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.
And here comes the heartache
The move-out date
Excuses for my friends
Here come the reasons I have to justify
It was better in the end
Here comes the last time I’m gonna kiss you
And the first night (eating, drinking, sleeping) alone
And here comes the hardest thing
We’ve ever known
The move-out date
Excuses for my friends
Here come the reasons I have to justify
It was better in the end
Here comes the last time I’m gonna kiss you
And the first night (eating, drinking, sleeping) alone
And here comes the hardest thing
We’ve ever known
Lyrics submitted by Bethamphetamine
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Correct lyrics:
Here comes the heartache, the move out date Excuses for my friends Here comes the reasons I have to justify It was better in the end Here comes the last time I’m gonna kiss you The first night sleeping alone Here comes the hardest thing We’ve ever known
Well I know that you’re sleeping I can always hear you breathe Don’t you think it’s about time that we talked I hear you've got a bad feeling And I feel I do agree And I know how hard it is to be The easiest thing to love And making love will never mean enough
So here comes the heartache, the move out date Excuses for my friends Here comes the reasons I have to justify It was better in the end Here comes the last time I’m gonna kiss you The first night eating alone Here comes the hardest thing We’ve ever known
You went away for the weekend So we can figure some things out How the hell did it ever come to blows? Some people find happiness Others are happy to find One more reason not to ever give love Or give it in return You can’t lose fire when there’s Nothing left to burn
So here comes the heartache, the move out date Excuses for my friends Here comes the reasons I have to justify It was better in the end Here comes the last time I’m gonna kiss you The first night drinking alone Here comes the hardest thing We’ve ever known
All I wanted to do Was do what you wanted, needed But that never did much for me in the end All that we've gotta do Is wait it out
So this is the heartache, the move out date Excuses for my friends These are the reasons I have to justify It was better in the end This is the last time I’m gonna kiss you The first night eating alone This is the hardest thing We’ve ever known