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.
The pictures falling off the wall
They say that this is changing
Under it all, under it all
The faces look so different
But something catches you
Try not to fall, try not to fall
I can't stay here inside this mess
So can I jump on the wagon towards your place
And I'm running from it
Under it all, under it all
And I can't see anything, anything at all
It's clouding the vision of you again
And I sing
I'll walk away from all I am
And you are there, behind the dim
I walk to you and know I'm there, I'm there
Can you see, I'm falling faster but I'm
I'm dying to know you, I'm dying to know you again
The love we had will never come again
Under it all
Don't wait for me to follow through
With anything I promised
I know that I've changed, but not that much
I think that we've got to
Figure it out inside our heads, 'cause I'm not fading
Under it all
And what you see is what you get
So get ready
Let's take it slow, let's relax now
To finding out what we had together
We knew that it would be the same as it was before
But we were under it all, under it all
And I can't stay away 'cause I'm
I'm dying to know you, I'm dying to know you again
And all I see in you I'm
I'm dying to know you, I'm dying to know you again
Don't fall away from all
I'm ready to show you, I'm ready to show you again
What I am 'cause I'm gone, I'm gone down
'Cause I'm away without you I'm
I'm dying to know you, dying to know you again
And all I see are silhouettes fading on my brain
Of love we had, what we made
Break down with this love we had 'cause I'm
Dying to know you, I'm dying to know you again
And all I see is you and
I'm dying to know you, I'm dying to know you again
Again, yeah, I'm dying to know
I'm dying to know you again
They say that this is changing
Under it all, under it all
The faces look so different
But something catches you
Try not to fall, try not to fall
I can't stay here inside this mess
So can I jump on the wagon towards your place
And I'm running from it
Under it all, under it all
And I can't see anything, anything at all
It's clouding the vision of you again
And I sing
I'll walk away from all I am
And you are there, behind the dim
I walk to you and know I'm there, I'm there
Can you see, I'm falling faster but I'm
I'm dying to know you, I'm dying to know you again
The love we had will never come again
Under it all
Don't wait for me to follow through
With anything I promised
I know that I've changed, but not that much
I think that we've got to
Figure it out inside our heads, 'cause I'm not fading
Under it all
And what you see is what you get
So get ready
Let's take it slow, let's relax now
To finding out what we had together
We knew that it would be the same as it was before
But we were under it all, under it all
And I can't stay away 'cause I'm
I'm dying to know you, I'm dying to know you again
And all I see in you I'm
I'm dying to know you, I'm dying to know you again
Don't fall away from all
I'm ready to show you, I'm ready to show you again
What I am 'cause I'm gone, I'm gone down
'Cause I'm away without you I'm
I'm dying to know you, dying to know you again
And all I see are silhouettes fading on my brain
Of love we had, what we made
Break down with this love we had 'cause I'm
Dying to know you, I'm dying to know you again
And all I see is you and
I'm dying to know you, I'm dying to know you again
Again, yeah, I'm dying to know
I'm dying to know you again
Lyrics submitted by weezy
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