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.
My life, it don't count for nothing
When I look at this world I feel so small
My life, it's only a season
A passing September that no one will recall
But I gave joy to my mother and I made my lover smile
And I can give comfort to my friends when they're hurting
And I can make it seem better for a while
My life, it's half the way traveled
And still I have not found my way out of this night
My life, it's tangled in wishes
And so many things that just never turned out right
But I gave joy to my mother and I made my lover smile
And I can give comfort to my friends when they're hurting
And I can make it seem better for a while
When I look at this world I feel so small
My life, it's only a season
A passing September that no one will recall
But I gave joy to my mother and I made my lover smile
And I can give comfort to my friends when they're hurting
And I can make it seem better for a while
My life, it's half the way traveled
And still I have not found my way out of this night
My life, it's tangled in wishes
And so many things that just never turned out right
But I gave joy to my mother and I made my lover smile
And I can give comfort to my friends when they're hurting
And I can make it seem better for a while
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