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.
Late at night I like to hide.
I dwell inside the shadows.
But I wasn't always this alive.
Since you hung me from the gallows.
You know I love the night.
And I love the darkness.
As I cruise along the highway.
Now there is no more light.
And there is no more sweetness.
I will always have it my way.
Well, I am the ghost inside your head.
And I will rock your world from dusk to dawn.
Don't you cry for those who bled.
Cause I will rock your world from dusk to dawn.
I am the bogeyman.
Well don't believe in what you see.
And don't believe in what you hear.
Don't you worry, it's only me.
And I am the sum of all your fears.
Well, I am the ghost inside your head.
And I will rock your world from dusk to dawn.
Don't you cry for those who bled.
Cause I will rock your world from dusk to dawn.
I am the bogeyman, And I'm no holyman.
I am the bogeyman.
I am the bogeyman.
[guitar solo]
I am the bogeyman.
I am the bogeyman.
And I'm no holyman.
I am the bogeyman
I dwell inside the shadows.
But I wasn't always this alive.
Since you hung me from the gallows.
You know I love the night.
And I love the darkness.
As I cruise along the highway.
Now there is no more light.
And there is no more sweetness.
I will always have it my way.
Well, I am the ghost inside your head.
And I will rock your world from dusk to dawn.
Don't you cry for those who bled.
Cause I will rock your world from dusk to dawn.
I am the bogeyman.
Well don't believe in what you see.
And don't believe in what you hear.
Don't you worry, it's only me.
And I am the sum of all your fears.
Well, I am the ghost inside your head.
And I will rock your world from dusk to dawn.
Don't you cry for those who bled.
Cause I will rock your world from dusk to dawn.
I am the bogeyman, And I'm no holyman.
I am the bogeyman.
I am the bogeyman.
[guitar solo]
I am the bogeyman.
I am the bogeyman.
And I'm no holyman.
I am the bogeyman
Lyrics submitted by a7xWontSeeYouPt2
The Bogeyman Lyrics as written by Yngwie J Malmsteen
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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