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.
Some people have it and other people don't
You been making some threats got my name and address
I'm Breaking habits you don't want to know
Although I'm wearing my clothes I'm feeling cold and exposed yeah
Whoa oh oh oh
Don't say you miss me you probably don't
Well I been crossing some lines
That most folks wont yeah
Whoa whoa oh oh oh
Don't say you're more than this, or above e all this
With your blah blah blah and all your friends
Don't Say you think you know when you know you don't
Cause tonight the bulls are in Brooklyn and you're still at home
Whoa oh whoa oh oh oh
Some people have it and other people don't
Although the road we've paved still goes both ways
I'm breaking habits you don't want to know
Well I been crossing some lines that most folks wont
Don't say you're more than this, or above e all this
With your blah blah blah and all your friends
Don't Say you think you know when you know you don't
Cause tonight the bulls are in Brooklyn and you're still at home
Whoa whoa oh oh oh
Whoa whoa oh
Don't say you're more than this or above all this
With your blah blah blah and all your friends
Don't Say you think you know when you know you don't
Cause tonight the bulls are in Brooklyn and you're still at home
Don't say you're more than this or above all this
With your blah blah blah and all your friends
Don't Say you think you know when you know you don't
Cause tonight the bulls are in Brooklyn and you're still at home
Whoa whoa oh oh oh
Whoa whoa oh
Some people have it and other people don't
You been making some threats got my name and address
I'm Breaking habits you don't want to know
Although I'm wearing my clothes I'm feeling cold and exposed yeah
Whoa oh oh oh
Don't say you miss me you probably don't
Well I been crossing some lines
That most folks wont yeah
Whoa whoa oh oh oh
Don't say you're more than this, or above e all this
With your blah blah blah and all your friends
Don't Say you think you know when you know you don't
Cause tonight the bulls are in Brooklyn and you're still at home
Whoa oh whoa oh oh oh
Some people have it and other people don't
Although the road we've paved still goes both ways
I'm breaking habits you don't want to know
Well I been crossing some lines that most folks wont
Don't say you're more than this, or above e all this
With your blah blah blah and all your friends
Don't Say you think you know when you know you don't
Cause tonight the bulls are in Brooklyn and you're still at home
Whoa whoa oh oh oh
Whoa whoa oh
Don't say you're more than this or above all this
With your blah blah blah and all your friends
Don't Say you think you know when you know you don't
Cause tonight the bulls are in Brooklyn and you're still at home
Don't say you're more than this or above all this
With your blah blah blah and all your friends
Don't Say you think you know when you know you don't
Cause tonight the bulls are in Brooklyn and you're still at home
Whoa whoa oh oh oh
Whoa whoa oh
Some people have it and other people don't
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
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Thanks, that sounds right.