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.
oh ich kann nicht mehr
ich weiss, ich werde brennen
dein urteil hat sich längst
um meinen hals gelegt
oh ich kann nicht mehr
ich weiss, du wirst mich hängen
und die schlinge ist so eng
dass ich kaum noch atmen kann
spiel mir das lied vom tod
spiel mir das lied vom tod
oh ich kann nicht mehr
mein schicksal ist besiegelt
dein fluch schwebt genauso
wie der galgen über mir
oh ich kann nicht mehr
der himmel ist verriegelt
doch jetzt weiss ich nicht mal mehr
ob die hölle mich noch will
spiel mir das lied vom tod
spiel mir das lied vom tod
gib mir ein letztes mal
spiel mir das lied vom tod
ich weiss, ich werde brennen
dein urteil hat sich längst
um meinen hals gelegt
oh ich kann nicht mehr
ich weiss, du wirst mich hängen
und die schlinge ist so eng
dass ich kaum noch atmen kann
spiel mir das lied vom tod
spiel mir das lied vom tod
oh ich kann nicht mehr
mein schicksal ist besiegelt
dein fluch schwebt genauso
wie der galgen über mir
oh ich kann nicht mehr
der himmel ist verriegelt
doch jetzt weiss ich nicht mal mehr
ob die hölle mich noch will
spiel mir das lied vom tod
spiel mir das lied vom tod
gib mir ein letztes mal
spiel mir das lied vom tod
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English translation: Oh I can't anymore I know I'll burn Your decision laid itelf Around my neck long ago
Oh I can't anymore I know you'll hang me And the noose is so tight That I can barely breathe
Play me the song of death Play me the song of death
Oh I can't anymore My fate is sealed Your curse is floating exactly Like the Gallow over me
Oh I can't anymore Heaven is locked And I don't know anymore Whether Hell still wants me
Play me the song of death Play me the song of death
Give me one last time Play me the song of death
it's about knowing that someone has made up his/her mind about you but hasn't said that yet. and you're just waiting to her it and that kind of kills you, because you know he/she will leave you (or wathever) and finally you're just begging for redemption. (because when the person has said it to you, you can let it go.) in "Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod" ("Play me the song of death") "tod" (="death") stands for the end of your relationship, friendship, whatever.
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