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.
Over my shoulder, running away
Feels like I'm falling, losing my way
Cold and dry
Cold and dry
Fog out my daylight, torture my night
Feels like I'm falling far out of sight
Cold
Drunk
Tired
Lost
Over my shoulder, running away
Feels like I'm falling, losing my way
Cold, dry
Cold and dry
Fog out my daylight, torture my night
Feels like I'm falling far out of sight
Cold, drunk
Cold and drunk
Feels like I'm falling, losing my way
Cold and dry
Cold and dry
Fog out my daylight, torture my night
Feels like I'm falling far out of sight
Cold
Drunk
Tired
Lost
Over my shoulder, running away
Feels like I'm falling, losing my way
Cold, dry
Cold and dry
Fog out my daylight, torture my night
Feels like I'm falling far out of sight
Cold, drunk
Cold and drunk
Lyrics submitted by sunnysenny
Over My Shoulder Lyrics as written by Michael Holbrook Penniman
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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starts about 50 seconds after happy ending finishes as it is the bonus track<br /> I really like Mika's work anyway but over My shoulder is a masterpiece, especially if you consider how different it is to the rest of Life in Cartoon Motion<br /> Love it Love it Love it!
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