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.
Hey!
What do you say
I got a fifty million dollar contract
Coming my way
This song is not for you
Only for people living like we do
And not for the true
So don't think I know what's wrong
You're lacking out of wit and stories
But you can't push us down
This song is not for you
Only for people living like we do
And not for the true
Hey Baby! We're the one, two, three, four, five
You've been missing
You're feeling shitty, I don't feel no pity
Without me you're nothing at all
Hey!
I got a fifty million dollar contract
Coming my way
This song is not for you
Only for people living like we do
And not for the true
Hey Baby! We're the one, two, three, four, five
With a mission
You're feeling shitty, I don't feel no pity
Without me you're nothing at all
This song is not for you
Only for people living like we do
And not for the true
To all you liars
You will be tired
Don't believe in what they say
And what you've always been told
Hey Baby! We're the one, two, three, four, five
You've been missing
You're feeling shitty, I don't feel no pity
Without me you're nothing at all
Hey Baby! We're the one, two, three, four, five
With a mission
To all you liars
You will be tired
Don't believe in what they say
And what you've always been told
This song is not for you
Only for people living like we do
And not for the true
Don't believe in what they say
And what you've always been told
Don't believe in what they say
And what you've always been told
What do you say
I got a fifty million dollar contract
Coming my way
This song is not for you
Only for people living like we do
And not for the true
So don't think I know what's wrong
You're lacking out of wit and stories
But you can't push us down
This song is not for you
Only for people living like we do
And not for the true
Hey Baby! We're the one, two, three, four, five
You've been missing
You're feeling shitty, I don't feel no pity
Without me you're nothing at all
Hey!
I got a fifty million dollar contract
Coming my way
This song is not for you
Only for people living like we do
And not for the true
Hey Baby! We're the one, two, three, four, five
With a mission
You're feeling shitty, I don't feel no pity
Without me you're nothing at all
This song is not for you
Only for people living like we do
And not for the true
To all you liars
You will be tired
Don't believe in what they say
And what you've always been told
Hey Baby! We're the one, two, three, four, five
You've been missing
You're feeling shitty, I don't feel no pity
Without me you're nothing at all
Hey Baby! We're the one, two, three, four, five
With a mission
To all you liars
You will be tired
Don't believe in what they say
And what you've always been told
This song is not for you
Only for people living like we do
And not for the true
Don't believe in what they say
And what you've always been told
Don't believe in what they say
And what you've always been told
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i first heard living in america and then this one.. so both seem somewhat anti-america... and the video for this one had a flashing sign in the backgroundthat says america.. my initial thought was that it was about immigrants and how the immigrants make the country... yeah.. great song!
i think this song is a joke against those elitist artists who brag and sing about money "this song is not for you only for people living like we do and not for the true"
No, I don't think so. "This song is (...) only for people living like we do and not for the true" - I take the first line literally and then this one signifies that the "true" fans can go f**k themselves. All those who don't want their favorite bands to become successfull, who don't want the music to be accessible for "mainstream" people.
i agree with ...actually, all of you..
but braveryexists openes my eyes. i know the feeling, and whenever i feel that, i feel guilty and selfish.
but hey, who can stop what i feel.
i agree with most of everyone. I LOVE THE SOUNDSSSSSSSSSSSS SOOOO MUCH.
parody to all gwen stefanis singing about their "million dollar contracts"
me, this song is alrightt . ii agree with mostly everyone too !
Thought they said "this song is not for Jews." Farking anti-semite bitches.
(: