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 miss you now
I guess like I should have missed you then
My body moves
Like curtains waving in and out of wind
In and out of windows
I can't untangle (I can't untangle)
What I know and what should matter most
I can't close an eye, I can't close an eyelid
Now there's just no point, in reaching out for me
In the dark, I'm just no good at giving relief
In the dark, it won't be easy to find relief
And I'm not proud that nothing will seem easy about me
But I promise this
I won't go my whole life telling you I don't need
But I promise this
I won't go my whole life telling you I don't need
I'll tell you now
I guess like I should have told you then
The thunder moves like damn drawers slamming in my frame
Slamming in my framework
I can't untangle (I can't untangle)
What I know and what should matter most
I can't close an eye, I can't close an eyelid
Now there's just no point, in reaching out for you
In the dark, I'm just no good at giving relief
In the dark, it won't be easy to find relief
And I'm not proud that nothing will seem easy about me
But I promise this (I promise this, I promise this)
I won't go my whole life telling you I don't need
(I promise this)
But I promise this (I promise this, I promise this)
I won't go my whole life telling you I don't need
(I promise this)
But I promise this (I promise this, I promise this)
I won't go my whole life telling you I don't need
(I promise this)
But I promise this (I promise this, I promise this)
I won't go my whole life telling you I don't need
(I promise this)
I guess like I should have missed you then
My body moves
Like curtains waving in and out of wind
In and out of windows
I can't untangle (I can't untangle)
What I know and what should matter most
I can't close an eye, I can't close an eyelid
Now there's just no point, in reaching out for me
In the dark, I'm just no good at giving relief
In the dark, it won't be easy to find relief
And I'm not proud that nothing will seem easy about me
But I promise this
I won't go my whole life telling you I don't need
But I promise this
I won't go my whole life telling you I don't need
I'll tell you now
I guess like I should have told you then
The thunder moves like damn drawers slamming in my frame
Slamming in my framework
I can't untangle (I can't untangle)
What I know and what should matter most
I can't close an eye, I can't close an eyelid
Now there's just no point, in reaching out for you
In the dark, I'm just no good at giving relief
In the dark, it won't be easy to find relief
And I'm not proud that nothing will seem easy about me
But I promise this (I promise this, I promise this)
I won't go my whole life telling you I don't need
(I promise this)
But I promise this (I promise this, I promise this)
I won't go my whole life telling you I don't need
(I promise this)
But I promise this (I promise this, I promise this)
I won't go my whole life telling you I don't need
(I promise this)
But I promise this (I promise this, I promise this)
I won't go my whole life telling you I don't need
(I promise this)
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I agree with what everyone is saying, but I'd like to add something. I always thought when she said she couldn't give relief, it meant sexually. I feel like she's expressing that she's a very private person, and feels like she can't surrender her body.