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 don't play the fool 'cause I'm not acting
Don't know the angles, I've stopped protracting
The earth is flat unless you're an astronaut
This tune is vibration if your hearing is shot
and all that I know is every day I know less
and the best things in life don't make any sense
I studied your face while you were asleep
You looked connected to something quite deep
As I get older I start to lose touch
Maybe because I don't sleep as much
I grit my teeth, when I sleep I get tense
and the best things in life don't make any sense
and the best things in life don't make any sense
Of course there's love, it goes without saying
Any talk of an answer would just be noise
and little bits of spit spraying
I flipped through the pictures and let the words lie
Mosied through the market to smell and not buy
Wearing dark glasses at night wrecks your eyes
But pain can look cool when it's at its best
And the best things in life don't make any sense
And the best things in life don't make any sense
And all that I know is every day I know less
And the best things in life don't make any sense
Don't know the angles, I've stopped protracting
The earth is flat unless you're an astronaut
This tune is vibration if your hearing is shot
and all that I know is every day I know less
and the best things in life don't make any sense
I studied your face while you were asleep
You looked connected to something quite deep
As I get older I start to lose touch
Maybe because I don't sleep as much
I grit my teeth, when I sleep I get tense
and the best things in life don't make any sense
and the best things in life don't make any sense
Of course there's love, it goes without saying
Any talk of an answer would just be noise
and little bits of spit spraying
I flipped through the pictures and let the words lie
Mosied through the market to smell and not buy
Wearing dark glasses at night wrecks your eyes
But pain can look cool when it's at its best
And the best things in life don't make any sense
And the best things in life don't make any sense
And all that I know is every day I know less
And the best things in life don't make any sense
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