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.
Crawl out my eyes and I
feeling the sound and I
get my feet, get my wrists
off the ground and I
needed to say nothing
no more to give to you
no more to tell you
you curl up the blood in me.
I want them all an I
I want them all an I
I want them all an I
to send the sea back out.
Get off the sidelines
just put your feet forward
get in my eye line and
sprawl out your chains .
You got a love like semtex
bring it to me
bring it to me
bring it to me.
You got a love like semtex
bring it to me
bring it to me
where I can see.
Get in between all the
good and the wrong ways
you make the floor move
in all of my hallways.
We got it sweet now
ain't nothing calling
I'm at your feet now but girl
I'm still falling at you.
I want them all an I
I want them all an I
I want them all an I
to send the sea back out.
Bring on your heat now
and make my skin burn
you make my fingers
turn 3000 degrees
(Repeat chorus)
Get off the hand rail
step onto my train
I think this calling has
been falling for an age now.
Don't ever see why we
have to live lies.
We ain't so sick, we're just
part of the list.
(Repeat chorus)
Now!
feeling the sound and I
get my feet, get my wrists
off the ground and I
needed to say nothing
no more to give to you
no more to tell you
you curl up the blood in me.
I want them all an I
I want them all an I
I want them all an I
to send the sea back out.
Get off the sidelines
just put your feet forward
get in my eye line and
sprawl out your chains .
You got a love like semtex
bring it to me
bring it to me
bring it to me.
You got a love like semtex
bring it to me
bring it to me
where I can see.
Get in between all the
good and the wrong ways
you make the floor move
in all of my hallways.
We got it sweet now
ain't nothing calling
I'm at your feet now but girl
I'm still falling at you.
I want them all an I
I want them all an I
I want them all an I
to send the sea back out.
Bring on your heat now
and make my skin burn
you make my fingers
turn 3000 degrees
(Repeat chorus)
Get off the hand rail
step onto my train
I think this calling has
been falling for an age now.
Don't ever see why we
have to live lies.
We ain't so sick, we're just
part of the list.
(Repeat chorus)
Now!
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hahahahah, little do people know that semtex is a plastic explosive, the kind that downed Pan Am 103 even...
perfect 3.48 infatuation anthem.