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.
Jason, believe me, you can't trust your dreams
When they take you alone in your room.
Some of them showgirls and some of them queens
But none of them who you swore to
Hold on, Ho-oh-oh-old on
Till they summon old bones of mothers of old
You say, "Love's gonna die."
They say, "Love's gonna come home."
Young man, you shake hands too quickly with
Captains that take you alone in the night.
What's in the hull? Is it femurs and skulls?
Then why are their hands so slight?
Hold on, Ho-oh-oh-old on
To the resident bones of sons who roam
You say you're gonna die
They say you're gonna come home
So sleep with your eyes open
Oh, sleep with your eyes open
Sleep on your back, stave off the attack
Of carnivorous things
Sleep with your eyes open
Sleep with your eyes open
Sleep on your back and kick off the attack of carnivorous things
When they take you alone in your room.
Some of them showgirls and some of them queens
But none of them who you swore to
Hold on, Ho-oh-oh-old on
Till they summon old bones of mothers of old
You say, "Love's gonna die."
They say, "Love's gonna come home."
Young man, you shake hands too quickly with
Captains that take you alone in the night.
What's in the hull? Is it femurs and skulls?
Then why are their hands so slight?
Hold on, Ho-oh-oh-old on
To the resident bones of sons who roam
You say you're gonna die
They say you're gonna come home
So sleep with your eyes open
Oh, sleep with your eyes open
Sleep on your back, stave off the attack
Of carnivorous things
Sleep with your eyes open
Sleep with your eyes open
Sleep on your back and kick off the attack of carnivorous things
Lyrics submitted by marxman2
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Jason, believe me, you can't trust your dreams When they take you alone in your room. Some of them show girls and some of them queens But none of them who you swore to
Hold on. Ho-oh-oh-old on To the stubborn old bones of mothers of old You say, Love's gonna die. They say, Love's gonna come home.
Young man, you shake hands too quickly with Captains that take you alone in the night. Cause what's in the hull? Is it femurs and skulls? And why are their hands so slight?
Hold on. Ho-oh-oh-old on. To the resolute bones of sons who roam You say you're gonna die They say you're gonna come home
So sleep with your eyes open Oh, sleep with your eyes open Sleep on your back, stave off the attack Of carnivorous things Sleep with your eyes open Sleep with your eyes open Sleep on your back and kick off the attack of carnivorous things
Edited and fixed so there aren't those annoying question marks where apostrophes should be
Hey all THE marxman2 checking in. First submitted this lyric back in 2007 as a high school student, and damn proud to be the continued self-proclaimed moderator of this little-known Sunset Rubdown song. <br /> <br /> Checking in for the first time in nearly 5 years, and damn proud of the general cleanliness here. Looking forward to getting my first comment since 2011, so let's do this community!
Aaand I'm Back, THE marxman2 returning to the greatest comment thread in the internet.
It's been almost exactly two years since I've checked in and happy as hell with the situation in this thread. Let's make 2019 and head banger, and make my 13th year moderating this thread as good as the first 12.
It's been a long five years since last checking in here. And what do I see?! Some of my comments throughout the ages have been deleted?!?!
Rest assured all, I am keeping this corner of the internet nice and cozy. Talk to you all in a few years.
And if you haven't, put this banger on rotation. It's just as good as it was over close to two decades ago.