this song
anybody got a clue?
On the website it says that it's about a child writing to their parent asking for forgiveness.
great song. lotss of intensity. my favorite part is where he sings "I'm too fucked up to come home. I'd swear this heart was made of stone." Cause, I mean, I'm pretty sure we can all relate to that. Just being fucked up some times. And feeling like theres no help.
this song is about a letter written from will to his mother asking for forgiveness because of the stuff he put her through,
such a melodic song. i really do like aiden, i was sceptical about them but after i saw them in london it really changed my perspective of them.
I love this song, possibly my fave Aiden. It's just a song anyone can relate to, we've all needed forgiveness or thought that we aren't worth anything haven't we? i love Aiden!! Lol.
Yea...this song is about forgiveness. It's cool that Will wrote this song about his mother....I can relate to it because I have done and said some pretty mean shit to my mom...Mommy, will you forgive me?? lol
Aiden Rocks :-/