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.
People might pass you by but they're going to baround without you
If you might find the time then they're going to find a way without you
People might pass you by, People might pass you by
People might pass you by so you better go and think about it
Yeah you might give the time but you better learn to live without it
People might pass you by, People might pass you by
Please stop leaving yourself, Can you please stop leaving yourself
People might pass you by so you better go and think about it
Yeah you might give the time but you better learn to live without it
People might pass you by, People might pass you by
Oh just wake up inside, It's a noise that passes, Take some time
When you can learn to decide if the people sing to change a tide in you
People might pass you but there are never many ways about it
So if you're going to live a lie, Then you're going to live a lie without it
Give you the time are ever going to be around to doubt it?
People might pass you by so you better go and think about it
Yeah you might give the time but you better learn to live without it
People might pass you by, People might pass you by
Please stop leaving yourself
Oh just wake up inside, It's a noise that passes, Take some time
Oh just wake up inside when the people sing to change a tide in you
People might pass you by
If you might find the time then they're going to find a way without you
People might pass you by, People might pass you by
People might pass you by so you better go and think about it
Yeah you might give the time but you better learn to live without it
People might pass you by, People might pass you by
Please stop leaving yourself, Can you please stop leaving yourself
People might pass you by so you better go and think about it
Yeah you might give the time but you better learn to live without it
People might pass you by, People might pass you by
Oh just wake up inside, It's a noise that passes, Take some time
When you can learn to decide if the people sing to change a tide in you
People might pass you but there are never many ways about it
So if you're going to live a lie, Then you're going to live a lie without it
Give you the time are ever going to be around to doubt it?
People might pass you by so you better go and think about it
Yeah you might give the time but you better learn to live without it
People might pass you by, People might pass you by
Please stop leaving yourself
Oh just wake up inside, It's a noise that passes, Take some time
Oh just wake up inside when the people sing to change a tide in you
People might pass you by
Lyrics submitted by BitterBosh
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