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.
Could you tell re-enchantment I said goodbye
I met a girl named disillusionment
Could you tell her I made the headlines
This is a boy who draws wings on everything
Could you tell her to check the headlines
This is a boy who finds angels in the river
You know I dreamed about you
For twenty-nine years before
I saw you
You know I dreamed about you
I missed you for twenty-nine years
Birds flyin' out of order
Underneath the sky
I'll run up to the rainbow girl
Just to pass her by
And I'll never have a change of heart
I've sworn I'd never sing
I have no heart this one is gone
And now I wear the wings
You know I dreamed about you
For twenty-nine years before
I saw you
You know I dreamed about you (twenty-nine years)
I missed you for twenty-nine years
You know I dreamed about you
For twenty-nine years before I saw you
You know I dreamed about you
For twenty-nine years
Before I saw you
I met a girl named disillusionment
Could you tell her I made the headlines
This is a boy who draws wings on everything
Could you tell her to check the headlines
This is a boy who finds angels in the river
You know I dreamed about you
For twenty-nine years before
I saw you
You know I dreamed about you
I missed you for twenty-nine years
Birds flyin' out of order
Underneath the sky
I'll run up to the rainbow girl
Just to pass her by
And I'll never have a change of heart
I've sworn I'd never sing
I have no heart this one is gone
And now I wear the wings
You know I dreamed about you
For twenty-nine years before
I saw you
You know I dreamed about you (twenty-nine years)
I missed you for twenty-nine years
You know I dreamed about you
For twenty-nine years before I saw you
You know I dreamed about you
For twenty-nine years
Before I saw you
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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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