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 want to say it's to me to change the world
And I wanna play till they kicking down the doors
And I'll be alright as long as I ain't seen it all
And I'ma hold you tight to that night we had a ball
We had a ball
Here's to the kids out there smoking in the streets
They're way too young but I'm way too old to preach
They know it all but they still ain't seen the truth
Just play my song and I'll show it all to you
Either way you caught me with your lyin'
You caught me whilst a lyin'
You caught me with my pants down
My papa's slave had to go and fight the war
He'd beat 'em all then he took 'em all to court
My papa called and he said do you remember me
Now he's working awful hard at his factory
Either way you caught me with your lyin'
You caught me whilst a lyin'
You caught me with my pants down
We hang even into the ocean
We been running barefoot this spring
We been running barefoot through this spring
We hang even into the ocean
(We ain't even been to the ocean
We been running barefoot in the stream
We been running barefoot through this street
We hang even into the ocean)
And I wanna play till they kicking down the doors
And I'll be alright as long as I ain't seen it all
And I'ma hold you tight to that night we had a ball
We had a ball
Here's to the kids out there smoking in the streets
They're way too young but I'm way too old to preach
They know it all but they still ain't seen the truth
Just play my song and I'll show it all to you
Either way you caught me with your lyin'
You caught me whilst a lyin'
You caught me with my pants down
My papa's slave had to go and fight the war
He'd beat 'em all then he took 'em all to court
My papa called and he said do you remember me
Now he's working awful hard at his factory
Either way you caught me with your lyin'
You caught me whilst a lyin'
You caught me with my pants down
We hang even into the ocean
We been running barefoot this spring
We been running barefoot through this spring
We hang even into the ocean
(We ain't even been to the ocean
We been running barefoot in the stream
We been running barefoot through this street
We hang even into the ocean)
Lyrics submitted by Razorlight16
Ragoo Lyrics as written by Jared Followill Caleb Followill
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