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.
Calling all kids
This is our spear
It's on track to call yourself
A hero now
A hero then
You come on yourself like some way
Go sideways
Wait late there
Like some kind of ocean takes you there
Takes you there
Takes you there
Takes you there
[Chorus]
Turning the
Academy down
Academy down
Academy down
The hood
To turn it down oh
To turn it down oh
To turn it down oh
Turning the
Academy down
Academy down
Academy down
The hood
C-count me out oh
C-count me out oh
C-count me out oh
Side way
We'll go sideway
Calling all kids
On
And on
And on and on and on and on
Side way
We'll go sideway
Calling all kids
On
And on
And on and on and on
And on and on and on
And on and on and on
And on and on and on
Go sideway
Go sideway sideway sideway
Wait to twelve
For sideway
For sideway sideway to show
Show himself
For sideway
For sideway sideway sideway
Wait to seven
Wait to seven
Wait to seven
To seven to seven to show
[Chorus]
This is our spear
It's on track to call yourself
A hero now
A hero then
You come on yourself like some way
Go sideways
Wait late there
Like some kind of ocean takes you there
Takes you there
Takes you there
Takes you there
[Chorus]
Turning the
Academy down
Academy down
Academy down
The hood
To turn it down oh
To turn it down oh
To turn it down oh
Turning the
Academy down
Academy down
Academy down
The hood
C-count me out oh
C-count me out oh
C-count me out oh
Side way
We'll go sideway
Calling all kids
On
And on
And on and on and on and on
Side way
We'll go sideway
Calling all kids
On
And on
And on and on and on
And on and on and on
And on and on and on
And on and on and on
Go sideway
Go sideway sideway sideway
Wait to twelve
For sideway
For sideway sideway to show
Show himself
For sideway
For sideway sideway sideway
Wait to seven
Wait to seven
Wait to seven
To seven to seven to show
[Chorus]
Lyrics submitted by Gaemblor, edited by orlageoghegan
Mathletics Lyrics as written by Jack William Bevan Edwin Thomas Congreave
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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