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.
Last night I had the strangest dream
Saw everybody running in the streets
Leapfrogging salmon trying to get upstream
The dream was over but I could not sleep
I had to put on the lights when she said that
Last night I had the strangest dream
The sky was dark and I could not see
Felt underwater when I tried to scream
When I heard the rooster I was finally free
I was a little bit frightened when he said that
Last night I had the strangest dream
Me and the chickens running in the streets
We met a monkey with an eye that gleamed
He drew that line we couldn't move our beaks, no
A doggie woke me and he said hey rooster
Last night I had the strangest dream
The war was over and I had no peace
The moon was waning so it wasn't the beams
It's just a dream but I have no peace
I eavesdropped on my masters they said that
Last night we had the strangest dream
It was disturbing, oh what does it mean?
Monkey in a turban, oh what does it mean?
Last night we had the strangest dream
We better go to the mayor then we drove
Downtown to have a talk with the mayor
He told my masters uh, oh, can't you see?
What we have here is a prophecy
Cross your fingers people say your prayers
I'm not a religious dog but I say that
Better pray for the girls
Better pray for the girls
Ain't no other hope in this whole world, no
Better pray for the girls
Better pray for the girls
Ain't no other hope in this whole world, no
Better pray for the girls
Better pray for the girls
Ain't no other hope in this whole world, no
In sleep we searched behind the sun
A funny place to find someone
We did not find them on the moon
We dreamed that's where they disappeared
We dreamed perhaps another pearl
Or dangling on some other dune
But darker dreams we fear
Where'd you go this time, girls?
Better pray for the girls
Better pray for the girls
Ain't no other hope in this whole world, no
Better pray for the girls
Better pray for the girls
Ain't no other hope in this whole world, no
Saw everybody running in the streets
Leapfrogging salmon trying to get upstream
The dream was over but I could not sleep
I had to put on the lights when she said that
Last night I had the strangest dream
The sky was dark and I could not see
Felt underwater when I tried to scream
When I heard the rooster I was finally free
I was a little bit frightened when he said that
Last night I had the strangest dream
Me and the chickens running in the streets
We met a monkey with an eye that gleamed
He drew that line we couldn't move our beaks, no
A doggie woke me and he said hey rooster
Last night I had the strangest dream
The war was over and I had no peace
The moon was waning so it wasn't the beams
It's just a dream but I have no peace
I eavesdropped on my masters they said that
Last night we had the strangest dream
It was disturbing, oh what does it mean?
Monkey in a turban, oh what does it mean?
Last night we had the strangest dream
We better go to the mayor then we drove
Downtown to have a talk with the mayor
He told my masters uh, oh, can't you see?
What we have here is a prophecy
Cross your fingers people say your prayers
I'm not a religious dog but I say that
Better pray for the girls
Better pray for the girls
Ain't no other hope in this whole world, no
Better pray for the girls
Better pray for the girls
Ain't no other hope in this whole world, no
Better pray for the girls
Better pray for the girls
Ain't no other hope in this whole world, no
In sleep we searched behind the sun
A funny place to find someone
We did not find them on the moon
We dreamed that's where they disappeared
We dreamed perhaps another pearl
Or dangling on some other dune
But darker dreams we fear
Where'd you go this time, girls?
Better pray for the girls
Better pray for the girls
Ain't no other hope in this whole world, no
Better pray for the girls
Better pray for the girls
Ain't no other hope in this whole world, no
Lyrics submitted by the_journalist
Pray for the Girls Lyrics as written by Charles Thompson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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