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.
I love it how she breathes booze in the mornin'
And it's so sexy how she can't remember last night
I made the fatal mistake of letting her drink again
But who the hell am I to tell her how to live her life?
And if you could put dumb in a shotgla**
I'm just another lush who's had one too many in me
And we please don't have enough
I see you stand there, settle for anything, anything's better than lettin' her,
Think she can do better than me
She'll come around eventually
'Cause baby girl's a queen
But the queen's just a pawn with a bunch of fancy moves
And she's made me a fiend
I'm goin' through withdrawals but I got nothin' to lose
Oh no, (hey!)
She's at the bottom of that bottle (hey! hey!)
She's only one more swallow (hey!)
From being oh so hollow (hey!)
(Hey! Hey! Hey!)
Bravo (hey!)
She's at the bottom of that bottle (hey! hey!)
She's only one more swallow (hey!)
From being oh so hollow (hey hey hey!)
I find it funny she can never find her car keys
Immediately after telling me she can't take it
She makes the cutest faces when she screams obscenities
And slurs her words because she's never not inebriated
And the front-page headline ready
Let the girl go, you know you can do better
It's bad, when the fact that you can't have her
Is the reason you sweat her,
Don't let her take advantage of you
Like the other dudes let her
You better cut your losses now, buddy
'Cause baby girl's a queen
But the queen's just a pawn with a bunch of fancy moves
And she's made me a fiend
I'm goin' through withdrawals but I got nothin' to lose
Oh no, (hey!)
She's at the bottom of that bottle (hey! hey!)
She's only one more swallow (hey!)
From being oh so hollow (hey!)
(Hey! Hey! Hey!)
Bravo (hey!)
She's at the bottom of that bottle (hey! hey!)
She's only one more swallow (hey!)
From being oh so hollow (hey!)
(Hey hey hey!)
Drown yourself,
It's not worth keeping me
Just put it down right now,
And bow out gracefully
Drown yourself,
('Cause baby girl's a queen)
It's not worth keeping me
(The queen's just a pawn with a bunch of fancy moves)
Just put it down right now,
(And she's made me a fiend)
And bow out gracefully
(I'm goin' through withdrawals but I got nothin' to lose)
Oh no, (hey!)
She's at the bottom of that bottle (hey! hey!)
She's only one more swallow (hey!)
From being oh so hollow (hey!)
(Hey! Hey! Hey!)
Bravo (hey!)
She's at the bottom of that bottle (hey! hey!)
She's only one more swallow (hey!)
From being oh so hollow (hey!)
(Hey hey hey!)
And it's so sexy how she can't remember last night
I made the fatal mistake of letting her drink again
But who the hell am I to tell her how to live her life?
And if you could put dumb in a shotgla**
I'm just another lush who's had one too many in me
And we please don't have enough
I see you stand there, settle for anything, anything's better than lettin' her,
Think she can do better than me
She'll come around eventually
'Cause baby girl's a queen
But the queen's just a pawn with a bunch of fancy moves
And she's made me a fiend
I'm goin' through withdrawals but I got nothin' to lose
Oh no, (hey!)
She's at the bottom of that bottle (hey! hey!)
She's only one more swallow (hey!)
From being oh so hollow (hey!)
(Hey! Hey! Hey!)
Bravo (hey!)
She's at the bottom of that bottle (hey! hey!)
She's only one more swallow (hey!)
From being oh so hollow (hey hey hey!)
I find it funny she can never find her car keys
Immediately after telling me she can't take it
She makes the cutest faces when she screams obscenities
And slurs her words because she's never not inebriated
And the front-page headline ready
Let the girl go, you know you can do better
It's bad, when the fact that you can't have her
Is the reason you sweat her,
Don't let her take advantage of you
Like the other dudes let her
You better cut your losses now, buddy
'Cause baby girl's a queen
But the queen's just a pawn with a bunch of fancy moves
And she's made me a fiend
I'm goin' through withdrawals but I got nothin' to lose
Oh no, (hey!)
She's at the bottom of that bottle (hey! hey!)
She's only one more swallow (hey!)
From being oh so hollow (hey!)
(Hey! Hey! Hey!)
Bravo (hey!)
She's at the bottom of that bottle (hey! hey!)
She's only one more swallow (hey!)
From being oh so hollow (hey!)
(Hey hey hey!)
Drown yourself,
It's not worth keeping me
Just put it down right now,
And bow out gracefully
Drown yourself,
('Cause baby girl's a queen)
It's not worth keeping me
(The queen's just a pawn with a bunch of fancy moves)
Just put it down right now,
(And she's made me a fiend)
And bow out gracefully
(I'm goin' through withdrawals but I got nothin' to lose)
Oh no, (hey!)
She's at the bottom of that bottle (hey! hey!)
She's only one more swallow (hey!)
From being oh so hollow (hey!)
(Hey! Hey! Hey!)
Bravo (hey!)
She's at the bottom of that bottle (hey! hey!)
She's only one more swallow (hey!)
From being oh so hollow (hey!)
(Hey hey hey!)
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1st Period: The Queen and I Lyrics as written by Disashi Lumumba-kasongo David Katz
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