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.
The world is turning
I hope it don't turn away
The world is turning
I hope it don't turn away
All my pictures are falling from the wall where I placed them yesterday
The world is turning
I hope it don't turn away
I need a crowd of people
But I can't face them day to day
I need a crowd of people
But I can't face them day to day
Though my problems are meaningless, that don't make them go away
I need a crowd of people
But I can't face them day to day
I went to the radio interview, but I ended up alone at the microphone
I went to the radio interview, but I ended up alone at the microphone
Now I'm living out here on the beach, but those seagulls are still out of reach
I went to the radio interview, but I ended up alone at the microphone
Get out of town, think I'll get out of town
Get out of town, think I'll get out of town
I head for the sticks with my bus and friends
I follow the road, though I don't know where it ends
Get out of town, think I'll get out of town
Because the world is turning
I don't want to see it turn away
I hope it don't turn away
The world is turning
I hope it don't turn away
All my pictures are falling from the wall where I placed them yesterday
The world is turning
I hope it don't turn away
I need a crowd of people
But I can't face them day to day
I need a crowd of people
But I can't face them day to day
Though my problems are meaningless, that don't make them go away
I need a crowd of people
But I can't face them day to day
I went to the radio interview, but I ended up alone at the microphone
I went to the radio interview, but I ended up alone at the microphone
Now I'm living out here on the beach, but those seagulls are still out of reach
I went to the radio interview, but I ended up alone at the microphone
Get out of town, think I'll get out of town
Get out of town, think I'll get out of town
I head for the sticks with my bus and friends
I follow the road, though I don't know where it ends
Get out of town, think I'll get out of town
Because the world is turning
I don't want to see it turn away
Lyrics submitted by comeonteamluca
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I need a crowd of people But I can't face them day to day
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All my pictures are falling from the wall where I placed them yesterday
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Because the world is turning I don't want to see it turn away
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