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.
Well, how many times
Have we rowed and thrown tantrums?
And how many times have we loaded
And cocked the hammers on our verbal guns?
And how many times has crockery and cutlery
And cups of tea been thrown at me?
How many times have I thrown words back at you
I knew could cut you to the bone?
How many times have we slept side by side
A thousand miles apart?
How many times have we thought
We could finish something we could never even start?
How many times have I said I love you
And I hate you in the same breath?
How many times have we tried
To grab something when there was nothing?
We got no time
We got no time
We got no time left at all
No, no, we got no time
Well, how many times have our friends
Warned us against this?
And I can't remember a time
When I have felt so restless
How many times have we said
I'm leaving you no matter what you do?
How many times have I thrown words back at you
I knew could kill you waist down?
How many times have we slept side by side
A thousand miles apart?
How many times have we thought
We could finish something we could never even start?
How many times have I said I love you
And I hate you in the same breath?
How many times have we tried
To grab something when there was nothing?
We got no time
We got no time
We got no time left at all
See, I don't want to talk about it
The way you broke my heart
I hate so many things about you
I wouldn't know where to start
See, I don't want to talk about it
The way you broke my heart
I hate so many things about you
I wouldn't know where to start
We got no time
We got no time
We got no time left at all
No, no
We got no time
We got no time
We got no time left at all
No, no, no
We got no time left now
We got no time left
No time
Have we rowed and thrown tantrums?
And how many times have we loaded
And cocked the hammers on our verbal guns?
And how many times has crockery and cutlery
And cups of tea been thrown at me?
How many times have I thrown words back at you
I knew could cut you to the bone?
How many times have we slept side by side
A thousand miles apart?
How many times have we thought
We could finish something we could never even start?
How many times have I said I love you
And I hate you in the same breath?
How many times have we tried
To grab something when there was nothing?
We got no time
We got no time
We got no time left at all
No, no, we got no time
Well, how many times have our friends
Warned us against this?
And I can't remember a time
When I have felt so restless
How many times have we said
I'm leaving you no matter what you do?
How many times have I thrown words back at you
I knew could kill you waist down?
How many times have we slept side by side
A thousand miles apart?
How many times have we thought
We could finish something we could never even start?
How many times have I said I love you
And I hate you in the same breath?
How many times have we tried
To grab something when there was nothing?
We got no time
We got no time
We got no time left at all
See, I don't want to talk about it
The way you broke my heart
I hate so many things about you
I wouldn't know where to start
See, I don't want to talk about it
The way you broke my heart
I hate so many things about you
I wouldn't know where to start
We got no time
We got no time
We got no time left at all
No, no
We got no time
We got no time
We got no time left at all
No, no, no
We got no time left now
We got no time left
No time
Lyrics submitted by SparksOfGold
No Time Lyrics as written by Jack Christopher Allsopp
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I can't believe nobody has commented on this song. AMAZING SONG. It's one of my favorite songs, I can relate to the feelings descried. I don't know who can't relate to getting hurt in some way or shape in a relationship at some point down the road and just overall things you don't say or feelings felt.
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I absolutely love this song - just jack is like one of the few artists out there that can write a song that is meaningful but you can really dance to - plus his british even better - I can't wait for his new stuff!!